Gary's 2007 SOM

November 1, 2007 Angels 2, Braves 0 (Angels win series, 4-3)

2009-03-11T21:49:00.001-04:00

With the hometown crowd on their feet throughout the game, the Los Angeles Angels crack open the champagne as World Series Champions with four pitchers combining on a shutout and a thrilling 2-0 victory over the Atlanta Braves and get their second overall world championship in the first ever regularly scheduled World Series game in the month of November.

After much perusal over which Angel would get the start, Jered Weaver is chosen and he is more than up to the task in a tense pitching duel with John Smoltz. The Braves would not get their first hit of the game until one was out in the 4th inning. The Angels got to Smoltz in the 2nd inning, on a Mike Napoli single, Napoli goes to second on a Smoltz wild pitch, and scores the first run of the game when Howie Kendrick knocks him home on a single. Some Smoltz wildness would cost him again in the 5th inning when he hits Orlando Cabrera and Cabrera scores from first on a Garrett Anderson double for the 2-0 Angels lead.

The Braves would mount their only real serious threat of the game in the 6th inning when Weaver began to run a little low in the tank. Willie Harris would walk, but would be caught stealing second. Kelly Johnson singles, and Edgar Renteria walks. Chris Bootcheck comes in at that point and strikes out the red hot Chipper Jones to end the inning as the Braves fail to score. That would pretty much do it for the Braves, as Bootcheck goes the 7th and Darren Oliver the 8th allowing one hit. Renteria leads off the 9th with a double and the meat of the order coming up against Francisco Rodriguez. Rodriguez proceeds to get Chipper on a groundout, strikes out Mark Teixeira, and gets a groundout from Brian McCann to end the game, then the fans go wild and the celebration begins.

Quite a few baserunning mistakes for both teams besides the Harris caught stealing, as Chipper is picked off first base by Weaver while Chone Figins and Orlando Cabrera are both picked off first by Smoltz. Smoltz goes the distance for the Braves for the complete game only allowing the two runs, but it is not good enough as he gets his first postseason loss. Not exactly the best game to do it in.

As for series MVP, really no obvious choices for batters. This was a pitchers series, as evidenced by the Angels .265 average and the Braves .246. The choice will be John Lackey, as he wins 2 games with an 8 inning, one run performance in game 1 and another one run performance in almost 7 innings in game 4, coming back on three days rest and giving the Angels a much needed win that at the time tied the series 2-2. Now that ain't bad, winning the Cy Young award and World Series MVP honors in the same season!

As I said, these are the 7th and 8th different teams in the four SOM World Series that I have had. No one has more than one appearance in a Series. Also, this would be the first World Series to go the full seven games since 2002, which oddly enough the Angels won that one too!

Next, on to 2008!!!

Strat-O-Matic Report


BOXSCORE: 2007 Atlanta Braves At 2007 Los Angeles(AL) Angels        11/1/2007
 
  Braves             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Angels             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  K.Johnson 2B        4  0  1  0 .243     O.Cabrera SS        3  1  1  0 .307  
  E.Renteria SS       3  0  2  0 .361     C.Figgins 3B        4  0  1  0 .288  
  C.Jones 3B          2  0  0  0 .408     G.Anderson LF       4  0  2  1 .273  
  M.Teixeira 1B       4  0  0  0 .319     V.Guerrero DH       2  0  0  0 .306  
  B.McCann C          4  0  0  0 .306     C.Kotchman 1B       4  0  0  0 .236  
  A.Jones CF          3  0  0  0 .206     M.Napoli C          4  1  2  0 .164  
  S.Thorman DH        3  0  0  0 .125     H.Kendrick 2B       3  0  1  1 .281  
  J.Francoeur RF      3  0  1  0 .214     R.Willits RF        1  0  0  0 .241  
  W.Harris LF         1  0  0  0 .250     N.Haynes CF         3  0  0  0 .154  
A-M.Diaz PH,LF        1  0  0  0 .154                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      28  0  4  0                 Totals      28  2  7  2
 
A-Pinch Hit For Harris In 8th Inning
 
Braves.......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  4  0
Angels.......... 0 1 0  0 1 0  0 0    -  2  7  0
 
Braves (10-8)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Smoltz LOSS(3-1)        8       7   2   2   3   7   0 117   3.27
Totals                    8       7   2   2   3   7   0
 
Angels (11-7)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Weaver* WIN(2-2)        5 2/3   2   0   0   4   4   0  84   2.96
C.Bootcheck HOLD(3rd)     1 1/3   0   0   0   0   3   0  19   4.50
D.Oliver HOLD(3rd)        1       1   0   0   0   1   0  11   0.00
F.Rodriguez SAVE(6th)     1       1   0   0   0   1   0  19   0.79
Totals                    9       4   0   0   4   9   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 44,650 DATE- Thursday, November 1st 2007 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
T- 2:23
LEFT ON BASE- Braves: 5  Angels: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Braves: 0  Angels: 1
DOUBLES- E.Renteria(3rd), G.Anderson-2(5th), M.Napoli(2nd)
CAUGHT STEALING- W.Harris
SACRIFICE HITS- R.Willits
WALKS- E.Renteria, C.Jones-2, W.Harris, V.Guerrero-2, R.Willits
HIT BY PITCH- O.Cabrera
STRIKE OUTS- K.Johnson-2, C.Jones, M.Teixeira-2, A.Jones-2, S.Thorman,
             J.Francoeur, O.Cabrera-2, V.Guerrero, H.Kendrick, N.Haynes-3
GIDP- M.Teixeira
WILD PITCHES- J.Smoltz
WEB GEMS- Bot 6th: Andruw Jones robbed Mike Napoli of an extra base hit.
 
At Angels Stadium, the Los Angeles(AL) fans witnessed a great pitcher's duel.
Jered Weaver*(2-2) finally bested his Atlanta opposite, John Smoltz(3-1), by
the score of 2 to 0.
 
Atlanta was unable to claim the lead after Los Angeles(AL) went ahead in the
2nd inning plating an isolated run utilizing 2 base hits.  That early run
support was enough for Weaver* and Los Angeles(AL).  For the game Los
Angeles(AL) out-hit Atlanta 7 to 4.  
 
Francisco Rodriguez gained credit for his 6th save.  Smoltz absorbed the loss.
He gave up 7 hits and 3 walks in 8 innings.

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Game 7 World Series

2009-03-11T21:13:00.001-04:00

Because it was game 7, I will put the play account in

Strat-O-Matic Report


*** TOP OF INNING 1 ***
0     K.Johnson   4- 5     6 Fly Out                        b-0 
1     E.Renteria  1-10     5 Ground Out                     b-0 
2     C.Jones     1- 9     5 Walk                           b-1 
2 1                          Pickoff                        1-o 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 1 ***
0     O.Cabrera   5- 7     3 Strike Out                     b-0 
1     C.Figgins   3- 7 19  1 Ground Out                     b-0 
2     G.Anderson  2- 6     4 Double                         b-2 
2  2  V.Guerrero           0 Int Walk                       b-1 
2 12  C.Kotchman  2- 3     5 Fly Out                        b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 2 ***
0     M.Teixeira  4-10     6 Foul Out                       b-0 
1     B.McCann    1- 9     1 Ground Out                     b-0 
2     A.Jones     3- 7     5 Strike Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 2 ***
0     M.Napoli    5- 5 13  5 Double                         b-2 
0  2  H.Kendrick           1 Wild Pitch                     2-3 
0   3 H.Kendrick  5- 3  1  2 Single                         3-H b-1 
0 1   R.Willits            3 Sac Bunt                       1-2 b-0 
1  2  N.Haynes    1- 4     3 Strike Out                     b-0 
2  2  O.Cabrera   4- 6     3 Strike Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 3 ***
0     S.Thorman   5- 8     3 Line Out                       b-0 
1     J.Francoeur 1- 9     3 Strike Out                     b-0 
2     W.Harris    4- 9     3 Pop Out                        b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 3 ***
0     C.Figgins   3- 7 12  4 Single                         b-1 
0 1                          Pickoff                        1-o 
1     G.Anderson  3- 9     3 Ground Out                     b-0 
2     V.Guerrero  3- 4     3 Strike Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 4 ***
0     K.Johnson   3- 5     3 Strike Out                     b-0 
1     E.Renteria  3- 5 10  6 Single                         b-1 
1 1   C.Jones     3- 4     4 Walk                           1-2 b-1 
1 12  M.Teixeira  6-10     5 Ground Out Double Play         1-o b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 4 ***
0     C.Kotchman  2- 9     3 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     M.Napoli    6- 6     5 Single                         b-1 
1 1   H.Kendrick  4- 5     7 Strike Out                     b-0 
2 1   R.Willits   1-10 14  5 Fly Out                        b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 5 ***
0     B.McCann    2- 9     6 Fly Out                        b-0 
1     A.Jones     4-10     3 Ground Out                     b-0 
2     S.Thorman   2- 5     5 Strike Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 5 ***
0     N.Haynes    3- 8     4 Strike Out                     b-0 
1     O.Cabrera   2-12     2 HBP                            b-1 
1 1   C.Figgins   6- 9     5 Fly Out                        b-0 
2 1   G.Anderson  2- 9     6 Double                         1-H b-2 
2  2  V.Guerrero           0 Int Walk                       b-1 
2 12  C.Kotchman  5-10     2 Pop Out                        b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 6 ***
0     J.Francoeur 5- 8     4 Fly Out                        b-0 
1     W.Harris    1- 4     5 Walk                           b-1 
1 1                        1 Caught Stealing                1-o 
2     K.Johnson   6- 6 19  1 Single                         b-1 
2 1   E.Renteria  4- 8     4 Walk                           1-2 b-1 
                             SUBSTITUTE P - Chris Bootcheck
2 12  C.Jones     5- 6     5 Strike Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 6 ***
0     M.Napoli    4-10     3 Fly Out                        b-0 
1     H.Kendrick  1-10     2 Ground Out                     b-0 
2     R.Willits   1- 5     5 Walk                           b-1 
2 1   N.Haynes    4- 7     3 Strike Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 7 ***
0     M.Teixeira  4- 6     4 Strike Out                     b-0 
1     B.McCann    2- 7     5 Fly Out                        b-0 
2     A.Jones     3- 7     5 Strike Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 7 ***
0     O.Cabrera   2- 4  6  4 Single                         b-1 
0 1                          Pickoff                        1-o 
1     C.Figgins   4- 4     5 Ground Out                     b-0 
2     G.Anderson  1-11     2 Foul Out                       b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 8 ***
                             SUBSTITUTE P - Darren Oliver
0     S.Thorman   5-10 18  2 Fly Out                        b-0 
1     J.Francoeur 3- 5     3 Single                         b-1 
                             SUBSTITUTE PH- Matt Diaz
1 1   M.Diaz      5- 6     1 Pop Out                        b-0 
2 1   K.Johnson   3- 9     5 Strike Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 8 ***
                             SUBSTITUTE LF- Matt Diaz
0     V.Guerrero  6- 4     5 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     C.Kotchman  2- 3     5 Fly Out                        b-0 
2     M.Napoli    3- 8  3  4 Fly Out                        b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 9 ***
                             SUBSTITUTE P - Francisco Rodriguez
0     E.Renteria  3- 5  8  6 Double                         b-2 
0  2  C.Jones     6- 9     4 Ground Out                     b-0 
1  2  M.Teixeira  6- 5     4 Strike Out                     b-0 
2  2  B.McCann    2- 8     5 Ground Out                     b-0

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World Series Game 6

2009-03-11T18:30:00.001-04:00

This is switch around, the box score is after the play account because after I blogged the game I wasn't sure if you would be able to understand everything I tried to explain, or explained it well. Just to be safe, here is the play account.

Strat-O-Matic Report


*** TOP OF INNING 1 ***
0     K.Johnson   5- 7     2 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     E.Renteria  4- 7     2 Fly Out                        b-0 
2     C.Jones     3- 6     4 Strike Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 1 ***
0     O.Cabrera   4- 9  6  3 Double                         b-2 
0  2  C.Figgins   6- 2     4 Walk                           b-1 
0 12  G.Anderson  3-11     5 Ground Out                     2-3 1-2 b-0 
1  23 V.Guerrero  5- 5     3 Strike Out                     b-0 
2  23 M.Napoli    4- 6     3 Strike Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 2 ***
0     M.Teixeira  6- 7     5 Walk                           b-1 
0 1   B.McCann    2- 7     2 Fly Out                        b-0 
1 1   A.Jones     4- 4     4 Fly Out                        b-0 
2 1   S.Thorman   5- 7     3 1 Base Error - 2B              1-2 b-1 
2 12  J.Francoeur 3-10     6 Walk                           2-3 1-2 b-1 
2 123 W.Harris    2- 9     3 Strike Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 2 ***
0     C.Kotchman  2- 9     4 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     H.Kendrick  6- 6     3 Ground Out                     b-0 
2     R.Willits   5-11     3 Fly Out                        b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 3 ***
0     K.Johnson   4- 8  2  1 Double                         b-2 
0  2  E.Renteria  2- 6     5 Single                         2-o b-2 
1  2  C.Jones     5- 6     1 Ground Out                     2-3 b-0 
2   3 M.Teixeira           1 Wild Pitch                     3-H 
2     M.Teixeira  1-10  8  6 Fly Out                        b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 3 ***
0     N.Haynes    3- 4     4 Walk                           b-1 
0 1   O.Cabrera            1 Balk                           1-2 
0  2  O.Cabrera   4-12 12  3 Single                         2-H b-0 
1     C.Figgins   2- 4  8  2 Single                         b-1 
1 1   G.Anderson  1- 3     3 Foul Out                       b-0 
2 1   V.Guerrero  6- 8     2 Single                         1-3 b-1 
2 1 3 M.Napoli    1- 8     5 Strike Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 4 ***
0     B.McCann    3- 9     1 Single                         b-1 
0 1   A.Jones     2- 8 11  3 Line Out                       b-0 
1 1   S.Thorman   3- 8     3 Pop Out                        b-0 
2 1   J.Francoeur 2- 8     3 Strike Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 4 ***
0     C.Kotchman  1- 5     4 Walk                           b-1 
0 1   H.Kendrick  1- 8     3 Strike Out                     b-0 
1 1   R.Willits   2-11 17  3 Fly Out                        b-0 
2 1   N.Haynes    3- 6     4 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 5 ***
0     W.Harris    5- 7     3 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     K.Johnson   2- 6  3  6 Home Run                       b-H 
1     E.Renteria  6- 5     3 Strike Out                     b-0 
2     C.Jones     3- 4     5 Walk                           b-1 
2 1   M.Teixeira  5- 9     1 Single                         1-2 b-1 
2 12  B.McCann    5- 8     3 Fly Out                        b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 5 ***
0     O.Cabrera   2- 8     4 Single                         b-1 
0 1   C.Figgins            7 Sac Bunt                       1-2 b-0 
1  2  G.Anderson  5- 3     6 2 Base Error - RF              2-H b-2 
1  2  V.Guerrero  5- 5     5 Strike Out                     b-0 
2  2  M.Napoli    1- 6     4 Strike Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 6 ***
0     A.Jones     5- 4     6 Foul Out                       b-0 
1     S.Thorman   1- 7  6  5 Double                         b-2 
1  2  J.Francoeur 1- 6     2 Single                         2-H b-1 
                             SUBSTITUTE P - Chris Bootcheck
1 1   W.Harris    2-11     1 Ground Out                     1-2 b-0 
2  2  K.Johnson   3- 4     3 Foul Out                       b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 6 ***
0     C.Kotchman  6- 6     2 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     H.Kendrick  4- 6     3 Strike Out                     b-0 
2     R.Willits   6- 6     2 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 7 ***
0     E.Renteria  3- 8     5 Walk                           b-1 
0 1   C.Jones     5- 9     4 Ground Out Double Play         1-o b-0 
2     M.Teixeira  4- 5     5 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 7 ***
0     N.Haynes    3- 7     6 Fly Out                        b-0 
1     O.Cabrera   3- 4     6 Pop Out                        b-0 
2     C.Figgins   5- 9     5 1 Base Error - SS              b-1 
2 1                        1 Stolen Base                    1-2 
2  2  G.Anderson  3- 3     1 Fly Out                        b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 8 ***
0     B.McCann    3- 6  2  1 Home Run                       b-H 
                             SUBSTITUTE P - Justin Speier
0     A.Jones     5-10     5 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     S.Thorman   4- 7     5 Strike Out                     b-0 
2     J.Francoeur 3- 8 13  5 Double                         b-2 
2  2  W.Harris    4- 8     3 Strike Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 8 ***
                             SUBSTITUTE P - Peter Moylan
0     V.Guerrero  2-12  1  1 Single                         b-1 
0 1   M.Napoli    3- 8  8  6 Fly Out                        b-0 
1 1   C.Kotchman  4- 4     1 Pop Out                        b-0 
2 1   H.Kendrick  3- 4 15  5 Home Run                       1-H b-H 
2     R.Willits   6- 8     1 Fly Out                        b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 9 ***
0     K.Johnson   6- 4     3 Strike Out                     b-0 
1     E.Renteria  5- 4     3 Pop Out                        b-0 
2     C.Jones     4-10     4 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 9 ***
                             SUBSTITUTE PH- Kendry Morales
                             SUBSTITUTE P - Rafael Soriano
0     K.Morales   2- 6     3 Single                         b-1 
                             SUBSTITUTE PR- Erick Aybar
0 1   O.Cabrera   6- 8     5 Ground Out                     1-2 b-0 
1  2  C.Figgins   2- 6     5 Ground Out                     2-3 b-0 
2   3 G.Anderson  3-10     3 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 10 ***
                             SUBSTITUTE RF- Chone Figgins
                             SUBSTITUTE 3B- Erick Aybar
0     M.Teixeira  4- 3     3 2 Base Error - RF              b-2 
0  2  B.McCann    1- 3     5 HBP                            b-1 
                             SUBSTITUTE P - Scot Shields
0 12  A.Jones     1- 7     5 Ground Out Double Play         2-3 1-o b-0 
2   3 S.Thorman   1- 4     5 Home Run                       3-H b-H 
                             SUBSTITUTE P - Darren Oliver
2     J.Francoeur 4- 5     4 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 10 ***
0     V.Guerrero  6-10     2 Fly Out                        b-0 
1     M.Napoli    5- 4     6 Foul Out                       b-0 
2     C.Kotchman  4- 8     4 Strike Out                     b-0

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October 31, 2007 Braves 6, Angels 4 (10) (series tied, 3-3)

2009-03-11T18:28:00.001-04:00

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  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         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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October 29, 2007 Angels 5, Braves 3 (Angels lead series, 3-2)

2009-03-10T18:38:00.001-04:00

Ervin Santana makes everyone forget about his previous two disasterous starts, as he goes 7 solid innings striking out 8 and allowing an unearned run as the Angels take game 5 by the score of 5-3 and now sit one win away from a world championship.

Pretty much all Angels today, with Casey Kochman ripping his first homerun of the playoffs, a 2-run shot, to open the scoring in the 2nd inning. The Braves do get one run back in the 3rd on some shoddy defense. A walk and 2 strikeouts has a runner at first when Chipper Jones hits one to right field which Vlad Guerrero drops, which should have been the third out of the inning, to put runners at second and third. Mark Teixeria hits a single to right, runner on third scores, but Vlad comes up throwing and nails Chipper at the plate.

The Angels get another run in the 4th on a Kotchman RBI single, and get two more in the 5th thanks to some shoddy Braves defense. Garrett Anderson and Chone Figgins hit back to back singles for runners at first and third. Figgins tries to steal second base, with the throw by Brian McCann sailing into centerfield as Anderson scores and Figgins ends up at third. Vlad hits a sac fly (by now making up for his error earlier), Angels now lead 5-1.

It would stay that score until the bottom of the 8th, when Justin Speier allows a 2 out, 2-run homer to Chipper Jones (Jones' 3rd of the series and 6th of the playoffs), which closes the gap to 5-3. Francisco Rodriguez comes on for the 9th and retires the Braves in order for his second save in as many games, and an 0.87 ERA for the playoffs overall.

The very happy Angels, as they take two of three in Atlanta, get games six and seven (if necessary) at home after a travel day. A Halloween showdown for game 6, as Tim Hudson will get the call for the Braves and Kelvim Escobar takes the hill for the Angels as the Halos go for the championship.

Game six and seven, scheduled for October 31st and November 1st, will be the lastest scheduled games in World Series history. The 2001 World Series was played between October 27th and November 4th, but that was because of 9/11 and the season got extended a week.

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BOXSCORE: 2007 Los Angeles(AL) Angels At 2007 Atlanta Braves       10/29/2007
 
  Angels             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Braves             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  O.Cabrera SS        4  0  0  0 .284     K.Johnson 2B        3  2  1  0 .231  
  G.Anderson LF       4  1  1  0 .279     E.Renteria SS       4  0  0  0 .354  
  C.Figgins 3B        4  1  1  0 .288     C.Jones 3B          2  1  1  2 .446  
  V.Guerrero RF       3  2  2  1 .309     M.Teixeira 1B       4  0  1  1 .344  
  C.Kotchman 1B       4  1  2  3 .277     B.McCann C          4  0  0  0 .313  
  M.Napoli C          4  0  0  0 .152     A.Jones CF          4  0  0  0 .233  
  R.Willits CF        3  0  0  0 .265     J.Francoeur RF      4  0  1  0 .190  
  H.Kendrick 2B       4  0  2  0 .281     W.Harris LF         3  0  0  0 .275  
  E.Santana P         2  0  0  0 .000     B.Carlyle P         1  0  0  0 .000  
  J.Speier P          0  0  0  0 ----   A-M.Prado PH          1  0  1  0 .333  
C-K.Morales PH        1  0  1  0 .313     R.Mahay P           0  0  0  01.000  
  F.Rodriguez P       0  0  0  0 ----   B-Y.Escobar PH        1  0  0  0 .462  
                                          P.Moylan P          0  0  0  0 ----  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      33  5  9  4                 Totals      31  3  5  3
 
A-Pinch Hit For Carlyle In 5th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Mahay In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Speier In 9th Inning
 
Angels.......... 0 2 0  1 2 0  0 0 0  -  5  9  1
Braves.......... 0 0 1  0 0 0  0 2 0  -  3  5  1
 
Angels (10-6)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
E.Santana WIN(1-1)        7       3   1   0   3   8   0  94   6.75
J.Speier                  1       2   2   2   0   2   1  16   5.06
F.Rodriguez SAVE(5th)     1       0   0   0   0   2   0  12   0.87
Totals                    9       5   3   2   3  12   1
 
Braves (9-7)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
B.Carlyle LOSS(0-3)       5       8   5   4   2   3   1  91   4.98
R.Mahay                   3       0   0   0   1   2   0  34   4.66
P.Moylan                  1       1   0   0   0   2   0  15   2.53
Totals                    9       9   5   4   3   7   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 46,322 DATE- Monday, October 29th 2007 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
T- 2:50
LEFT ON BASE- Angels: 5  Braves: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Angels: 1  Braves: 2
ERRORS- V.Guerrero, B.McCann
DOUBLES- V.Guerrero(3rd)
HOME RUNS- C.Kotchman(1st), C.Jones(6th)
STOLEN BASES- C.Figgins(5th)
SACRIFICE FLIES- V.Guerrero
WALKS- O.Cabrera, R.Willits, E.Santana, K.Johnson, C.Jones-2
STRIKE OUTS- O.Cabrera, M.Napoli-2, R.Willits-2, H.Kendrick-2, K.Johnson,
             E.Renteria-3, M.Teixeira-2, B.McCann-2, A.Jones-3, B.Carlyle
GIDP- G.Anderson, M.Napoli, B.McCann
WILD PITCHES- E.Santana
WEB GEMS- Bot 4th: Orlando Cabrera robbed Brian McCann of a base hit.
 
First baseman Casey Kotchman hit one over the fence and had 3 RBI at Turner
Field where the Los Angeles(AL) Angels beat the Atlanta Braves by the score
of 5 to 3.
 
Los Angeles(AL) took the lead for good in the 2nd inning when they scored 2
runs on 3 hits.  The key offensive moment was provided by Kotchman who
quieted the home crowd when he cleared the fences for a two-run home run (his
1st of the season).  Francisco Rodriguez, after tossing a perfect ninth, was
credited with his 5th save.  
 
Ervin Santana(1-1) got the win allowing 1 run in 7 innings. Buddy Carlyle(0-3)
took the loss.  He got hit pretty hard, allowing 8 hits and 2 walks in 5
innings.  
 
Los Angeles(AL) now has a record of 10-6.  Atlanta has a record of 9-7 after
the loss.

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October 28, 2007 Angels 5, Braves 2 (series tied, 2-2)

2009-03-09T21:45:00.001-04:00

John Lackey, on three days rest, pitches exactly how you would expect a Cy Young award winner to, holding the Braves scoreless until starting to run out of gas in the 7th inning. It didn't matter by that point, as the Halos had already built up a 5-0 lead. Lackey even helped with the bat, getting a 3rd inning single.

A much different looking Angels lineup with the lefty Chris James on the mound, and it seemed to work. The lineup that the computer manager threw up I just kept, and it scored runs in all kinds of different ways. Garrett Anderson and Erick Aybar hit back-to-back homeruns in the 2nd inning (for Aybar, only his 3rd at-bat of the playoffs!) to put the Angels up 2-0. In the 3rd, singles for Lackey, Orlando Cabrera and Vlad Guerrero knock Lackey home for a run and a 3-0 lead. In the 4th with James gone at this point and Tyler Yates on the mound, Anderson strikes again as he walks, ends up at third on two consecutive groundouts, and scores on a wild pitch for the 4-0 lead.

Not done yet, in the 7th Reggie Willits singles, steals second and third, and is knocked home on a Howie Kendrick single for the 5-0 lead. The Braves finally get to Lackey for a run in the 7th, and with two outs in the 9th Yunel Escobar gets a solo homer off Chris Bootcheck with two outs, and Francisco Rodriguez strikes out Kelly Johnson and gets the save.

Ervin Santana, skipped for this start, will get the start in game 5 for the Angels against the Braves' Buddy Carlyle. Carlyle got the start in game 1 and the tough-luck loss as he only allowed one earned run.

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BOXSCORE: 2007 Los Angeles(AL) Angels At 2007 Atlanta Braves       10/28/2007
 
  Angels             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Braves             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  R.Willits CF        5  1  1  0 .283     K.Johnson 2B        4  0  1  1 .226  
  O.Cabrera SS        5  0  1  0 .302     E.Renteria SS       4  0  0  0 .377  
  H.Kendrick 2B       5  0  1  1 .264     O.Villarreal P      0  0  0  0 .000  
  V.Guerrero RF       4  0  2  1 .288     C.Jones 3B          4  0  1  0 .444  
  M.Napoli C          3  0  0  0 .167     M.Teixeira 1B       4  0  3  0 .351  
  G.Anderson LF       3  2  2  1 .281     B.McCann C          4  0  0  0 .333  
  C.Bootcheck P       0  0  0  0 ----     A.Jones CF          4  1  1  0 .250  
  F.Rodriguez P       0  0  0  0 ----     J.Francoeur RF      4  0  1  0 .186  
  E.Aybar 3B          4  1  2  1 .333     W.Harris LF         3  0  1  0 .292  
  R.Quinlan 1B        4  0  0  0 .000     C.James P           0  0  0  0 .200  
  J.Lackey P          3  1  1  0 .333   A-M.Prado PH          1  0  0  0 .250  
C-N.Haynes LF         1  0  0  0 .190     T.Yates P           0  0  0  0 ----  
                                          C.Paronto P         0  0  0  0 ----  
                                          R.Mahay P           0  0  0  01.000  
                                        B-Y.Escobar PH,SS     2  1  1  1 .500  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      37  5 10  4                 Totals      34  2  9  2
 
A-Pinch Hit For James In 3rd Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Mahay In 7th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Lackey In 7th Inning
 
Angels.......... 0 2 1  1 0 0  1 0 0  -  5 10  0
Braves.......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  1 0 1  -  2  9  0
 
Angels (9-6)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Lackey WIN(4-0)         6 2/3   7   1   1   2   6   0  98   1.54
C.Bootcheck HOLD(2nd)     2       2   1   1   0   3   1  30   5.14
F.Rodriguez               0 1/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   3   0.96
Totals                    9       9   2   2   2  10   1
 
Braves (9-6)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
C.James LOSS(1-2)         3       5   3   3   0   1   2  51   4.34
T.Yates                   3       2   1   1   1   2   0  39   1.74
C.Paronto                 0 2/3   3   1   1   1   0   0  26   6.35
R.Mahay                   0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   6.75
O.Villarreal              2       0   0   0   0   0   0  24   6.97
Totals                    9      10   5   5   2   3   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 47,342 DATE- Sunday, October 28th 2007 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
T- 2:32
LEFT ON BASE- Angels: 7  Braves: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Angels: 1  Braves: 0
HOME RUNS- G.Anderson(4th), E.Aybar(1st), Y.Escobar(1st)
STOLEN BASES- R.Willits-2(4th)
SACRIFICE HITS- T.Yates
WALKS- M.Napoli, G.Anderson, K.Johnson, W.Harris
STRIKE OUTS- R.Willits, H.Kendrick, M.Napoli, K.Johnson-2, E.Renteria-2,
             C.Jones-2, M.Teixeira, A.Jones, J.Francoeur, M.Prado
GIDP- E.Renteria
WILD PITCHES- T.Yates
 
The Los Angeles(AL) Angels defeated the Atlanta Braves by a score of 5 to 2 at
Turner Field.
 
Los Angeles(AL) had 2 runs cross the plate in the 2nd inning. Los Angeles(AL)
had 10 hits for the night.  John Lackey(4-0) went 6 and 2/3 innings allowing
1 run for the victory. Chuck James(1-2) was given the loss.

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October 27, 2007 Braves 5, Angels 3 (Braves lead series, 2-1)

2009-03-09T17:51:00.001-04:00

The Atlanta Braves continue their home dominance in the playoffs, 7-1 now at home, as they get the 5-3 win over the Angels and go up 2 games to 1 in the series. All the scoring today was in the middle innings, with the Angels getting two in the 5th and one in the 7th, while the Braves get one in the 4th and 2 in the 5th and 6th. Chipper Jones slowed down a little only going 1 for 4 and being thrown out at home once, but the two men above him in the order picked up the slack nicely with Kelly Johnson going 2 for 4 while driving in two, and Edgar Renteria having a 3 for 4 day while scoring twice. 22 hits combined between the teams, but a surprisingly low 8 runs.

For game four, Ervin Santana was originally going to start for the Angels but he has not gotten out of the second inning in either of his two playoff starts so far. Now facing a 2-1 series defecit and a hostile Atlanta crowd, desperate times call for desperate measures so the Angels are going all or nothing and will call on Cy Young award winner (and game one winner) John Lackey on only three days rest to try to get them back in the series, while the Braves will counter with Chuck James.

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BOXSCORE: 2007 Los Angeles(AL) Angels At 2007 Atlanta Braves       10/27/2007
 
  Angels             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Braves             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  O.Cabrera SS        5  0  2  0 .310     K.Johnson 2B        4  1  2  2 .224  
  C.Figgins 3B        4  0  3  1 .291     E.Renteria SS       4  2  3  0 .404  
  G.Anderson LF       5  0  0  0 .262     C.Jones 3B          4  0  1  1 .458  
  V.Guerrero RF       4  0  0  0 .271     M.Teixeira 1B       4  0  2  0 .321  
  C.Kotchman 1B       4  0  1  0 .256     B.McCann C          3  0  1  1 .357  
  M.Napoli C          2  0  0  0 .179     A.Jones CF          4  0  2  1 .250  
C-N.Haynes PR,CF      0  0  0  0 .200     J.Francoeur RF      4  1  0  0 .182  
  H.Kendrick 2B       3  1  1  0 .271     W.Harris LF         4  1  1  0 .289  
  S.Shields P         0  0  0  0 ----     J.Smoltz P          2  0  0  0 .000  
D-K.Morales PH        1  0  1  0 .267   A-Y.Escobar PH        0  0  0  0 .500  
E-J.Mathis C          0  0  0  0 .000     O.Villarreal P      0  0  0  0 .000  
  R.Willits CF        3  2  1  1 .293     P.Moylan P          0  0  0  0 ----  
  C.Bootcheck P       0  0  0  0 ----   F-S.Thorman PH        1  0  0  0 .000  
  J.Weaver* P         2  0  1  1 .500     R.Soriano P         0  0  0  0 ----  
B-E.Aybar 2B          1  0  0  0 .000                                          
G-J.Rivera PH         1  0  0  0 .333                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      35  3 10  3                 Totals      34  5 12  5
 
A-Pinch Hit For Smoltz In 6th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Weaver* In 6th Inning
C-Pinch Ran For Napoli In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Shields In 8th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Morales In 8th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Moylan In 8th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Aybar In 9th Inning
 
Angels.......... 0 0 0  0 2 0  1 0 0  -  3 10  1
Braves.......... 0 0 0  1 2 2  0 0    -  5 12  0
 
Angels (8-6)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Weaver* LOSS(1-2)       5 1/3  12   5   4   2   3   0  77   3.74
S.Shields                 1 2/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   8   4.15
C.Bootcheck               1       0   0   0   0   0   0   8   5.40
Totals                    8      12   5   4   2   4   0
 
Braves (9-5)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Smoltz WIN(3-0)         6       6   2   2   2   5   0  77   3.60
O.Villarreal HOLD(2nd)    1 1/3   3   1   1   2   1   0  24   8.64
P.Moylan HOLD(2nd)        0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.79
R.Soriano SAVE(5th)       1       1   0   0   0   0   0   8   3.12
Totals                    9      10   3   3   4   6   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 47,160 DATE- Saturday, October 27th 2007 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 2:53
LEFT ON BASE- Angels: 9  Braves: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Angels: 1  Braves: 2
ERRORS- M.Napoli
DOUBLES- C.Figgins(3rd), H.Kendrick(5th), R.Willits(3rd), M.Teixeira(6th),
         W.Harris(2nd)
WALKS- C.Figgins, M.Napoli-2, R.Willits, B.McCann, Y.Escobar
STRIKE OUTS- G.Anderson-2, V.Guerrero, C.Kotchman, H.Kendrick, J.Weaver*,
             E.Renteria, M.Teixeira, J.Francoeur, W.Harris
GIDP- H.Kendrick, R.Willits, J.Francoeur
WEB GEMS- Top 3rd: Edgar Renteria robbed Reggie Willits of a base hit.
          Bot 5th: Mike Napoli blocked the plate, saving a run!
 
In a good matchup it was the Atlanta Braves 5, the Los Angeles(AL) Angels 3 at
Turner Field.
 
John Smoltz(3-0) pitched well for Atlanta in their victory. He allowed 6 hits
and 2 walks in 6 innings.  Atlanta rapped out 12 hits for the night.
 
Rafael Soriano gained credit for his 5th save.  Jered Weaver*(1-2) was given
the loss.  He was hit hard and gave up 12 hits and 2 walks in 5 and 1/3
innings.

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October 25, 2007 Braves 7, Angels 5 (11) (series tied, 1-1)

2009-03-08T21:17:00.001-04:00

Chipper Jones of the Braves hasn't slowed down a bit from his co-MVP NLCS performance, as he went 2 for 4 last game and a big 4 for 6 today, with 2 huge hits. Eerie similar to yesterday;s game with a 2-1 Angels lead after 6 innings, but then all hell broke loose after that.

The Braves in the 7th inning get their first lead of the series with a 4 run outburst and a 5-2 lead when Andruw Jones doubles, Willie Harris knocks him in with a triple, Kelly Johnson gets a sac fly to score Harris and Chipper gets big hit #1 of the day, a 2-run homer. It looks like the lead will hold for the Braves, until the bottom of the 9th when what I thought was a shocking move by the Angels manager made him look like a genius.

With Rafael Soriano on the mound, Chone Figgins comes to the plate with one out and after a Reggie Willits walk and a Juan Rivera pinch-hit double puts runners on second and third. Instead of Figgins (who isn't a bad hitter, .330 in the real 2007 season) coming to the plate, Brandon Wood gets the call to pinch-hit. I was completely shocked by the move, considering Wood was a rookie who only batted .152 in 33 atbats in the real season in three callups during the year and was only on the roster because Macier Isuturis got injured for the remainder of the playoffs in the first round.

Wood though does what every rookie dreams of doing, as he rips a fly ball over the fence for the shocking 3-run homerun which ties the game back up, 5-5. I couldn't believe it. Apparently neither coulkd anyone else, as the 10th inning goes quietly. In the Braves 11th with Dustin Moseley just called in from the bullpen for the Angels, Edgar Renteria gets a single and then Chipper rips his second big hit, a 3-run homerun to give the braves the 7-5 lead that they do not relinquish. I had forgotten about Chipper's other hoimerun with all the excitement in the bottom of the 9th until I realized that he goes 4 for 6 at the plate knocking in 4 runs and smoking the two homers.

The series resumes in Atlanta after a well-deserved day off for travel, with game three pitchers being Jered Weaver for the Angels against the Braves' crafty veteran John Smoltz. The Braves are 5-1 in the playoffs so far at home.

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BOXSCORE: 2007 Atlanta Braves At 2007 Los Angeles(AL) Angels       10/25/2007
 
  Braves             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Angels             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  K.Johnson 2B        4  0  0  1 .204     C.Figgins 3B        2  1  1  0 .255  
  E.Renteria SS       3  2  2  1 .377   E-B.Wood PH,3B        1  1  1  3 .250  
  C.Jones 3B          6  2  4  4 .473     O.Cabrera SS        5  0  1  1 .302  
  M.Teixeira 1B       5  0  1  0 .306     G.Anderson LF       5  1  2  1 .286  
  B.McCann C          5  0  1  0 .358     V.Guerrero DH       5  0  2  0 .295  
  J.Francoeur RF      3  0  0  0 .196     C.Kotchman 1B       4  0  1  0 .256  
  S.Thorman DH        3  0  0  0 .000     M.Napoli C          2  0  0  0 .189  
A-Y.Escobar PH        2  0  1  0 .500   B-K.Morales PH        1  0  0  0 .214  
  A.Jones CF          4  1  2  0 .229   C-J.Mathis C          1  0  0  0 .000  
  W.Harris LF         5  2  2  1 .293     H.Kendrick 2B       4  0  0  0 .267  
                                          R.Willits CF        4  1  0  0 .289  
                                          N.Haynes RF         3  0  0  0 .200  
                                        D-J.Rivera PH,RF      2  1  1  0 .375  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      40  7 13  7                 Totals      39  5  9  5
 
A-Pinch Hit For Thorman In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Napoli In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Morales In 9th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Haynes In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Figgins In 9th Inning
 
Braves.......... 0 0 0  0 1 0  4 0 0  0 2 -  7 13  0
Angels.......... 1 0 0  0 1 0  0 0 3  0 0 -  5  9  0
 
Braves (8-5)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
T.Hudson                  5       6   2   2   3   5   1  88   7.29
P.Moylan                  2       1   0   0   2   1   0  33   3.00
T.Yates HOLD(2nd)         1 1/3   0   1   1   1   1   0  22   1.23
R.Soriano W(2-0) BS(2nd)  2 2/3   2   2   2   0   3   1  37   3.52
Totals                   11       9   5   5   6  10   2
 
Angels (8-5)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
K.Escobar                 6 1/3   7   2   2   3   3   0  93   3.60
J.Speier BS(2nd)          0       1   1   1   0   0   0   3   2.08
S.Shields                 0 1/3   1   2   2   1   0   1  12   5.14
D.Oliver                  1 1/3   2   0   0   0   2   0  24   0.00
F.Rodriguez               2       0   0   0   3   2   0  34   1.00
D.Moseley LOSS(0-1)       1       2   2   2   0   0   1  22   4.85
Totals                   11      13   7   7   7   7   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 43,367 DATE- Thursday, October 25th 2007 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
T- 3:46
LEFT ON BASE- Braves: 9  Angels: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Braves: 1  Angels: 2
DOUBLES- M.Teixeira(5th), Y.Escobar(3rd), A.Jones(6th), W.Harris(1st),
         G.Anderson(3rd), J.Rivera(1st)
TRIPLES- W.Harris(1st)
HOME RUNS- C.Jones-2(5th), B.Wood(1st), G.Anderson(3rd)
STOLEN BASES- E.Renteria(1st), C.Figgins(4th)
CAUGHT STEALING- A.Jones, C.Figgins, V.Guerrero
SACRIFICE FLIES- K.Johnson, E.Renteria
WALKS- K.Johnson, E.Renteria-2, M.Teixeira, J.Francoeur-2, A.Jones, C.Figgins-2,
       C.Kotchman, M.Napoli, H.Kendrick, R.Willits
STRIKE OUTS- K.Johnson, M.Teixeira-3, B.McCann, A.Jones-2, O.Cabrera-2,
             V.Guerrero, M.Napoli-2, H.Kendrick-3, R.Willits, N.Haynes
GIDP- C.Jones, Y.Escobar, G.Anderson
WILD PITCHES- K.Escobar
 
Chipper Jones rocketed 2 homeruns and had 4 RBI at Angels Stadium as the
Atlanta Braves beat the Los Angeles(AL) Angels in 11 innings 7 to 5.
 
The score was tied at 5 after nine.  Atlanta won it in the 11th inning.  After
two outs Edgar Renteria started the rally when he stroked a one-base hit.
Jones was next and he cleared the fences for a two-run home run (his 5th of
the season).  Atlanta had 13 hits for the night while Los Angeles(AL) had 9.
 
Rafael Soriano(2-0) went 2 and 2/3 innings allowing 2 runs for the win. Dustin
Moseley(0-1) ended up with the loss in relief.  He gave up 2 runs in 1 inning
and saw his ERA jump from 3.75 to 4.85.  
 
'I didn't feel that good when I came to the park tonight,' Jones said.  'I'm
glad I decided to play!'

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October 24, 2007 Angels 10, Braves 1 (Angels lead series, 1-0)

2009-03-08T09:37:00.002-04:00

In a game that was much closer than the final score makes it appear, the Los Angeles Angels take game one of the World Series with a 10-1 victory. A last-minute change of starters for the Braves, as Tim Hudson got an extra day of rest after two rough starts in the NLCS so Buddy Carlyle gets the start instead against John Lackey. Carlyle did not dissapoint, only allowing one earned run in his almost 6 innings of work.

The Angels opened the scoring in the 2nd inning when Braves right fielder Jeff Francoeur drops what should have been the third out allowing a run to score. The Braves tie it right back up in the 3rd on three singles for Kelly Johnson, Edgar Renteria and Mark Teixeira, but the Angels get their lead back in the bottom of the 4th via a Howie Kendrick leadoff triple and a Reggie Willits double.

The score would stay 2-1 until the 7th inning, when the floodgates would open. The Angels get 5 runs in the 7th off of Oscar Villarreal, with the big blow being a Nathan Haynes 3-run triple. Carl Paronto stops the 7th inning bleeding, but opens the wound back up in the 8th when Mike Napoli rips a 3-run homerun. Meanwhile, Lackey quietly puts the Braves in check going 8 innings scattering 5 hits and the one run, getting his third playoff win overall. You may notice the interesting line for Casey Kotchman for the day - zero at-bats for the day and with scoring two runs and coming to the plate five times. He walked 3 times, had a sacrifice bunt, and was hit by a pitch.

Hudson will get the start for the Braves in game 2, as they try to right the ship against the Angels' Kelvim Escobar. Interesting statistic that you might expect - 20 game winner and second in the NL Cy Young voting Tim Hudson so far for the playoffs is 0-2 with an 8.44 ERA in three starts!!

The Angels 7th inning:
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 7 ***
0 G.Anderson 2- 8 5 4 Home Run b-H
0 V.Guerrero 3-11 1 HBP b-1
0 1 C.Kotchman 3 Sac Bunt 1-2 b-0
1 2 M.Napoli 2- 8 5 Walk b-1
1 12 H.Kendrick 3- 5 14 6 Double 2-H 1-3 b-2
1 23 R.Willits 6- 5 5 Walk b-1
SUBSTITUTE P - Tyler Yates
1 123 N.Haynes 1- 9 19 5 Triple 3-H 2-H 1-H b-3
SUBSTITUTE P - Chad Paronto
1 3 C.Figgins 6- 9 5 Ground Out b-0
2 3 O.Cabrera 5- 4 2 Foul Out b-0

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BOXSCORE: 2007 Atlanta Braves At 2007 Los Angeles(AL) Angels       10/24/2007
 
  Braves             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Angels             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  K.Johnson 2B        3  1  1  0 .220     C.Figgins 3B        5  0  1  0 .245  
  E.Renteria SS       4  0  1  0 .360     O.Cabrera SS        5  0  0  0 .313  
  C.Jones 3B          4  0  2  0 .449     G.Anderson LF       5  1  3  1 .275  
  M.Teixeira 1B       3  0  1  1 .318     V.Guerrero DH       4  2  1  0 .282  
  B.McCann C          4  0  0  0 .375     C.Kotchman 1B       0  2  0  0 .257  
  J.Francoeur RF      4  0  0  0 .208     M.Napoli C          3  2  1  3 .200  
  A.Jones CF          3  0  0  0 .205     H.Kendrick 2B       5  2  2  1 .293  
  S.Thorman DH        3  0  0  0 .000     R.Willits CF        3  1  2  1 .324  
  W.Harris LF         2  0  0  0 .278     N.Haynes RF         5  0  2  3 .235  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      30  1  5  1                 Totals      35 10 12  9
 
 
Braves.......... 0 0 1  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  1  5  1
Angels.......... 0 1 0  1 0 0  5 3    - 10 12  0
 
Braves (7-5)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
B.Carlyle LOSS(0-2)       5 1/3   7   2   1   3   5   0  88   4.32
O.Villarreal              1       2   5   5   2   2   1  32   9.00
T.Yates                   0       1   0   0   0   0   0   5   0.00
C.Paronto                 1       2   3   3   1   0   1  23   5.40
R.Mahay                   0 2/3   0   0   0   1   2   0  16   7.11
Totals                    8      12  10   9   7   9   2
 
Angels (8-4)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Lackey WIN(3-0)         8       5   1   1   3   5   0 120   1.59
C.Bootcheck               1       0   0   0   0   1   0   9   6.75
Totals                    9       5   1   1   3   6   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 44,137 DATE- Wednesday, October 24th 2007 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 2:59
LEFT ON BASE- Braves: 5  Angels:11
DOUBLE PLAYS- Braves: 0  Angels: 1
ERRORS- J.Francoeur
DOUBLES- G.Anderson(2nd), H.Kendrick(4th), R.Willits(2nd)
TRIPLES- H.Kendrick(1st), N.Haynes(1st)
HOME RUNS- G.Anderson(2nd), M.Napoli(2nd)
CAUGHT STEALING- W.Harris, R.Willits
SACRIFICE HITS- C.Kotchman
WALKS- K.Johnson, M.Teixeira, W.Harris, C.Kotchman-3, M.Napoli-2, R.Willits-2
HIT BY PITCH- V.Guerrero, C.Kotchman
STRIKE OUTS- K.Johnson, C.Jones, M.Teixeira, B.McCann-2, J.Francoeur,
             C.Figgins-2, O.Cabrera, V.Guerrero, M.Napoli, H.Kendrick-3,
             N.Haynes
GIDP- E.Renteria
WILD PITCHES- J.Lackey
 
Garret Anderson blasted a homerun as the Los Angeles(AL) Angels outscored the
Atlanta Braves 10 to 1.
 
John Lackey(3-0) gave Los Angeles(AL) a solid outing.  He was reached for 5
hits and 3 walks in 8 innings.  Los Angeles(AL) had 12 hits overall, while
Atlanta had 5.  
 
Buddy Carlyle(0-2) was the loser.  He gave up 7 hits and 3 walks in 5 and 1/3
innings.

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October 19, 2007 Braves 9, Mets 4 (Braves win series, 4-3)

2009-03-07T11:32:00.001-05:00

The Atlanta Braves ride the cheers of the hometown crowd to a berth in the World Series against the Los Angeles Angels, winning the final two games of the NLCS in Atlanta. The Braves got 4 runs in the 2nd inning today and never looked back, coasring to the 9-4 win. But not without a scare.

In the top of the 7th after a tiring Chuck (not Chris, as I called him earlier) James had loaded the bases with two out, Oscar Villarreal comes in relief with the score 7-2, Braves lead. First batter Carlos Delgado rips a long, high one to rightfield on a ballpark homer chance. Delgado, batting from the left side with the righty Oscar on the mound, gets a 5 on the split card. However, lefties in Atlanta only have a 1-4 chance of a homer, so it ends up a long inning ending flyout. Had James (who is a lefty) still been on the mound still, Delgado would have batted from the right side and it would have been a grand slam homerun and closed the gap to 7-6 as righty batters have a 1-9 homer chance.

The Braves get two more runs in the 8th and the Mets get two runs in garbage time in the top of the 9th, but it is nowhere near enough for New York

There will be co-MVPs for this NLCS, Edgar Renteria and Chipper Jones. Renteria batted .357 for the series (10-28) while knocking in 7 runs, including 3 today and 3 yesterday. Chipper Jones had hits in every game for a .444 pace (12-27) and knocked in 6, four of those in the last two games. I couldn't decide between one or the other, so they both get the award as they were both instrumental in the Braves winning the series, especially the final two at home.

Also, I forgot to mention that this is now the third straight season that the Indians have lost in the ALCS.

The World Series will begin October 24th in California, with two 20 game winners doing battle in the form of Tim Hudson for the Braves and John Lackey for the Angels.

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BOXSCORE: 2007 New York (NL) Mets At 2007 Atlanta Braves           10/19/2007
 
  Mets               AB  R  H RBI AVG     Braves             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Reyes SS          5  1  1  0 .222     K.Johnson 2B        5  1  1  0 .213  
  L.Castillo 2B       4  1  2  1 .317     E.Renteria SS       5  1  3  3 .370  
  C.Beltran CF        4  0  2  0 .282     C.Jones 3B          3  2  2  1 .444  
  D.Wright 3B         4  0  1  1 .242     M.Teixeira 1B       5  1  2  1 .317  
  C.Delgado 1B        5  0  1  1 .128     J.Francoeur RF      5  1  2  1 .227  
  M.Alou LF           4  1  1  0 .313     B.McCann C          5  0  1  1 .409  
  P.Lo Duca C         4  0  1  0 .265     A.Jones CF          4  0  1  0 .220  
  J.Smith P           0  0  0  0 ----     M.Diaz LF           3  2  1  0 .167  
E-R.Gotay PH          1  0  0  0 .000     C.James P           3  1  1  1 .200  
  L.Milledge RF       3  0  0  0 .154     O.Villarreal P      1  0  0  0 .000  
B-S.Green PH,RF       1  0  0  0 .269     R.Mahay P           0  0  0  01.000  
  T.Glavine P         2  0  1  1 .500     R.Soriano P         0  0  0  0 ----  
A-J.Conine PH         0  0  0  0 ----                                          
  G.Mota P            0  0  0  0 ----                                          
C-R.Castro C          0  0  0  0 .000                                          
D-E.Chavez PH         1  1  1  0 .400                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      38  4 11  4                 Totals      39  9 14  8
 
A-Pinch Hit For Glavine In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Milledge In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Mota In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Castro In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Smith In 9th Inning
 
Mets............ 0 0 1  1 0 0  0 0 2  -  4 11  2
Braves.......... 0 4 0  0 2 1  0 2    -  9 14  0
 
Mets (6-4)               IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
T.Glavine LOSS(1-1)       6       9   7   6   3   5   0 134   3.26
G.Mota                    1 1/3   5   2   2   0   1   0  32   6.23
J.Smith                   0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   9   0.00
Totals                    8      14   9   8   3   6   0
 
Braves (7-4)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
C.James WIN(1-1)          6 2/3   7   2   2   4   1   1 117   3.45
O.Villarreal HOLD(1st)    1 2/3   3   2   2   0   0   0  25   3.00
R.Mahay                   0 1/3   1   0   0   1   0   0  16   7.94
R.Soriano SAVE(4th)       0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   6   1.80
Totals                    9      11   4   4   5   1   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 48,275 DATE- Friday, October 19th 2007 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 3:50
LEFT ON BASE- Mets:12  Braves: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Mets: 0  Braves: 0
ERRORS- D.Wright, C.Delgado
DOUBLES- L.Castillo(1st), M.Alou(4th), C.Jones(4th), M.Teixeira(4th),
         J.Francoeur-2(5th), A.Jones(5th)
HOME RUNS- L.Castillo(1st)
WALKS- L.Castillo, C.Beltran, D.Wright, M.Alou, J.Conine, C.Jones-2, M.Diaz
STRIKE OUTS- L.Milledge, K.Johnson, C.Jones, M.Teixeira, J.Francoeur, B.McCann,
             M.Diaz
 
Edgar Renteria had 3 base hits and 3 RBI at Turner Field where the Atlanta
Braves beat the New York (NL) Mets by the score of 9 to 4.
 
Atlanta had 4 runs cross the plate in the bottom of the 2nd inning when they
had 4 base hits.  The big moment was provided by Renteria who brought the
crowd to their feet when he delivered a one-base hit bringing in two
baserunners.  Atlanta had 14 hits for the game and New York (NL) had 11.
 
The win went to Chuck James(1-1) who allowed 2 runs in 6 and 2/3 innings.
James got relief help from Rafael Soriano who gained credit for his 4th save.
Tom Glavine(1-1) took the loss.  He allowed 9 hits and 3 walks in 6 innings.

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October 19, 2007 Angels 3, Indians 2 (Angels win series, 4-2)

2009-03-07T10:56:00.001-05:00

With the hometown faithful at the Big "A" watching, the Los Angeles Angels win the American League pennant and head to the World Series with a thrilling 3-2 win over the Indians. All of the scoring today was in the first inning, as you can see here:

*** TOP OF INNING 1 ***
0 G.Sizemore 6- 8 11 2 Single b-1
0 1 1 Stolen Base 1-2
0 2 1 Caught Stealing 2-o
1 C.Blake 6- 6 15 1 Single b-1
1 1 T.Hafner 1- 5 6 3 Double 1-3 b-2
1 23 V.Martinez 1- 6 5 Double 3-H 2-H b-2
1 2 R.Garko 3- 9 4 Strike Out b-0
2 2 J.Peralta 4- 5 4 Strike Out b-0
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 1 ***
0 C.Figgins 1- 7 6 Walk b-1
0 1 O.Cabrera 6-10 6 Fly Out b-0
1 1 G.Anderson 5- 7 4 Single 1-3 b-1
1 1 3 V.Guerrero 6- 3 5 Single 3-H 1-3 b-1
1 1 3 C.Kotchman 1-11 6 Strike Out b-0
2 1 3 M.Napoli 3- 7 9 5 Double 3-H 1-H b-2
2 2 H.Kendrick 6- 8 11 1 Single 2-o b-1

Francisco Rodriguez will be awarded the AL Championship Series MVP trophy, as he had a save in game 1 and 6, along with a win in game 2 and allowing one run and striking out 6 over his 4 1/3 innings of work in the series.

The Angels will have the home field advantage for the World Series due to the American League's win in the All-Star game, with the Series set to begin on October 24th in Los Angeles against either the Mets or Braves. Cy Young award winner John Lackey is tentatively scheduled to get the start for the Angels in game one of the Series.

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BOXSCORE: 2007 Cleveland Indians At 2007 Los Angeles(AL) Angels    10/19/2007
 
  Indians            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Angels             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  G.Sizemore CF       4  0  1  0 .270     C.Figgins 3B        3  1  1  0 .250  
  C.Blake 3B          4  1  1  0 .188     O.Cabrera SS        4  0  2  0 .349  
  T.Hafner DH         4  1  2  0 .364     G.Anderson LF       5  1  2  0 .239  
  V.Martinez C        4  0  2  2 .265     V.Guerrero RF       4  1  2  1 .286  
  R.Garko 1B          3  0  0  0 .258     C.Kotchman 1B       4  0  0  0 .257  
  J.Peralta SS        4  0  0  0 .250     M.Napoli C          3  0  1  2 .188  
  T.Nixon LF          3  0  1  0 .217     H.Kendrick 2B       3  0  1  0 .278  
C-C.Gomez PH          1  0  0  0 .000     N.Haynes DH         4  0  1  0 .167  
  K.Lofton RF         2  0  0  0 .389     R.Willits CF        4  0  2  0 .290  
A-A.Cabrera PH,2B     1  0  0  0 .063                                          
  J.Barfield 2B       2  0  1  0 .333                                          
B-F.Gutierrez PH,RF   1  0  0  0 .294                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      33  2  8  2                 Totals      34  3 12  3
 
A-Pinch Hit For Lofton In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Barfield In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Nixon In 9th Inning
 
Indians......... 2 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  2  8  0
Angels.......... 3 0 0  0 0 0  0 0    -  3 12  0
 
Indians (5-4)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Westbrook LOSS(0-1)     5 2/3   9   3   3   2   5   0 111   4.38
A.Fultz                   0 2/3   2   0   0   1   0   0  17   0.00
J.Lewis                   0 2/3   1   0   0   2   2   0  12   6.75
R.Betancourt              1       0   0   0   0   0   0   9   0.00
Totals                    8      12   3   3   5   7   0
 
Angels (7-4)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Weaver* WIN(1-1)        5       7   2   2   1   6   0  93   2.76
C.Bootcheck HOLD(1st)     1       1   0   0   0   0   0   5   9.00
D.Oliver HOLD(2nd)        2       0   0   0   0   3   0  26   0.00
F.Rodriguez SAVE(4th)     1       0   0   0   0   2   0  11   1.29
Totals                    9       8   2   2   1  11   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 42,458 DATE- Friday, October 19th 2007 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 3:05
LEFT ON BASE- Indians: 5  Angels:13
DOUBLE PLAYS- Indians: 0  Angels: 1
DOUBLES- T.Hafner(4th), V.Martinez(2nd), J.Barfield(2nd), M.Napoli(1st)
STOLEN BASES- G.Sizemore(3rd), C.Figgins(3rd)
CAUGHT STEALING- G.Sizemore
WALKS- R.Garko, C.Figgins-2, O.Cabrera, V.Guerrero, H.Kendrick
HIT BY PITCH- M.Napoli
STRIKE OUTS- G.Sizemore-2, C.Blake, T.Hafner, R.Garko-2, J.Peralta-3, T.Nixon,
             F.Gutierrez, C.Figgins-2, C.Kotchman, M.Napoli, H.Kendrick,
             N.Haynes, R.Willits
GIDP- R.Garko
WILD PITCHES- D.Oliver
 
The Los Angeles(AL) Angels edged the Cleveland Indians at Angels Stadium by
the score of 3 to 2.
 
Jered Weaver*(1-1) pitched well enough to earn the win.  He went 5 innings
allowing 7 hits and 1 walk.  Weaver* racked up 6 strikeouts.  Neither team
managed to score after the 1st inning.  
 
Francisco Rodriguez recorded his 4th save.  Jake Westbrook(0-1) ended up with
the loss.  He was hit hard and gave up 9 hits and 2 walks in 5 and 2/3
innings.

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October 18, 2007 Braves 4, Mets 1 (series tied, 3-3)

2009-03-06T18:31:00.001-05:00

The Braves will force a game seven, as John Smoltz's arm, some timely hitting and thousands of tomahawk chopping fans propel the Braves to the 4-1 win. Both starters, Smoltz and Pedro Martinez, traded gooseggs on the scoreboard until the Braves 5th inning, when all four of their runs score via an Edgar Renteria RBI single and a 3-run nomerun for Chipper Jones.

Smoltz almost gets the shutout, but a solo homerun for Carlos Beltran with one out in the top of the 9th spoiles it. After a walk, Rafael Soriano comes in and gets an out and allows a hit to bring the tying run to the plate with two outs. Shawn Green grounds out weakly to second, and Braves win!

For the pivotal game 7, it will be Tom Glavine for the Mets against Chris James for the Braves, with the winner advancing to the World Series. These two also faced each other in game 3, which the Mets won 2-1 in 11 innings.

The Braves 5th ining:
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 5 ***
0 W.Harris 5- 8 3 Single b-1
0 1 J.Smoltz 1 Sac Bunt 1-2 b-0
1 2 K.Johnson 6- 8 5 4 Single 2-3 b-1
1 1 3 E.Renteria 2- 2 6 6 Single 3-H 1-3 b-1
1 1 3 C.Jones 2- 5 6 Home Run 3-H 1-H b-H
SUBSTITUTE P - Scott Schoeneweis
1 M.Teixeira 6-12 6 Ground Out b-0
SUBSTITUTE P - Joe Smith
S. Schoeneweis Injured for 15 more games
2 B.McCann 6- 6 6 Double b-2
2 2 A.Jones 5- 6 6 Strike Out b-0

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BOXSCORE: 2007 New York (NL) Mets At 2007 Atlanta Braves           10/18/2007
 
  Mets               AB  R  H RBI AVG     Braves             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Reyes SS          4  0  0  0 .225     K.Johnson 2B        4  1  1  0 .214  
  L.Castillo 2B       4  0  1  0 .297     E.Renteria SS       4  1  2  1 .341  
  C.Beltran CF        4  1  1  1 .257     C.Jones 3B          4  1  2  3 .429  
  D.Wright 3B         3  0  1  0 .241     M.Teixeira 1B       3  0  2  0 .306  
  C.Delgado 1B        3  0  0  0 .118     B.McCann C          4  0  1  0 .436  
  M.Alou LF           4  0  2  0 .321     A.Jones CF          4  0  1  0 .216  
  S.Green RF          4  0  1  0 .280     J.Francoeur RF      3  0  0  0 .205  
  P.Lo Duca C         3  0  0  0 .267     W.Harris LF         4  1  1  0 .294  
  P.Martinez P        1  0  0  0 .000     J.Smoltz P          2  0  0  0 .000  
  S.Schoeneweis P     0  0  0  0 ----     R.Soriano P         0  0  0  0 ----  
  J.Smith P           0  0  0  0 ----                                          
A-R.Gotay PH          1  0  0  0 .000                                          
  G.Mota P            0  0  0  0 ----                                          
B-E.Chavez PH         1  0  0  0 .250                                          
  P.Feliciano P       0  0  0  0 ----                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      32  1  6  1                 Totals      32  4 10  4
 
A-Pinch Hit For Smith In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Mota In 8th Inning
 
INJURY: Scott Schoeneweis INJURED (for 15 more games) in 5th inning
 
Mets............ 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 1  -  1  6  1
Braves.......... 0 0 0  0 4 0  0 0    -  4 10  0
 
Mets (6-3)               IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
P.Martinez LOSS(1-2)      4 1/3   6   4   4   1   1   1  77   3.31
S.Schoenewei              0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   6   6.75
J.Smith                   0 1/3   1   0   0   0   1   0  12   0.00
G.Mota                    2       2   0   0   1   0   0  34   3.00
P.Feliciano               1       1   0   0   0   0   0  14   0.00
Totals                    8      10   4   4   2   2   1
 
Braves (6-4)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Smoltz WIN(2-0)         8 1/3   5   1   1   2   3   1 114   3.79
R.Soriano SAVE(3rd)       0 2/3   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1.93
Totals                    9       6   1   1   2   3   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 49,053 DATE- Thursday, October 18th 2007 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 2:27
LEFT ON BASE- Mets: 6  Braves: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Mets: 0  Braves: 1
ERRORS- J.Reyes
DOUBLES- M.Teixeira(3rd), B.McCann(7th), A.Jones(4th)
HOME RUNS- C.Beltran(3rd), C.Jones(3rd)
SACRIFICE HITS- J.Smoltz-2
WALKS- D.Wright, C.Delgado, M.Teixeira, J.Francoeur
STRIKE OUTS- J.Reyes, L.Castillo, P.Lo Duca, A.Jones, J.Smoltz
GIDP- P.Lo Duca
 
Chipper Jones blasted a homerun and had 3 RBI as the Atlanta Braves defeated
the New York (NL) Mets by a score of 4 to 1 at Turner Field.
 
John Smoltz(2-0) gave a fine effort for Atlanta.  He surrendered 5 hits and 2
walks in 8 and 1/3 innings lowering his ERA to 3.79.  Atlanta had 10 hits for
the game and New York (NL) had 6.  
 
Rafael Soriano got the save, his 3rd. The losing pitcher was Pedro
Martinez(1-2).  He surrendered 6 hits and 1 walk in 4 and 1/3 innings.

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October 17, 2007 Indians 7, Angels 2 (Angels lead series, 3-2)

2009-03-06T15:28:00.001-05:00

The Indians will not go down quietly, as what seemed like an insurmountable 3-0 Angels lead in games has been whittled down to 3-2. Grady Sizemore and Travis Hafner are the Cleveland stars at the plate, with Sizemore's 3 for 5 and scores 3 runs with a solo homerun and Hafter goes 3 for 4, knocking in 3 runs. C.C. Sabitha goes the distance on the mound for the Indians, allowing only 4 hits and 2 runs while striking out 8 Angels.

An off-day next, then back to California for game 6 with a pitching matchup of Jake Westbrook on short rest for Cleveland and Jered Weaver for the Angels.

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BOXSCORE: 2007 Los Angeles(AL) Angels At 2007 Cleveland Indians    10/17/2007
 
  Angels             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Indians            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  C.Figgins 3B        4  0  0  0 .244     G.Sizemore CF       5  3  3  1 .273  
  O.Cabrera SS        4  1  1  0 .333     C.Blake 3B          3  2  2  1 .179  
  G.Anderson LF       4  0  1  0 .220     T.Hafner DH         4  0  3  3 .345  
  V.Guerrero DH       1  1  0  1 .258     V.Martinez C        4  0  0  1 .233  
  C.Kotchman 1B       4  0  0  0 .290     R.Garko 1B          3  0  0  0 .286  
  M.Napoli C          4  0  0  0 .172     J.Peralta SS        4  0  2  0 .281  
  H.Kendrick 2B       4  0  1  1 .273     T.Nixon LF          4  0  0  0 .200  
  R.Willits CF        2  0  1  0 .259     F.Gutierrez RF      3  1  1  1 .313  
  J.Rivera RF         3  0  0  0 .333     J.Barfield 2B       4  1  2  0 .308  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      30  2  4  2                 Totals      34  7 13  7
 
 
Angels.......... 1 0 0  1 0 0  0 0 0  -  2  4  0
Indians......... 2 2 0  0 0 3  0 0    -  7 13  0
 
Angels (6-4)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
K.Escobar LOSS(2-1)       5 2/3  13   7   7   2   7   2 127   3.86
S.Shields                 2 1/3   0   0   0   0   2   0  21   2.70
Totals                    8      13   7   7   2   9   2
 
Indians (5-3)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
C.Sabathia WIN(2-1)       9       4   2   2   2   8   0 131   1.57
Totals                    9       4   2   2   2   8   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 40,500 DATE- Wednesday, October 17th 2007 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
T- 2:50
LEFT ON BASE- Angels: 5  Indians: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Angels: 1  Indians: 0
DOUBLES- H.Kendrick(3rd), C.Blake(1st), T.Hafner(3rd)
HOME RUNS- G.Sizemore(1st), F.Gutierrez(1st)
CAUGHT STEALING- C.Blake
SACRIFICE FLIES- V.Guerrero
WALKS- V.Guerrero, R.Willits, C.Blake, F.Gutierrez
HIT BY PITCH- V.Guerrero, R.Garko
STRIKE OUTS- C.Figgins-3, O.Cabrera, G.Anderson-2, M.Napoli, J.Rivera,
             G.Sizemore-2, V.Martinez, R.Garko-2, J.Peralta, T.Nixon,
             F.Gutierrez, J.Barfield
GIDP- T.Nixon
 
C.C. Sabathia went 9 strong innings as the Cleveland Indians defeated the Los
Angeles(AL) Angels by a score of 7 to 2 at Jacobs Field.
 
Sabathia(2-1) looked very much in control throughout the night.  He
surrendered only 4 hits and 2 walks in 9 innings.  Cleveland totaled 13 hits
on the night.  
 
Kelvim Escobar(2-1) was given the loss.  He was touched for 13 hits and 2
walks in 5 and 2/3 innings.  'Sabathia took our guys to school' Mike Scioscia
said. 'Too bad he doesn't pitch for us - it would make my job a whole lot
easier!'

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October 16, 2007 Mets 7, Braves 3 (Mets lead series, 3-2)

2009-03-06T12:28:00.001-05:00

The Mets get a well-rounded offense with all starters except for Luis Castillo getting hits. John Maine displays his Cy Young winning form, going 8 1/3 innings and striking out 11 Braves for his second win of the series and third overall in the playoffs, along with getting a base hit, walk and scoring a run at the plate. The Braves would mount a threat in the 9th as they get a walk and error off of a tiring Maine and Aaron Hielman allows a hit to load the bases with two outs. In comes Billy Wagner to face pinch-hitter Yunel Escobar, who he strikes out to end the game and get his third save of the series.

The series will resume in Atlanta after a travel off-day, and the Mets will try to win the pennant on hostile soil by sending Pedro Martinez to the mound to do battle with John Smoltz in game 6. A rematch of game 2, in which Smoltz got the better of Martinez by a score of 4-3.

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BOXSCORE: 2007 Atlanta Braves At 2007 New York (NL) Mets           10/16/2007
 
  Braves             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Mets               AB  R  H RBI AVG
  K.Johnson 2B        2  1  0  0 .211     J.Reyes SS          5  2  3  0 .250  
  E.Renteria SS       4  1  1  2 .324     L.Castillo 2B       4  0  0  0 .303  
  C.Jones 3B          4  0  1  0 .421     C.Beltran CF        5  0  1  1 .258  
  M.Teixeira 1B       4  0  1  1 .273     D.Wright 3B         4  1  2  1 .231  
  B.McCann C          2  0  0  0 .457     C.Delgado 1B        5  1  1  2 .129  
  A.Jones CF          4  0  0  0 .212     M.Alou LF           3  1  2  0 .292  
  J.Francoeur RF      4  0  1  0 .222     S.Green RF          4  1  2  1 .286  
  W.Harris LF         2  1  0  0 .300     P.Lo Duca C         4  0  1  2 .296  
B-M.Diaz PH           1  0  0  0 .111     J.Maine P           3  1  1  0 .500  
  T.Hudson P          2  0  0  0 .500     A.Heilman P         0  0  0  0 .000  
A-M.Prado PH          1  0  0  0 .286     B.Wagner P          0  0  0  0 .000  
  R.Mahay P           0  0  0  01.000                                          
C-Y.Escobar PH        1  0  0  0 .500                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      31  3  4  3                 Totals      37  7 13  7
 
A-Pinch Hit For Hudson In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Harris In 9th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Mahay In 9th Inning
 
Braves.......... 0 0 3  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  3  4  0
Mets............ 1 0 0  2 3 1  0 0    -  7 13  1
 
Braves (5-4)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
T.Hudson LOSS(0-2)        6      11   7   7   3   3   0 116   8.44
R.Mahay                   2       2   0   0   1   0   0  37   8.44
Totals                    8      13   7   7   4   3   0
 
Mets (6-2)               IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Maine WIN(3-0)          8 1/3   3   3   3   4  11   0 128   3.10
A.Heilman                 0 1/3   1   0   0   0   0   0   5   3.37
B.Wagner SAVE(5th)        0 1/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   8   1.59
Totals                    9       4   3   3   4  12   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 53,310 DATE- Tuesday, October 16th 2007 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 2:49
LEFT ON BASE- Braves: 6  Mets:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- Braves: 0  Mets: 1
ERRORS- D.Wright
DOUBLES- E.Renteria(2nd), M.Teixeira(2nd), J.Reyes(1st), D.Wright(2nd),
         C.Delgado(3rd), M.Alou(3rd), P.Lo Duca(1st)
STOLEN BASES- K.Johnson(2nd), W.Harris(2nd)
WALKS- K.Johnson-2, B.McCann-2, L.Castillo, D.Wright, M.Alou, J.Maine
HIT BY PITCH- W.Harris
STRIKE OUTS- K.Johnson-2, E.Renteria, C.Jones, M.Teixeira-2, B.McCann,
             A.Jones-2, J.Francoeur, T.Hudson, Y.Escobar, C.Beltran-2, J.Maine
GIDP- E.Renteria
 
John Maine mowed down 11 Atlanta batters and Jose Reyes had 3 base hits at
Shea Stadium as the New York (NL) Mets beat the Atlanta Braves 7 to
3.
 
Maine(3-0) put on a good performance.  He didn't give up much, just 3 hits and
4 walks in 8 and 1/3 innings.  New York (NL) out-hit Atlanta for the game, 13
hits to 4.  
 
Maine got help from Billy Wagner who earned his 5th save.  Tim Hudson(0-2)
absorbed the loss.  He was knocked around by New York (NL), allowing 11 hits
and 3 walks in 6 innings.  
 
Bobby Cox was upset after the game.  'I don't like to complain but did you see
that umpires strike zone?', he said.  'Maybe they ought to start calling the
strike zone the way it's printed in the rule book.'

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October 16, 2007 Indians 6, Angels 3 (Angels lead series, 3-1)

2009-03-04T21:39:00.001-05:00

No champagne yet for the Halos, as the Indians make that certain with 5 runs in the first and second innings, ripping Ervin Santana and Chris Bootcheck. Justin Speier and Dustin Moseley stop the bleeding by holding the Indians to one run the remainder of the game, but the damage was already done and Paul Byrd makes certain of it with a nice 8 inning, 2 run performance.

For game 5, it will be a rematch of the game 1 starters Kelvim Escobar for the Angels and C. C. Sabitha for the Indians.

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BOXSCORE: 2007 Los Angeles(AL) Angels At 2007 Cleveland Indians    10/16/2007
 
  Angels             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Indians            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  C.Figgins 3B        4  0  0  0 .270     G.Sizemore CF       4  1  1  0 .214  
  O.Cabrera SS        4  0  0  0 .343     C.Blake 3B          5  1  1  0 .120  
  V.Guerrero RF       4  1  1  1 .267     T.Hafner DH         5  0  1  0 .280  
  G.Anderson LF       4  0  0  0 .216     V.Martinez C        4  2  2  2 .269  
  M.Napoli C          4  1  1  0 .200     R.Garko 1B          3  1  1  1 .320  
  C.Kotchman 1B       4  1  3  0 .333     J.Peralta SS        4  0  2  2 .250  
  H.Kendrick 2B       4  0  1  0 .276     T.Nixon LF          3  0  1  1 .250  
  R.Willits CF        2  0  1  0 .240     J.Michaels RF       4  0  0  0 .000  
A-J.Rivera PH         1  0  1  1 .667     J.Barfield 2B       3  1  1  0 .222  
  N.Haynes DH         2  0  0  1 .125                                          
B-K.Morales PH        1  0  0  0 .231                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      34  3  8  3                 Totals      35  6 10  6
 
A-Pinch Hit For Willits In 9th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Haynes In 9th Inning
 
Angels.......... 0 0 0  1 1 0  0 0 1  -  3  8  1
Indians......... 3 2 0  1 0 0  0 0    -  6 10  2
 
Angels (6-3)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
E.Santana LOSS(0-1)       0 2/3   3   3   3   2   2   0  29  27.00
C.Bootcheck               0 2/3   2   2   2   0   2   0  22  13.50
J.Speier                  2 1/3   3   1   0   2   1   0  56   0.00
D.Moseley                 4 1/3   2   0   0   0   3   0  59   3.75
Totals                    8      10   6   5   4   8   0
 
Indians (4-3)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
P.Byrd WIN(1-0)           8       5   2   2   1   5   1 109   2.25
J.Lewis                   0 2/3   2   1   1   0   1   0  10  13.50
J.Borowski SAVE(3rd)      0 1/3   1   0   0   0   1   0   9   0.00
Totals                    9       8   3   3   1   7   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 42,261 DATE- Tuesday, October 16th 2007 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 2:40
LEFT ON BASE- Angels: 6  Indians:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- Angels: 0  Indians: 1
ERRORS- J.Speier, R.Garko, J.Barfield
DOUBLES- C.Kotchman(3rd), G.Sizemore(2nd), J.Peralta(1st), T.Nixon(1st)
HOME RUNS- V.Guerrero(3rd)
STOLEN BASES- J.Barfield-2(2nd)
SACRIFICE FLIES- N.Haynes
WALKS- R.Willits, V.Martinez, R.Garko, T.Nixon, J.Barfield
HIT BY PITCH- G.Sizemore
STRIKE OUTS- C.Figgins, V.Guerrero, G.Anderson, M.Napoli-2, H.Kendrick,
             K.Morales, G.Sizemore-2, C.Blake, T.Hafner, J.Peralta, T.Nixon,
             J.Michaels, J.Barfield
GIDP- N.Haynes
WILD PITCHES- E.Santana
WEB GEMS- Bot 8th: Howie Kendrick robbed Travis Hafner of a base hit.
 
Victor Martinez had 2 base hits and 2 RBI as the Cleveland Indians defeated
the Los Angeles(AL) Angels by a score of 6 to 3 at Jacobs Field.
 
The game started off with Cleveland taking the lead in the first scoring 3
runs utilizing 3 base hits.  After an out was recorded, Casey Blake started
the attack as he stroked a one-base hit.  Travis Hafner struck out, unable to
help the rally.  Ervin Santana then let loose a wild pitch.  Martinez was up
next and he laced a single knocking in a run.  Ryan Garko stepped into the
box and drew a walk.  Jhonny Peralta continued the rally and doubled which
accounted for two additional runs.  Los Angeles(AL) made it exciting in the
9th, but they were unable to push the needed runs across.  
 
Paul Byrd(1-0) picked up the victory, allowing 2 runs in 8 innings. Joe
Borowski earned the save, his 3rd.  Santana(0-1) was hit with the loss.  He
allowed 3 hits and 2 walks in 2/3 of an inning.

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October 15, 2007 Mets 6, Braves 2 (series tied, 2-2)

2009-03-04T18:07:00.001-05:00

A bug 5-run 3rd inning for the Mets is the difference today, as the Met win puts the series in a deadlock, 2 games to 2. A 138 pitch effort gives Oliver Perez the win, and when the Braves load the bases with one out in the 8th inning off of Aaron Sele Billy Wagner comes in. Wagner does allow a sac fly with the run charged to Sele, but that is all that the Braves can muster as Wagner gets his 4th save of the playoffs, his second of the series.

The Mets 3rd inning:
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 3 ***
0 L.Castillo 5- 7 15 5 Single b-1
0 1 C.Beltran 1-11 2 3 Home Run 1-H b-H
0 D.Wright 1- 8 6 Walk b-1
0 1 C.Delgado 6- 6 5 Double 1-3 b-2
0 23 M.Alou 1- 7 2 Single 3-H 2-3 b-1
0 1 3 S.Green 4- 6 3 Ground Out 1-2 b-0
1 23 P.Lo Duca 1 Wild Pitch 3-H 2-3
1 3 P.Lo Duca 4- 6 3 Sac Fly 3-H b-0
2 O.Perez 5- 2 2 Ground Out b-0

Which team will go up 3 games to 2? The two men who will do battle to help answer that question are the team aces and the National League's only 20 game winners, Tim Hudson for the Braves and John Maine for the Mets.

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BOXSCORE: 2007 Atlanta Braves At 2007 New York (NL) Mets           10/15/2007
 
  Braves             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Mets               AB  R  H RBI AVG
  K.Johnson 2B        4  1  0  0 .222     J.Reyes SS          4  0  0  0 .194  
  E.Renteria SS       3  0  0  0 .333     L.Castillo 2B       4  1  2  0 .345  
  C.Jones 3B          4  0  1  0 .441     C.Beltran CF        4  1  1  2 .269  
  M.Teixeira 1B       2  0  1  1 .276     D.Wright 3B         3  1  0  0 .182  
  B.McCann C          4  0  1  1 .485     C.Delgado 1B        3  2  1  0 .115  
  A.Jones CF          4  0  1  0 .241     M.Alou LF           4  1  1  1 .238  
  J.Francoeur RF      5  1  3  0 .219   C-E.Chavez LF         0  0  0  0 .333  
  W.Harris LF         5  0  1  0 .321     S.Green RF          4  0  2  0 .235  
  B.Carlyle P         1  0  0  0 .000     P.Lo Duca C         2  0  0  1 .304  
A-Y.Escobar PH        1  0  0  0 .571     O.Perez P           3  0  1  0 .333  
  C.Paronto P         0  0  0  0 ----     A.Sele P            0  0  0  0 ----  
B-M.Prado PH          1  1  1  0 .333     B.Wagner P          0  0  0  0 .000  
  T.Yates P           0  0  0  0 ----                                          
D-M.Diaz PH           1  0  0  0 .125                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      35  3  9  2                 Totals      31  6  8  4
 
A-Pinch Hit For Carlyle In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Paronto In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Alou In 9th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Yates In 9th Inning
 
Braves.......... 0 0 1  1 0 0  0 1 0  -  3  9  1
Mets............ 0 1 5  0 0 0  0 0    -  6  8  1
 
Braves (5-3)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
B.Carlyle LOSS(0-1)       5       7   6   5   1   1   1 107   5.56
C.Paronto                 2       1   0   0   0   0   0  26   0.00
T.Yates                   1       0   0   0   0   1   0  11   0.00
Totals                    8       8   6   5   1   2   1
 
Mets (5-2)               IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
O.Perez WIN(1-0)          6 1/3   6   2   1   7   6   0 138   1.42
A.Sele HOLD(2nd)          1       2   1   1   1   2   0  30   3.00
B.Wagner SAVE(4th)        1 2/3   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1.69
Totals                    9       9   3   2   8   8   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 53,256 DATE- Monday, October 15th 2007 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
T- 3:02
LEFT ON BASE- Braves:15  Mets: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Braves: 0  Mets: 0
ERRORS- C.Jones, L.Castillo
DOUBLES- M.Teixeira(1st), J.Francoeur(3rd), M.Prado(1st), C.Delgado(2nd)
HOME RUNS- C.Beltran(2nd)
SACRIFICE HITS- B.Carlyle
SACRIFICE FLIES- M.Teixeira, P.Lo Duca
WALKS- K.Johnson, E.Renteria-2, C.Jones, M.Teixeira-2, B.McCann, A.Jones,
       D.Wright
HIT BY PITCH- C.Delgado
STRIKE OUTS- K.Johnson, E.Renteria, M.Teixeira, A.Jones-2, J.Francoeur,
             W.Harris, Y.Escobar, D.Wright, M.Alou
WILD PITCHES- B.Carlyle
WEB GEMS- Bot 3rd: Mark Teixeira robbed Oliver Perez of a base hit.
 
At Shea Stadium the New York (NL) Mets outscored the Atlanta Braves 6 to
3.
 
Oliver Perez(1-0) gave a fine effort for New York (NL).  He was reached for 6
hits and 7 walks in 6 and 1/3 innings.  New York (NL) had a total of 8 hits
for the game.  
 
Perez got help from Billy Wagner who earned his 4th save. Buddy Carlyle(0-1)
took the loss.  He allowed New York (NL) 6 runs in 5 innings of work.

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October 15, 2007 Angels 4, Indians 3 (Angels lead series, 3-0)

2009-03-03T19:08:00.001-05:00

The Los Angeles Angels are one victory away from the World Series after a hard-fought win over the Indians puts them up 3 games to none. Neither starter, John Lackey or Jake Westbrook, was all that effective today as Westbrook didn't make it out of the second inning after allowing 3 unearned Angel runs, and Lackey was done in the 5th after two singles and two walks score a run. The Indians would get another run on a Travis Hafner sac fly in the 5th, and then Asdrubal Cabreara ties the game 3-3 in the 6th with a sac fly of his own.

Hafner tries to put the Indians in front in the bottom of the 7th by scoring from second on a single, but Kenny Lofton throws him out at the plate to preserve the tie. The Angels take their lead back in the top of the 8th on a Casey Kotchman sac fly, the Indians threaten in the 9th with singles for Casey Blake and Hafner with two out, but Ryan Garko strikes out to end the game.

The Angels will try for the sweep and punch their ticket to the World Series in game 4, sending Ervin Santana to the hill to battle the Indians' Paul Byrd.

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BOXSCORE: 2007 Los Angeles(AL) Angels At 2007 Cleveland Indians    10/15/2007
 
  Angels             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Indians            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  C.Figgins 3B        4  0  2  1 .303     G.Sizemore CF       3  0  0  0 .208  
  O.Cabrera SS        3  0  0  0 .387     C.Blake 3B          3  0  1  1 .100  
  V.Guerrero RF       4  0  0  0 .269     T.Hafner DH         4  0  2  1 .300  
  G.Anderson LF       4  0  2  0 .242     V.Martinez C        4  0  0  0 .227  
A-N.Haynes PR,CF      0  1  0  0 .167     R.Garko 1B          4  0  0  0 .318  
  M.Napoli C          4  1  1  0 .190     J.Peralta SS        4  0  1  0 .208  
  C.Kotchman 1B       1  1  0  1 .261     K.Lofton LF         3  1  1  0 .438  
  H.Kendrick 2B       3  1  1  0 .280     T.Nixon RF          3  1  2  0 .231  
  R.Willits CF,LF     4  0  1  1 .217     A.Cabrera 2B        1  1  0  1 .067  
  K.Morales DH        4  0  0  1 .250   B-F.Gutierrez PH      1  0  0  0 .308  
                                        C-C.Gomez 2B          0  0  0  0 ----  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      31  4  7  4                 Totals      30  3  7  3
 
A-Pinch Ran For Anderson In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Cabrera In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Gutierrez In 9th Inning
 
Angels.......... 0 3 0  0 0 0  0 1 0  -  4  7  0
Indians......... 0 0 0  0 2 1  0 0 0  -  3  7  1
 
Angels (6-2)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Lackey                  4       2   2   2   6   2   0  85   1.77
C.Bootcheck               1 1/3   1   1   1   1   0   0  24   6.75
J.Speier BS(1st)          1       2   0   0   0   1   0  18   0.00
S.Shields WIN(1-0)        2 2/3   2   0   0   2   3   0  46   4.15
Totals                    9       7   3   3   9   6   0
 
Indians (3-3)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Westbrook               1 2/3   1   3   0   3   0   0  43   4.05
R.Perez                   2 1/3   3   0   0   1   2   0  38   0.00
T.Mastny LOSS(0-2)        3 1/3   3   1   1   1   2   0  51   4.50
R.Betancourt              1 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0  22   0.00
Totals                    9       7   4   1   5   4   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 43,352 DATE- Monday, October 15th 2007 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
T- 3:23
LEFT ON BASE- Angels: 6  Indians:11
DOUBLE PLAYS- Angels: 1  Indians: 1
ERRORS- J.Peralta
DOUBLES- C.Figgins(2nd), T.Hafner(2nd), K.Lofton(2nd)
STOLEN BASES- C.Figgins(2nd), G.Sizemore(2nd)
CAUGHT STEALING- C.Figgins
SACRIFICE FLIES- C.Kotchman, T.Hafner, A.Cabrera
WALKS- C.Figgins, O.Cabrera, C.Kotchman-2, H.Kendrick, G.Sizemore-2, C.Blake-2,
       V.Martinez, R.Garko, K.Lofton, T.Nixon, A.Cabrera
STRIKE OUTS- O.Cabrera, V.Guerrero, K.Morales-2, G.Sizemore, T.Hafner-2,
             V.Martinez, R.Garko, T.Nixon
GIDP- V.Guerrero, J.Peralta
BALKS- C.Bootcheck
WEB GEMS- Bot 7th: Mike Napoli blocked the plate, saving a run!
 
Chone Figgins had 2 base hits as the Los Angeles(AL) Angels defeated the
Cleveland Indians 4 to 3 at Jacobs Field.
 
The deciding run was scored by Los Angeles(AL) in the top of the 8th.  After
an out was recorded, Garret Anderson laced a base-hit.  Mike Napoli next to
the plate and he hit a single.  Napoli took second on the throw.  Casey
Kotchman then hit a sacrifice fly scoring the run.  Cleveland made it
exciting in the 9th, but they were unable to push the needed runs across.
 
Scot Shields(1-0) went 2 and 2/3 innings allowing no runs for the victory. Tom
Mastny(0-2) was the loser in relief.  He surrendered 3 hits and 1 walk in 3
and 1/3 innings.

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October 14, 2007 Braves 2, Mets 1 (11) (Braves lead series, 2-1)

2009-02-28T18:12:00.001-05:00

The series resumes in New York, and the croud at Shea is treated to a real thriller as the lefties Chuck James and Tom Glavine do battle. They weren't too thrilled with the final score however.

The Mets draw first blood in the 3rd inning when Moises Alou beats out a possible inning ending double play grounder after James had issued three straight walks to load the bases, enabling a run to score. The Braves tie the game in the 5th on a solo homerun for Brian McCann, and the score stays tied for 5 more innings. In the top of the 11th Willie Harris singles and Edgar Renteria bunts him to second base. After a foulout and intentional walk, McCann strikes again ripping a base hit scoring Harris fron second. With Rafael Soriano being used for the 6th and 7th innings, Peter Moylan comes in for the save attempt and retires three straight Mets.

The Mets will try to tie the series in game 4, sending Oliver Perez to the mound to battle the Braves' Buddy Carlyle.

Strat-O-Matic Report


BOXSCORE: 2007 Atlanta Braves At 2007 New York (NL) Mets           10/14/2007
 
  Braves             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Mets               AB  R  H RBI AVG
  K.Johnson 2B        4  0  0  0 .250     J.Reyes SS          5  0  1  0 .222  
  T.Yates P           0  0  0  0 ----     L.Castillo 2B       4  0  1  0 .320  
H-W.Harris PH         1  1  1  0 .348   F-C.Gomez PR          0  0  0  0 ----  
  P.Moylan P          0  0  0  0 ----   G-E.Chavez 2B         0  0  0  0 .333  
  E.Renteria SS       4  0  1  0 .367     C.Beltran CF        3  1  0  0 .273  
  C.Jones 3B          5  0  1  0 .467     D.Wright 3B         3  0  0  0 .211  
  M.Teixeira 1B       3  0  0  0 .259     C.Delgado 1B        4  0  0  0 .087  
  B.McCann C          5  1  3  2 .517     M.Alou LF           5  0  0  1 .235  
  A.Jones CF          3  0  0  0 .240     P.Lo Duca C         4  0  1  0 .333  
  J.Francoeur RF      3  0  0  0 .148   I-S.Green PH          1  0  0  0 .154  
  M.Diaz LF           3  0  0  0 .143     L.Milledge RF       4  0  0  0 .200  
  C.James P           1  0  0  0 .000     T.Glavine P         0  0  0  0 .500  
A-Y.Escobar PH        1  0  1  0 .667   B-R.Gotay PH          1  0  0  0 .000  
  R.Soriano P         0  0  0  0 ----     A.Heilman P         0  0  0  0 .000  
C-S.Thorman PH        0  0  0  0 .000     P.Feliciano P       0  0  0  0 ----  
D-M.Prado PH,2B       2  0  0  0 .200   E-R.Castro PH         1  0  0  0 .000  
                                          A.Sele P            0  0  0  0 ----  
                                          G.Mota P            0  0  0  0 ----  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      35  2  7  2                 Totals      35  1  3  1
 
A-Pinch Hit For James In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Glavine In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Soriano In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Thorman In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Feliciano In 9th Inning
F-Pinch Ran For Castillo In 10th Inning
G-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Gomez In 11th Inning
H-Pinch Hit For Yates In 11th Inning
I-Pinch Hit For Lo Duca In 11th Inning
 
Braves.......... 0 0 0  0 1 0  0 0 0  0 1 -  2  7  0
Mets............ 0 0 1  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 -  1  3  0
 
Braves (5-2)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
C.James                   5       2   1   1   5   1   0  87   4.00
R.Soriano                 2       1   0   0   0   3   0  23   2.25
T.Yates WIN(1-0)          3       0   0   0   2   3   0  41   0.00
P.Moylan SAVE(1st)        1       0   0   0   0   0   0  13   3.86
Totals                   11       3   1   1   7   7   0
 
Mets (4-2)               IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
T.Glavine                 7       3   1   1   2   4   1  84   0.68
A.Heilman                 0 1/3   0   0   0   2   0   0  16   3.60
P.Feliciano               1 2/3   1   0   0   0   0   0  18   0.00
A.Sele                    1       1   0   0   1   0   0  18   0.00
G.Mota LOSS(0-1)          1       2   1   1   1   0   0  20   9.00
Totals                   11       7   2   2   6   4   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 55,770 DATE- Sunday, October 14th 2007 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 3:44
LEFT ON BASE- Braves: 7  Mets:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- Braves: 0  Mets: 4
DOUBLES- B.McCann(6th)
HOME RUNS- B.McCann(3rd)
STOLEN BASES- J.Reyes(4th), C.Gomez(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- E.Renteria, T.Glavine
WALKS- M.Teixeira-2, A.Jones-2, J.Francoeur, M.Diaz, L.Castillo, C.Beltran-2,
       D.Wright-2, C.Delgado, T.Glavine
HIT BY PITCH- L.Milledge
STRIKE OUTS- E.Renteria, M.Teixeira, M.Diaz, C.James, J.Reyes-2, C.Beltran,
             M.Alou, P.Lo Duca, L.Milledge, R.Castro
GIDP- K.Johnson, B.McCann, M.Diaz
WILD PITCHES- P.Feliciano
 
One run was the difference at Shea Stadium as the Atlanta Braves defeated the
New York (NL) Mets in 11 innings 2 to 1.
 
The score was tied at 1 after nine.  Atlanta won the game in the 11th inning.
Willie Harris banged out a single.  Edgar Renteria stepped up next and he
laid down a sacrifice bunt.  After another out, Mark Teixeira came up and he
was walked intentionally.  Brian McCann stepped in and he delivered a
one-base hit scoring the run.  For the game Atlanta out-hit New York (NL) 7
to 3.  
 
The victory went to Tyler Yates(1-0) who went 3 innings, allowing no runs.
Yates got help from Peter Moylan who was credited with his 1st save.
Guillermo Mota(0-1) was the loser in relief.  He allowed 1 run and 2 hits in
1 inning.

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October 13, 2007 Angels 3, Indians 2 (Angels lead series, 2-0)

2009-02-27T23:37:00.001-05:00

A tight game throughout with an exciting 9th inning on both sides. Vladimir Guerrero comes through big for the Angels today with his bat and his arm by stroking a 2-run homerun in the 4th, throwing Kenny Lofton out at home for what would have been the go-ahead run for the Indians in the top of the 9th, and starting the Angels rally of three straight singles in the bottom of the 9th which wins the game.

The 9th inning details:
*** TOP OF INNING 9 ***
0 J.Peralta 1-10 10 3 Single b-1
SUBSTITUTE PR- Josh Barfield
0 1 K.Lofton 1 Wild Pitch 1-2
0 2 K.Lofton 3-10 5 Single 2-3 b-1
0 1 3 F.Gutierrez 2- 6 4 Strike Out b-0
1 1 3 1 Stolen Base 1-2
1 23 C.Blake 0 Int Walk b-1
1 123 G.Sizemore 3- 5 4 Single 3-H 2-o 1-3 b-2
2 23 A.Cabrera 5- 9 5 Strike Out b-0
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 9 ***
SUBSTITUTE SS- Asdrubal Cabrera
SUBSTITUTE 2B- Josh Barfield
SUBSTITUTE P - Tom Mastny
0 O.Cabrera 2- 9 1 Ground Out b-0
1 C.Kotchman 6- 9 3 Fly Out b-0
2 V.Guerrero 5- 2 5 Single b-1
2 1 G.Anderson 6- 7 16 5 Single 1-3 b-1
2 1 3 M.Napoli 3- 7 2 5 Single 3-H 1-2 b

The teams get an off-day for their cross-country flight to Cleveland, with game 3 featuring a pitching matchup of Jake Westbrook against Cy Young Award winner John Lackey at Jocabs Field.

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BOXSCORE: 2007 Cleveland Indians At 2007 Los Angeles(AL) Angels    10/13/2007
 
  Indians            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Angels             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  G.Sizemore CF       4  1  3  1 .238     C.Figgins 3B        4  0  1  0 .276  
  A.Cabrera 2B,SS     4  0  0  1 .071     O.Cabrera SS        4  1  2  0 .429  
  T.Hafner DH         2  0  0  0 .250     C.Kotchman 1B       3  0  0  0 .273  
  V.Martinez C        3  0  1  0 .278     V.Guerrero RF       4  2  2  2 .318  
  R.Garko 1B          3  0  0  0 .389     G.Anderson LF       4  0  1  0 .207  
  J.Peralta SS        4  0  1  0 .200     M.Napoli C          4  0  1  1 .176  
A-J.Barfield PR,2B    0  1  0  0 .167     B.Wood DH           3  0  0  0 .000  
  K.Lofton LF         4  0  2  0 .462     H.Kendrick 2B       3  0  1  0 .273  
  F.Gutierrez RF      4  0  1  0 .333     R.Willits CF        3  0  0  0 .211  
  C.Blake 3B          3  0  0  0 .059                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      31  2  8  2                 Totals      32  3  8  3
 
A-Pinch Ran For Peralta In 9th Inning
 
Indians......... 1 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 1  -  2  8  0
Angels.......... 0 0 0  2 0 0  0 0 1  -  3  8  2
 
Indians (3-2)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
F.Carmona                 5 2/3   4   2   2   0   1   1  67   2.63
R.Betancourt              2 1/3   1   0   0   1   4   0  34   0.00
T.Mastny LOSS(0-1)        0 2/3   3   1   1   0   0   0  19  13.50
Totals                    8 2/3   8   3   3   1   5   1
 
Angels (5-2)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Weaver*                 6 1/3   5   1   1   3   6   0  97   2.38
S.Shields HOLD(1st)       1 1/3   0   0   0   1   1   0  18  10.80
F.Rodriguez W(1-1)B(2nd)  1 1/3   3   1   1   1   2   0  25   1.50
Totals                    9       8   2   2   5   9   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 42,992 DATE- Saturday, October 13th 2007 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 2:58
LEFT ON BASE- Indians: 9  Angels: 3
DOUBLE PLAYS- Indians: 0  Angels: 1
ERRORS- M.Napoli, H.Kendrick
DOUBLES- O.Cabrera(2nd)
HOME RUNS- V.Guerrero(2nd)
STOLEN BASES- G.Sizemore(1st), K.Lofton(1st)
CAUGHT STEALING- G.Sizemore, C.Figgins
WALKS- G.Sizemore, T.Hafner, V.Martinez, R.Garko, C.Blake, C.Kotchman
HIT BY PITCH- A.Cabrera, T.Hafner
STRIKE OUTS- A.Cabrera-2, T.Hafner-2, R.Garko, J.Peralta, F.Gutierrez-2,
             C.Blake, V.Guerrero, M.Napoli, B.Wood-2, R.Willits
GIDP- J.Peralta
WILD PITCHES- J.Weaver*, F.Rodriguez
WEB GEMS- Bot 4th: Grady Sizemore robbed Casey Kotchman of an extra base hit.
 
Vladimir Guerrero jacked one out of the ballyard and had 2 RBI as the Los
Angeles(AL) Angels pulled out a win over the Cleveland Indians by a score of
3 to 2 at Angels Stadium.
 
Los Angeles(AL) scored the deciding run in the 9th inning.  After two were out
Guerrero delivered a base-hit.  Garret Anderson came next and he smacked a
single.  Mike Napoli then lashed a single resulting in an exciting win for
Los Angeles(AL) and a wild post-game celebration by the home town fans.  Both
teams finished the game with 8 hits.  
 
Francisco Rodriguez(1-1) went 1 and 1/3 innings allowing 1 run for the
victory. Tom Mastny(0-1) was the loser in relief.  He surrendered 3 hits and
no walks in 2/3 of an inning.

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October 12, 2007 Braves 4, Mets 3 (series tied, 1-1)

2009-02-27T21:12:00.001-05:00

The Braves hand the Mets their first postseason loss and even the series at a game apiece. Andruw Jones has the hot bat today after yesterday's failue at the plate, knocking in 3 of the Brave runs with an RBI double in the 2nd and a 2-run single with the bases loaded (coming through this time!) in the 4th. John Smoltz helps his own cause with a sac fly for the 4th Braves run of the game, also in that 4th inning, and that would prove to be the difference. The Mets get solo runs in the 6th, 7th and 8th to get within one, but Rafael Soriano retires the Mets 1-2-3 in the 9th inning for the save.

After an off day the series shifts to Shea Stadium with Chris James on the mound for Atlanta and Tom Glavine taking the hill for the Mets against his former team to see who will get the upper hand in the series.

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BOXSCORE: 2007 New York (NL) Mets At 2007 Atlanta Braves           10/12/2007
 
  Mets               AB  R  H RBI AVG     Braves             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Reyes SS          5  0  2  1 .227     K.Johnson 2B        3  0  2  0 .286  
  L.Castillo 2B       4  0  0  0 .333     E.Renteria SS       3  0  1  0 .385  
  C.Beltran CF        3  1  2  0 .316     C.Jones 3B          3  0  2  0 .520  
  D.Wright 3B         3  1  2  0 .250     M.Teixeira 1B       4  1  1  0 .292  
  C.Delgado 1B        2  0  0  0 .105     B.McCann C          4  2  1  0 .500  
  M.Alou LF           4  0  1  1 .333     J.Francoeur RF      3  1  1  0 .167  
  S.Green RF          4  0  0  0 .167     A.Jones CF          4  0  2  3 .273  
  P.Lo Duca C         3  0  0  0 .353     W.Harris LF         4  0  0  0 .318  
C-R.Gotay PH          1  0  0  0 .000     J.Smoltz P          1  0  0  1 .000  
  P.Martinez P        2  0  0  0 .000     R.Mahay P           1  0  1  01.000  
A-L.Milledge PH       1  1  1  0 .333     C.Paronto P         0  0  0  0 ----  
  J.Smith P           0  0  0  0 ----   B-S.Thorman PH        1  0  0  0 .000  
D-R.Castro PH         1  0  0  0 .000     R.Soriano P         0  0  0  0 ----  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      33  3  8  2                 Totals      31  4 11  4
 
A-Pinch Hit For Martinez In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Paronto In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Lo Duca In 9th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Smith In 9th Inning
 
Mets............ 0 0 0  0 0 1  1 1 0  -  3  8  1
Braves.......... 0 1 0  3 0 0  0 0    -  4 11  1
 
Mets (4-1)               IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
P.Martinez LOSS(1-1)      6      11   4   1   4   5   0 128   1.50
J.Smith                   2       0   0   0   1   3   0  19   0.00
Totals                    8      11   4   1   5   8   0
 
Braves (4-2)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Smoltz WIN(1-0)         5 2/3   4   1   1   3   7   0  96   5.91
R.Mahay HOLD(2nd)         1 1/3   3   2   2   0   0   0  26  13.50
C.Paronto HOLD(1st)       1       1   0   0   1   0   0  11   0.00
R.Soriano SAVE(2nd)       1       0   0   0   0   1   0   9   4.50
Totals                    9       8   3   3   4   8   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 47,840 DATE- Friday, October 12th 2007 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
T- 2:28
LEFT ON BASE- Mets: 7  Braves: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Mets: 2  Braves: 1
ERRORS- J.Reyes, B.McCann
DOUBLES- D.Wright(1st), L.Milledge(1st), C.Jones(3rd), A.Jones(3rd), R.Mahay
STOLEN BASES- J.Reyes(3rd), K.Johnson(1st)
CAUGHT STEALING- J.Reyes, K.Johnson-2
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Smoltz
WALKS- C.Beltran, D.Wright, C.Delgado-2, K.Johnson-2, E.Renteria, C.Jones,
       J.Francoeur
STRIKE OUTS- L.Castillo-2, M.Alou, S.Green, P.Lo Duca-2, R.Gotay, P.Martinez,
             K.Johnson, M.Teixeira-2, B.McCann, J.Francoeur, A.Jones, J.Smoltz,
             S.Thorman
GIDP- M.Alou, E.Renteria, C.Jones
WILD PITCHES- P.Martinez
PASSED BALLS- P.Lo Duca
 
47,840 fans were treated to a fine game at Turner Field as only one run
separated the combatants at game's end.  The Atlanta Braves won by the
slimmest of margins, 4 to 3.
 
John Smoltz(1-0) earned his pay with a solid performance for Atlanta.  He went
5 and 2/3 innings allowing 4 hits and 3 walks.  Smoltz struckout 7 New York
(NL) batters.  Rafael Soriano relieved and was untouched by New York (NL) as
he recorded the save, his 2nd.  
 
Pedro Martinez(1-1) suffered the loss.  He was touched for 11 hits and 4 walks
in 6 innings.

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October 12, 2007 Angels 2, Indians 1 (Angels lead series, 1-0)

2009-02-26T21:31:00.001-05:00

Despite the Indians getting double digits in hits, too many wasted chances with 10 left off base only gets them one run on the scoreboard. Orlando Cabrera carries the hot bat of the day, knocking in both Angel runs with a 1st inning double to score Chone Figgins from first and a solo shot in the 5th. The Indians finally get on the scoreboard in the 6th inning, with a Victor Marninez double and Ryan Garko's single scores Martinez, but Francisco Rodriguez puts the lights out again with a 2 inning save, his 4th of the playoffs.

For game 2, ir will be Fausto Carmona for the Indians against the Angels' Jered Weaver.

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BOXSCORE: 2007 Cleveland Indians At 2007 Los Angeles(AL) Angels    10/12/2007
 
  Indians            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Angels             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  G.Sizemore CF       5  0  1  0 .118     C.Figgins 3B        4  1  1  0 .280  
  C.Blake 3B          5  0  1  0 .071     O.Cabrera SS        4  1  2  2 .417  
  T.Hafner DH         4  0  2  0 .286     V.Guerrero RF       4  0  2  0 .278  
  V.Martinez C        4  1  2  0 .267     G.Anderson LF       4  0  0  0 .200  
  R.Garko 1B          3  0  3  1 .467   D-N.Haynes LF         0  0  0  0 .167  
  J.Peralta SS        4  0  0  0 .188     C.Kotchman DH       3  0  1  0 .316  
  K.Lofton LF         3  0  0  0 .444     M.Napoli C          3  0  0  0 .154  
  T.Nixon RF          3  0  0  0 .100   B-R.Quinlan PH        1  0  0  0 .000  
A-F.Gutierrez PH,RF   1  0  0  0 .375   C-J.Mathis C          0  0  0  0 .000  
  J.Barfield 2B       3  0  1  0 .167     H.Kendrick 2B       3  0  0  0 .263  
E-J.Michaels PH       0  0  0  0 ----     K.Morales 1B        2  0  0  0 .375  
F-A.Cabrera PH        1  0  0  0 .100     R.Willits CF        2  0  0  0 .250  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      36  1 10  1                 Totals      30  2  6  2
 
A-Pinch Hit For Nixon In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Napoli In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Quinlan In 9th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Anderson In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Barfield In 9th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Michaels In 9th Inning
 
Indians......... 0 0 0  0 0 1  0 0 0  -  1 10  0
Angels.......... 1 0 0  0 1 0  0 0    -  2  6  0
 
Indians (3-1)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
C.Sabathia LOSS(1-1)      7       5   2   2   2   5   1 110   1.29
J.Lewis                   0       1   0   0   0   0   0   5   ----
R.Perez                   1       0   0   0   0   1   0  16   0.00
Totals                    8       6   2   2   2   6   1
 
Angels (4-2)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
K.Escobar WIN(2-0)        5 1/3   8   1   1   2   4   0  95   0.69
D.Oliver HOLD(1st)        1 2/3   2   0   0   0   2   0  22   0.00
F.Rodriguez SAVE(3rd)     2       0   0   0   0   2   0  17   0.00
Totals                    9      10   1   1   2   8   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 40,738 DATE- Friday, October 12th 2007 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 2:29
LEFT ON BASE- Indians:10  Angels: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Indians: 0  Angels: 0
DOUBLES- G.Sizemore(1st), T.Hafner(1st), V.Martinez(1st), J.Barfield(1st),
         O.Cabrera(1st), V.Guerrero-2(2nd)
HOME RUNS- O.Cabrera(1st)
CAUGHT STEALING- J.Barfield
WALKS- R.Garko, K.Lofton, C.Kotchman, R.Willits
HIT BY PITCH- K.Morales
STRIKE OUTS- G.Sizemore-2, J.Peralta-2, K.Lofton, T.Nixon-3, G.Anderson-3,
             C.Kotchman, K.Morales-2
 
Kelvim Escobar(2-0) and C.C. Sabathia(1-1) locked horns in a pitcher's duel
with Escobar and the Los Angeles(AL) Angels coming out on top of the
Cleveland Indians 2 to 1.
 
Los Angeles(AL) claimed the early lead in the first inning scoring one runner
on 3 hits.  Los Angeles(AL) took care of Cleveland with no trouble in the
9th.  
 
Francisco Rodriguez gained credit for his 3rd save.

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October 11, 2007 Mets 5, Braves 4 (Mets lead series, 1-0)

2009-02-25T21:55:00.001-05:00

The New York Mets take game 1 of the NLCS as pitcher John Maine helps his own cause with a 2-run single in the 2nd inning, and the Mets jump out in front 4-0 after three. The Braves try to comeback, getting two in the 5th and one more in the 7th to close within a run. The Mets get an insurance run in the 8th, and it proves to be a very important insurance run.

Billy Wagner, with saves in all three first round games against the Giants, runs into a little trouble in the 9th. Kelly Johnson scores on a grounout after his leadoff triple, Chipper Jones hits a single his third hit of the day, Mark Teixeira walks and Brian McCann gets hit by a pitch to load the bases full of Braves with two outs. Andruw Jones can't deliver though, as he grounds out with the bases loaded for the final out as the Mets take game 1. Maine gets the win as Wagner holds on for a hard-earned save.

For Game 2, two seasoned veterans will get the call - Pedro Martinez will take the hill for the Mets against John Smoltz for the Braves.

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BOXSCORE: 2007 New York (NL) Mets At 2007 Atlanta Braves           10/11/2007
 
  Mets               AB  R  H RBI AVG     Braves             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Reyes SS          5  0  1  0 .176     K.Johnson 2B        5  1  1  0 .240  
  L.Castillo 2B       5  1  2  0 .412     E.Renteria SS       5  1  2  1 .391  
  C.Beltran CF        5  0  0  0 .250     C.Jones 3B          4  1  3  2 .500  
  D.Wright 3B         2  1  1  0 .154     M.Teixeira 1B       2  0  1  1 .300  
  C.Delgado 1B        4  0  1  1 .118     J.Francoeur RF      5  0  0  0 .143  
  S.Green RF          4  1  1  1 .250     B.McCann C          4  0  3  0 .550  
E-C.Gomez RF          0  0  0  0 ----     A.Jones CF          4  0  0  0 .222  
  P.Lo Duca C         3  1  1  0 .429     W.Harris LF         4  0  1  0 .389  
  S.Schoeneweis P     0  0  0  0 ----     T.Hudson P          1  0  0  0 .750  
  A.Heilman P         0  0  0  0 .000   A-M.Prado PH          1  1  1  0 .333  
D-R.Gotay PH          1  0  0  0 .000     O.Villarreal P      0  0  0  0 ----  
  A.Sele P            0  0  0  0 ----   C-M.Diaz PH           1  0  0  0 .250  
  B.Wagner P          0  0  0  0 .000     P.Moylan P          0  0  0  0 ----  
  E.Chavez LF         3  1  1  1 .333   F-Y.Escobar PH        1  0  0  0 .600  
  J.Maine P           2  0  1  2 .600     C.Paronto P         0  0  0  0 ----  
B-R.Castro C          2  0  0  0 .000                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      36  5  9  5                 Totals      37  4 12  4
 
A-Pinch Hit For Hudson In 5th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Maine In 6th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Villarreal In 6th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Heilman In 8th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Green In 8th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Moylan In 8th Inning
 
Mets............ 0 3 1  0 0 0  0 1 0  -  5  9  1
Braves.......... 0 0 0  0 2 0  1 0 1  -  4 12  0
 
Mets (4-0)               IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Maine WIN(2-0)          5 1/3   8   2   2   3   4   0 104   3.00
S.Schoenewei HOLD(1st)    1       2   1   1   0   3   1  20   9.00
A.Heilman HOLD(2nd)       0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   9   3.86
A.Sele HOLD(1st)          1       0   0   0   0   0   0   9   0.00
B.Wagner SAVE(3rd)        1       2   1   1   1   0   0  31   2.45
Totals                    9      12   4   4   4   7   1
 
Braves (3-2)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
T.Hudson LOSS(0-1)        5       7   4   4   1   3   0  95   7.20
O.Villarreal              1       0   0   0   0   1   0  15   0.00
P.Moylan                  2       1   1   1   2   2   0  37   4.50
C.Paronto                 1       1   0   0   1   0   0  14   0.00
Totals                    9       9   5   5   4   6   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 49,570 DATE- Thursday, October 11th 2007 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 3:13
LEFT ON BASE- Mets: 9  Braves:12
DOUBLE PLAYS- Mets: 2  Braves: 0
ERRORS- C.Beltran
DOUBLES- S.Green(2nd), B.McCann(5th)
TRIPLES- K.Johnson(2nd)
HOME RUNS- C.Jones(2nd)
STOLEN BASES- J.Reyes(2nd), C.Beltran(1st), W.Harris(1st)
SACRIFICE FLIES- M.Teixeira
WALKS- D.Wright-3, E.Chavez, C.Jones, M.Teixeira-2, A.Jones
HIT BY PITCH- C.Delgado, B.McCann
STRIKE OUTS- C.Beltran-2, C.Delgado, E.Chavez, J.Maine, R.Castro, K.Johnson-3,
             E.Renteria, J.Francoeur, T.Hudson, M.Diaz
GIDP- C.Jones, J.Francoeur
WILD PITCHES- A.Heilman-2
WEB GEMS- Bot 5th: Carlos Beltran robbed Mark Teixeira of an extra base hit.
          Top 7th: Kelly Johnson robbed Luis Castillo of a base hit.
 
Second baseman Luis Castillo had 2 base hits at Turner Field where the New
York (NL) Mets beat the Atlanta Braves 5 to 4.
 
In the top of the 2nd inning New York (NL) scored 3 runs when they had 3 base
hits.  The critical plate appearance was by John Maine who disappointed the
partisan crowd when he lined a base-hit which was good for two runs.  Atlanta
had a chance in the 9th but they came up short.  
 
The win went to Maine(2-0) who allowed 2 runs in 5 and 1/3 innings. Billy
Wagner recorded his 3rd save.  Tim Hudson(0-1) ended up with the loss.  
 
'I always am most impressed when a pitcher finds a way to win even without his
best stuff,' Willie Randolph said after the game.  'Maine did not have
command of his pitches most of the night, but he proved he really knew how to
pitch!'

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October 10, 2007 Angels 5, Blue Jays 1 (Angels win series, 3-2)

2009-02-25T18:39:00.001-05:00

The Blue Jays put up a hell of a fight in the series, but John Lackey proves to be just too much in game 5 as he goes the distance and having a shutout until 2 were out in the 9th as the Angels check their ticket for the ALCS showdown with the Cleveland Indians.

A. J. Burnett was no slouch today for Toronto, as the only runs the Angels got off him was via a Casey Kotchman 2-run double in the 4th. The Angels get some breathing room off of Scott Downs in the 8th, with a Vladimir Guerrero 2-run homer and a Howie Kendrick RBI double. Orlando Cabrera helpd out some with a 4 for 4 day and 2 steals. The Angels ran roughshod on the bases for the series with 9 steals in 14 attempts. A nice performance turned in for a losing cause for Alex Rios of the Jays with a 3 for 4 day.

Series MVP - undoubtedly John Lackey, 2-0 with a 1.10 ERA for the series only giving up 2 runs to the Blue Jays in almost 17 innings over the two starts.

Game 1 of the ALCS will be on October 12th in Los Angeles, with C. C. Sabita going for the Indians and Kelvim Escobar taking the hill for the Angels.

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BOXSCORE: 2007 Toronto Blue Jays At 2007 Los Angeles(AL) Angels    10/10/2007
 
  Blue Jays          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Angels             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  R.Johnson RF        2  0  0  0 .294     C.Figgins 3B        3  0  0  0 .286  
A-M.Stairs PR,RF      1  0  0  0 .091     O.Cabrera SS        4  2  4  0 .400  
  A.Lind LF           4  0  0  0 .100     V.Guerrero RF       4  2  2  2 .214  
  A.Rios CF           4  1  3  0 .421     G.Anderson LF       4  0  0  0 .238  
  F.Thomas DH         3  0  0  0 .158     C.Kotchman 1B       3  0  1  2 .313  
  A.Hill 2B           4  0  1  1 .316     M.Napoli C          4  1  1  0 .200  
  L.Overbay 1B        4  0  0  0 .100     H.Kendrick 2B       4  0  1  1 .313  
  G.Zaun C            3  0  0  0 .059     R.Willits CF        3  0  0  0 .286  
  J.McDonald SS       3  0  1  0 .133     N.Haynes DH         3  0  1  0 .167  
  R.Adams 3B          3  0  0  0 .357                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      31  1  5  1                 Totals      32  5 10  5
 
A-Pinch Ran For Johnson In 6th Inning
 
INJURY: Reed Johnson INJURED (for 15 more games) in 6th inning
 
Blue Jays....... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 1  -  1  5  1
Angels.......... 0 0 0  2 0 0  0 3    -  5 10  0
 
Blue Jays (2-3)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
A.Burnett LOSS(0-2)       5       6   2   2   1   4   0  81   2.61
C.Janssen                 1 1/3   0   0   0   2   2   0  27   0.00
S.Marcum                  0 2/3   1   1   1   0   0   0   6   2.70
S.Downs                   0 2/3   2   2   2   0   0   1  15  10.80
B.Wolfe                   0 1/3   1   0   0   0   0   0   9   0.00
Totals                    8      10   5   5   3   6   1
 
Angels (3-2)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Lackey WIN(2-0)         9       5   1   1   1   7   0 132   1.10
Totals                    9       5   1   1   1   7   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 43,095 DATE- Wednesday, October 10th 2007 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 2:50
LEFT ON BASE- Blue Jays: 5  Angels: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Blue Jays: 2  Angels: 1
ERRORS- J.McDonald
DOUBLES- A.Rios(2nd), J.McDonald(1st), C.Kotchman(2nd), H.Kendrick(2nd)
HOME RUNS- V.Guerrero(1st)
STOLEN BASES- O.Cabrera-2(2nd), M.Napoli(2nd)
CAUGHT STEALING- C.Figgins
WALKS- F.Thomas, C.Figgins, C.Kotchman, R.Willits
HIT BY PITCH- R.Johnson
STRIKE OUTS- A.Lind-2, A.Hill, L.Overbay, G.Zaun, J.McDonald-2, V.Guerrero,
             C.Kotchman, M.Napoli-2, R.Willits, N.Haynes
GIDP- F.Thomas, V.Guerrero, M.Napoli
 
Right fielder Vladimir Guerrero left the yard and had 2 RBI and John Lackey
delivered 9 solid innings as the Los Angeles(AL) Angels defeated the Toronto
Blue Jays by a score of 5 to 1 at Angels Stadium.
 
Toronto was unable to claim the lead after Los Angeles(AL) went ahead in the
bottom of the 4th inning as they scored 2 runs on 3 base hits.  The key
at-bat was by Casey Kotchman who came through for the home fans when he
doubled plating two runs.  Los Angeles(AL) banged out 10 hits on the night.
 
Lackey(2-0) got the victory, allowing 1 run for the game. A.J. Burnett(0-2)
was charged with the loss.  He allowed 2 runs and 6 hits in 5 innings.

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October 8, 2007 Blue Jays 11, Angels 10 (10) (series tied, 2-2)

2009-02-24T20:42:00.001-05:00

What a wild. crazy, absolutely insane game. The play account is blogged after the game to make it easier to follow, as I will just give the highlights.

The Blue Jays (actually me as I do the lineups and decide the starters, but the computer plays the game) decide to give Ray Halladay the start on only 3 days rest since he only went 3 2/3 innings in game 1, and it almost backfired on them as he allows 6 runs in the first two innings including a Garrett Anderson grand slam. The Jays though keep Halladay in the game with 7 runs over the first two innings, six of those on a pair of 3-run homeruns for Russ Adams in the 2nd and 3rd innings.

The Jays up the lead to 9-6 with two more runs in the 4th until Juan Rivera ties it up on one pitch with a 3-run homerun for the Angels in the 7th. It quiets down some and goes to extra frames until the Angels get the go-ahead run in the 10th inning on an error to take a 10-9 lead and have their chance to win the game and series. Francisco Rodriguez comes in to try to get his 3rd save in the series, but doesn't as he throws a wild pitch which ties the game and then a walk-off double for Reed Johnson for another run wins the game for the Jays in the bottom of the 10th.

Starters for the deciding game 5 - Cy Young award John Lackey for the Angels and A. J. Burnett for the Blue Jays, with the winner going on to face the Indians in the AL Championship Series.

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BOXSCORE: 2007 Los Angeles(AL) Angels At 2007 Toronto Blue Jays     10/8/2007
 
  Angels             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Blue Jays          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  C.Figgins 3B        6  1  2  0 .333     R.Johnson RF        5  2  3  1 .333  
  O.Cabrera SS        5  1  2  0 .250     L.Overbay 1B        4  0  1  0 .167  
  V.Guerrero RF       1  0  0  0 .100     A.Rios CF           4  1  2  2 .333  
A-N.Haynes PR,CF      3  1  0  0 .000     F.Thomas DH         4  1  1  0 .188  
  G.Anderson LF       5  1  2  4 .294     A.Hill 2B           5  2  3  1 .333  
  C.Kotchman DH       4  1  2  0 .308     A.Lind LF           5  1  1  0 .125  
  M.Napoli C          3  2  1  2 .167     R.Adams 3B          5  3  3  6 .455  
  R.Quinlan 1B        4  1  0  0 .000     G.Zaun C            5  0  0  0 .071  
  H.Kendrick 2B       2  0  1  0 .333   E-R.Olmedo PR         0  1  0  0 ----  
B-J.Rivera PH         1  1  1  3 .500     J.McDonald SS       4  0  0  0 .083  
C-E.Aybar 2B          1  0  0  0 .000   D-M.Stairs PH         1  0  0  0 .100  
  R.Willits CF,RF     4  1  2  0 .364                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      39 10 13  9                 Totals      42 11 14 10
 
A-Pinch Ran For Guerrero In 3rd Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Kendrick In 7th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Rivera In 7th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For McDonald In 10th Inning
E-Pinch Ran For Zaun In 10th Inning
 
INJURY: Vladimir Guerrero INJURED (for 0 more games) in 3rd inning
 
Angels.......... 0 2 4  0 0 0  3 0 0  1 - 10 13  1
Blue Jays....... 0 4 3  2 0 0  0 0 0  2 - 11 14  2
 
Angels (2-2)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
E.Santana                 1 2/3   4   4   4   1   3   1  46  21.60
D.Moseley                 5       8   5   5   1   3   1  80   5.87
D.Oliver                  2 1/3   0   0   0   2   4   0  42   0.00
F.Rodriguez L(0-1)B(1st)  0 2/3   2   2   0   0   2   0  23   0.00
Totals                    9 2/3  14  11   9   4  12   2
 
Blue Jays (2-2)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
R.Halladay                2       7   6   6   0   1   2  54  12.71
S.Marcum                  3 2/3   3   0   0   6   1   0  73   1.50
B.Tallet BS(1st)          1       1   3   3   2   0   1  26   9.00
C.Janssen                 2 2/3   2   1   0   0   1   0  42   0.00
S.Downs                   0       0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0.00
J.Accardo WIN(1-0)        0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   6   0.00
Totals                   10      13  10   9   8   3   3
 
ATTENDANCE- 48,628 DATE- Monday, October 8th 2007 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 4:14
LEFT ON BASE- Angels: 8  Blue Jays: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Angels: 0  Blue Jays: 3
ERRORS- M.Napoli, A.Hill, R.Adams
DOUBLES- C.Figgins(1st), C.Kotchman(1st), R.Willits(1st), R.Johnson(1st),
         A.Lind(1st)
TRIPLES- A.Rios(1st)
HOME RUNS- G.Anderson(1st), M.Napoli(1st), J.Rivera(1st), R.Adams-2(2nd)
STOLEN BASES- H.Kendrick(2nd), R.Johnson(1st), R.Adams(2nd)
CAUGHT STEALING- R.Willits, A.Rios, A.Hill
WALKS- O.Cabrera, N.Haynes, C.Kotchman, M.Napoli-2, R.Quinlan, H.Kendrick,
       R.Willits, R.Johnson, L.Overbay, A.Rios, F.Thomas
HIT BY PITCH- V.Guerrero
STRIKE OUTS- V.Guerrero, C.Kotchman, R.Willits, R.Johnson-2, L.Overbay, A.Rios,
             F.Thomas, A.Hill, A.Lind-3, G.Zaun-2, M.Stairs
GIDP- G.Anderson, R.Quinlan-2
WILD PITCHES- D.Moseley, F.Rodriguez
 
Third baseman Russ Adams rocketed 2 homeruns and had 6 RBI at Rogers Centre
where the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Los Angeles(AL) Angels in 10 innings 11
to 10.
 
Both teams were tied at 9 runs apiece after nine innings.  Toronto ended up
winning it in the 10th inning.  After an out was recorded, Adams keyed the
rally when he laced a base-knock.  Adams was safe at second on a stolen base.
Gregg Zaun then reached on an error.  Francisco Rodriguez then unleashed a
wild pitch which plated a run.  Matt Stairs got his chance to keep things
going, but he went down on strikes.  Reed Johnson kept things alive and
doubled giving Toronto the victory and sending the 48,628 home-town fans home
happy.  It was roller coaster of a game as the lead change hands 6 times.
 
Jeremy Accardo(1-0) was the winner allowing no runs in 2/3 of an inning.
Rodriguez(0-1) was hit with the loss in relief.

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play account Blue Jays-Angels 10-8

2009-02-24T20:21:00.001-05:00

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*** TOP OF INNING 1 ***
0     C.Figgins   5- 5     5 Fly Out                        b-0 
1     O.Cabrera   6-11 19  5 Ground Out                     b-0 
2     V.Guerrero  3- 4     5 Strike Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 1 ***
0     R.Johnson   5- 9     5 Strike Out                     b-0 
1     L.Overbay   6- 6     5 Walk                           b-1 
1 1   A.Rios      6- 5     5 Strike Out                     b-0 
2 1   F.Thomas    4- 7     3 Strike Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 2 ***
0     G.Anderson  4- 9     3 Single                         b-1 
0 1                          Pickoff                        1-o 
1     C.Kotchman  6- 8  5  1 Single                         b-1 
1 1   M.Napoli    3- 5 11  5 Home Run                       1-H b-H 
1     R.Quinlan   5- 5     5 Ground Out                     b-0 
2     H.Kendrick  4- 9     5 Single                         b-1 
2 1                        1 Stolen Base                    1-2 
2  2  R.Willits   4- 5     2 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 2 ***
0     A.Hill      6- 7 19  2 Single                         b-1 
0 1   A.Lind      6- 7  7  6 Double                         1-3 b-2 
0  23 R.Adams     1- 2     5 Home Run                       3-H 2-H b-H 
0     G.Zaun      1-10     5 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     J.McDonald  2- 2     5 Fly Out                        b-0 
2     R.Johnson   4- 6     5 Single                         b-1 
                             SUBSTITUTE P - Dustin Moseley
2 1   L.Overbay   4- 4     1 Single                         1-2 b-1 
2 12  A.Rios      4- 9  4  4 Single                         2-H 1-3 b-1 
2 1 3                      1 Caught Stealing                1-o 
*** TOP OF INNING 3 ***
0     C.Figgins   5- 4     7 Single                         b-1 
0 1   O.Cabrera   4- 7     1 Single                         1-2 b-1 
0 12  V.Guerrero  1- 2     5 HBP                            2-3 1-2 b-1 
                             SUBSTITUTE PR- Nathan Haynes
                             V. Guerrero Injured for 0 more games
0 123 G.Anderson  2-11  1  4 Home Run                       3-H 2-H 1-H b-H 
                             SUBSTITUTE P - Shaun Marcum
0     C.Kotchman  3- 6  1  4 Double                         b-2 
0  2  M.Napoli    2- 7     5 Walk                           b-1 
0 12  R.Quinlan   5- 6     4 Ground Out Double Play         2-3 1-o b-0 
2   3 H.Kendrick  4- 7     6 Walk                           b-1 
2 1 3 R.Willits   1- 9     7 Strike Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 3 ***
                             SUBSTITUTE RF- Reggie Willits
                             SUBSTITUTE CF- Nathan Haynes
0     F.Thomas    3- 8     4 Walk                           b-1 
0 1   A.Hill      5- 4     4 Single                         1-3 b-1 
0 1 3 A.Lind      2- 3     1 Fly Out                        b-0 
1 1 3 R.Adams     1- 2     3 Home Run                       3-H 1-H b-H 
1     G.Zaun      1- 5     3 Strike Out                     b-0 
2     J.McDonald  5- 4     3 Fly Out                        b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 4 ***
0     C.Figgins   2- 7     3 Fly Out                        b-0 
1     O.Cabrera   6- 9 10  3 Single                         b-1 
1 1   N.Haynes    6- 6     4 Walk                           1-2 b-1 
1 12  G.Anderson  5- 5     5 Ground Out Double Play         1-o b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 4 ***
0     R.Johnson   4- 7     5 Single                         b-1 
0 1                        1 Stolen Base                    1-2 
0  2  L.Overbay   1- 5     5 Ground Out                     2-3 b-0 
1   3 A.Rios      6- 9  8  3 Triple                         3-H b-3 
1   3 F.Thomas    5- 8 17  5 Line Out                       b-0 
2   3 A.Hill      4- 9  5  5 Single                         3-H b-1 
2 1                        1 Caught Stealing                1-o 
*** TOP OF INNING 5 ***
0     C.Kotchman  3- 5     6 Walk                           b-1 
0 1   M.Napoli    4- 4     5 Foul Out                       b-0 
1 1   R.Quinlan   2- 9     1 Ground Out Double Play         1-o b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 5 ***
0     A.Lind      5- 5     3 Strike Out                     b-0 
1     R.Adams     2-10     3 Fly Out                        b-0 
2     G.Zaun      6- 5     3 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 6 ***
0     H.Kendrick  5- 9     3 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     R.Willits   3- 7     6 Walk                           b-1 
1 1                        1 Caught Stealing                1-o 
2     C.Figgins   5- 3     5 Double                         b-2 
2  2  O.Cabrera   4- 7     5 Walk                           b-1 
                             SUBSTITUTE P - Brian Tallet
2 12  N.Haynes    3- 6     4 Fly Out                        b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 6 ***
0     J.McDonald  6- 8     3 Fly Out                        b-0 
1     R.Johnson   1- 5     3 Strike Out                     b-0 
2     L.Overbay   3- 7 11  3 Fly Out                        b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 7 ***
0     G.Anderson  1- 7 11  3 Line Out                       b-0 
1     C.Kotchman  1-10     3 Ground Out                     b-0 
2     M.Napoli    1- 7     5 Walk                           b-1 
2 1   R.Quinlan   4- 8     6 Walk                           1-2 b-1 
                             SUBSTITUTE PH- Juan Rivera
2 12  J.Rivera    2-12     5 Home Run                       2-H 1-H b-H 
                             SUBSTITUTE P - Casey Janssen
2     R.Willits   6- 6     5 Single                         b-1 
2 1   C.Figgins   4- 5     5 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 7 ***
                             SUBSTITUTE 2B- Erick Aybar
0     A.Rios      2- 4     4 Pop Out                        b-0 
1     F.Thomas    4- 6     4 Single                         b-1 
1 1   A.Hill               1 Wild Pitch                     1-2 
1  2  A.Hill      6- 8     4 Fly Out                        b-0 
                             SUBSTITUTE P - Darren Oliver
2  2  A.Lind      1- 8     4 Strike Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 8 ***
0     O.Cabrera   1- 7     3 Fly Out                        b-0 
1     N.Haynes    1- 6     3 Fly Out                        b-0 
2     G.Anderson  6- 7     3 1 Base Error - 2B              b-1 
2 1                          Pickoff                        1-o 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 8 ***
0     R.Adams     4- 3     5 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     G.Zaun      3- 8     5 Strike Out                     b-0 
2     J.McDonald  6- 6     5 Pop Out                        b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 9 ***
0     C.Kotchman  5- 9     5 Strike Out                     b-0 
1     M.Napoli    4- 6     5 Fly Out                        b-0 
2     R.Quinlan   3- 8     5 Line Out                       b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 9 ***
0     R.Johnson   6- 8     5 Walk                           b-1 
0 1   L.Overbay   4- 5     4 Strike Out                     b-0 
1 1   A.Rios      3- 7     6 Walk                           1-2 b-1 
1 12  F.Thomas    2- 4 15  5 Fly Out                        b-0 
2 12  A.Hill      2- 9     3 Strike Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 10 ***
0     E.Aybar     1- 8     6 Pop Out                        b-0 
1     R.Willits   4- 9     2 Double                         b-2 
                             SUBSTITUTE P - Scott Downs
1  2  C.Figgins   5-10     5 2 Base Error - 3B              2-H b-2 
                             SUBSTITUTE P - Jeremy Accardo
1  2  O.Cabrera   6- 9     3 Ground Out                     b-0 
2  2  N.Haynes    2- 8     3 Pop Out                        b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 10 ***
                             SUBSTITUTE P - Francisco Rodriguez
0     A.Lind      5- 6     4 Strike Out                     b-0 
1     R.Adams     1- 6     4 Single                         b-1 
1 1                        1 Stolen Base                    1-2 
1  2  G.Zaun      4- 4     5 1 Base Error - C               2-3 b-1 
                             SUBSTITUTE PH- Matt Stairs
                             SUBSTITUTE PR- Ray Olmedo
1 1 3 M.Stairs             1 Wild Pitch                     3-H 1-2 
1  2  M.Stairs    2- 4     3 Strike Out                     b-0 
2  2  R.Johnson   4- 5 16  5 Double                         2-H b-2

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October 7, 2007 Braves 9, Cardinals 3 (Braves win series, 3-1)

2009-02-24T20:06:00.001-05:00

Cardinals starter Kip Wells becomes the second Cardinal starter of the series to be injured early in a game as he gets knocked out in the very first inning, and the Braves lead the game 3-2 entering the bottom of the 8th inning. Chris Duncan rips his second homerun of the game for the Cards in the bottom of the 8th to tie the game at 3, but the Braves explode in the top of the 9th for 6 runs to take the game and the series in four games.

*** TOP OF INNING 9 ***
SUBSTITUTE P - Ryan Franklin
0 J.Francoeur 5- 6 4 2 Double b-2
0 2 A.Jones 2- 5 3 5 Double 2-H b-2
0 2 B.McCann 6- 9 3 Fly Out b-0
1 2 W.Harris 2- 4 9 3 Single 2-3 b-1
SUBSTITUTE PH- Yunel Escobar
SUBSTITUTE P - Jason Isringhausen
1 1 3 Y.Escobar 1- 8 7 6 Double 3-H 1-H b-2
1 2 K.Johnson 5- 9 3 Strike Out b-0
2 2 E.Renteria 5-10 3 Single & Error - 3B 2-H b-3
2 3 C.Jones 2- 8 2 6 Home Run 3-H b-H
SUBSTITUTE P - Randy Flores
2 M.Teixeira 5- 4 6 Fly Out b-0

Ryan Ludwick cooled off a bit today with a 2 for 4 day and no homers or RBI but still for the series goes 10 for 17 (.588 avg), 3 doubles, 5 homeruns and 14 RBI as he bats in over half of the total runs in the series scored by St. Louis. Those stats will give Ludwick the series MVP award, one of the few times in history that a series MVP will be from the losing team. Just no denying him the award with that kind of series, win or lose.

The National League Championship Series, featuring the New York Mets against the Atlanta Braves, will begin October 11th in Atlanta. Game One starters are scheduled to be John Maine for the Mets and Tim Hudson for the Braves, two of the top three vote getters in the NL Cy Young voting this year.

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BOXSCORE: 2007 Atlanta Braves At 2007 St. Louis Cardinals           10/7/2007
 
  Braves             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Cardinals          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  K.Johnson 2B        5  0  1  1 .250     D.Eckstein SS       4  0  0  0 .222  
  E.Renteria SS       5  2  2  0 .389     C.Duncan LF         4  2  2  2 .273  
  C.Jones 3B          5  1  1  2 .444     A.Pujols 1B         4  0  0  0 .200  
  M.Teixeira 1B       5  0  2  1 .278     J.Edmonds CF        4  0  2  0 .333  
  J.Francoeur RF      3  1  1  0 .188     S.Spiezio 3B        4  0  1  0 .308  
  A.Jones CF          2  2  2  1 .286     R.Ludwick RF        4  1  2  0 .588  
  B.McCann C          4  0  1  0 .500     Y.Molina C          2  0  0  0 .467  
  W.Harris LF         4  2  2  1 .429   B-J.Encarnacion PH    1  0  0  0 .000  
  B.Carlyle P         2  0  0  0 .000   C-G.Bennett C         1  0  0  0 .500  
  P.Moylan P          0  0  0  0 ----     A.Miles 2B          4  0  1  1 .333  
E-Y.Escobar PH        1  1  1  2 .750     K.Wells P           0  0  0  0 .000  
  T.Yates P           0  0  0  0 ----     B.Thompson P        1  0  0  0 .333  
                                          M.Maroth P          0  0  0  0 ----  
                                        A-S.Schumaker PH      1  0  0  0 .333  
                                          R.Springer P        0  0  0  0 ----  
                                        D-S.Taguchi PH        1  0  1  0 .286  
                                          R.Franklin P        0  0  0  0 ----  
                                          J.Isringhausen P    0  0  0  0 ----  
                                          R.Flores P          0  0  0  0 ----  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      36  9 13  8                 Totals      35  3  9  3
 
A-Pinch Hit For Maroth In 5th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Molina In 7th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Encarnacion In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Springer In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Moylan In 9th Inning
 
INJURY: Kip Wells INJURED (for 15 more games) in 1st inning
 
Braves.......... 0 0 0  1 2 0  0 0 6  -  9 13  0
Cardinals....... 1 1 0  0 0 0  0 1 0  -  3  9  1
 
Braves (3-1)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
B.Carlyle                 6 1/3   5   2   2   0   5   1  98   2.84
P.Moylan WIN(1-0) BS(1st) 1 2/3   2   1   1   0   0   1  19   4.50
T.Yates                   1       2   0   0   0   2   0  22   0.00
Totals                    9       9   3   3   0   7   2
 
Cardinals (1-3)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
K.Wells                   0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0  10  13.50
B.Thompson                4       7   3   3   1   0   0  60   4.91
M.Maroth                  0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   2  15.43
R.Springer                3       0   0   0   2   4   0  51   7.36
R.Franklin LOSS(0-1)      0 1/3   3   3   3   0   0   0  13  19.64
J.Isringhaus              0 1/3   3   3   3   0   1   1  18  45.00
R.Flores                  0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   6   0.00
Totals                    9      13   9   9   3   5   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 43,656 DATE- Sunday, October 7th 2007 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 3:00
LEFT ON BASE- Braves: 4  Cardinals: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Braves: 0  Cardinals: 2
ERRORS- S.Spiezio
DOUBLES- E.Renteria(1st), J.Francoeur(2nd), A.Jones-2(2nd), B.McCann(4th),
         Y.Escobar(2nd), R.Ludwick(3rd)
HOME RUNS- C.Jones(1st), C.Duncan-2(2nd)
SACRIFICE HITS- B.Carlyle
WALKS- J.Francoeur, A.Jones-2
STRIKE OUTS- K.Johnson, E.Renteria, C.Jones, M.Teixeira, B.McCann, C.Duncan,
             A.Pujols, S.Spiezio, R.Ludwick, G.Bennett, B.Thompson, S.Schumaker
GIDP- J.Francoeur-2
PASSED BALLS- Y.Molina
 
Andruw Jones hit 2 doubles at Busch Stadium where the Atlanta Braves beat the
St. Louis Cardinals by the score of 9 to 3.
 
Atlanta came up with the deciding runs in the 9th inning when they scored 6
runs on 6 hits.  The key at-bat was by Chipper Jones who deflated the mood of
the partisan fans when he smashed a two-run homer (his 1st of the season).
Atlanta out-hit St. Louis for the game, 13 hits to 9.  
 
Peter Moylan(1-0) got the win allowing 1 run in 1 and 2/3 innings. Ryan
Franklin(0-1) was the losing pitcher in relief.  He surrendered 3 hits and no
walks in 1/3 of an inning.

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October 7, 2007 Blue Jays 4, Angels 0 (Angels lead series, 2-1)

2009-02-24T19:29:00.001-05:00

The Angel offense gets limited to 5 hits by a trio of Blue Jay pitchers and Toronto gets their first win of their series on Canadian soil with the combined shutout. Adam Lind was the hitting star, knocking in 3 of the 4 Jays runs with a sac fly and a 2-run single. The Angels run wild on the basepaths with 4 steals, but it does them no good on the scoreboard.

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BOXSCORE: 2007 Los Angeles(AL) Angels At 2007 Toronto Blue Jays     10/7/2007
 
  Angels             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Blue Jays          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  C.Figgins RF,2B     4  0  1  0 .333     R.Johnson RF        4  1  1  0 .200  
  O.Cabrera SS        3  0  0  0 .182     A.Hill 2B           3  1  1  0 .200  
  V.Guerrero DH       2  0  0  0 .111     A.Rios CF           4  2  2  1 .273  
  G.Anderson LF       4  0  1  0 .250     F.Thomas DH         4  0  1  0 .167  
  M.Izturis 3B        4  0  2  0 .500     A.Lind LF           3  0  1  3 .091  
  C.Kotchman 1B       3  0  0  0 .222     M.Stairs 1B         3  0  0  0 .111  
  M.Napoli C          1  0  0  0 .000     G.Zaun C            3  0  0  0 .111  
A-J.Mathis C          1  0  0  0 .000     R.Adams 3B          3  0  0  0 .333  
  H.Kendrick 2B       2  0  0  0 .300     J.McDonald SS       3  0  1  0 .125  
B-K.Morales PH,RF     2  0  0  0 .500                                          
  R.Willits CF        3  0  1  0 .286                                          
C-J.Rivera PH         1  0  0  0 .000                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      30  0  5  0                 Totals      30  4  7  4
 
A-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Napoli In 4th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Kendrick In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Willits In 9th Inning
 
INJURY: Mike Napoli INJURED (for 0 more games) in 4th inning
INJURY: Maicer Izturis INJURED (for 15 more games) in 9th inning
 
Angels.......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  5  0
Blue Jays....... 0 0 0  1 0 3  0 0    -  4  7  0
 
Angels (2-1)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
J.Weaver* LOSS(0-1)       5       4   2   2   0   3   0  87   3.60  A1 C1
S.Shields                 0 1/3   2   2   2   1   0   0  14  54.00  C2 C5
D.Moseley                 2 2/3   1   0   0   0   2   0  32   0.00  C6
Totals                    8       7   4   4   1   5   0
 
Blue Jays (1-2)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
D.McGowan WIN(1-0)        5 2/3   4   0   0   2   5   0 105   0.00  A1 C5
J.Frasor HOLD(1st)        1 2/3   1   0   0   1   1   0  29   0.00  C6 D3
J.Accardo SAVE(1st)       1 2/3   0   0   0   2   1   0  25   0.00  D4
Totals                    9       5   0   0   5   7   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 46,856 DATE- Sunday, October 7th 2007 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 2:43
LEFT ON BASE- Angels: 9  Blue Jays: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Angels: 0  Blue Jays: 0
DOUBLES- A.Rios(1st)
STOLEN BASES- C.Figgins(1st), M.Napoli(1st), R.Willits-2(2nd)
CAUGHT STEALING- C.Figgins, R.Willits
SACRIFICE FLIES- A.Lind
WALKS- O.Cabrera, V.Guerrero-2, C.Kotchman, J.Mathis, A.Hill
HIT BY PITCH- M.Napoli
STRIKE OUTS- C.Figgins, O.Cabrera, V.Guerrero, C.Kotchman, M.Napoli, K.Morales,
             R.Willits, R.Johnson, F.Thomas, A.Lind, R.Adams-2
WILD PITCHES- D.Moseley, D.McGowan
 
In a game for the baseball purist, Dustin McGowan(1-0) and Jered Weaver*(0-1)
squared off in a tense pitching duel, Toronto Blue Jays finally emerged
victorious over Los Angeles(AL) Angels, 4 to 0.
 
McGowan had a solid outing for Toronto.  He went 5 and 2/3 innings
surrendering 4 hits and 2 walks.  Toronto banged out 7 hits on the night.
 
Jeremy Accardo recorded his 1st save.
 
SCORESHEET: 2007 Los Angeles(AL) Angels at 2007 Toronto Blue Jays
C.Figgin-A1  A1:G/43    B1:G/63    C1:SB>12   *8*:Si
                                   SB>23 CS/  
                                   2>3o K     
O.Cabrer-A1  A2:W>b1    B2:G/43    *6*:G/63   D2:SB>12
                                              K
                                              
V.Guerre-A1  A3:K       *4*:G/63   C3:W>b1    D3:W>b1
                                              
                                              
G.Anders-A1  A4:G/43    B4:Si      C4:FO/4    D4:CS/25>
                                              2o 12 G/6
                                              3
M.Izturi-A1  *2*:F/7    B5:Si>12   C5:Si>12   *9*:G/43
                                              
                                              
C.Kotchm-A1  A6:F/8     B6:WP>23   C6:Force/  D6:W>b1
                        12 K       46>1o b1   
                                              
M.Napoli-A1  A7:HBP     B7:K       *7*:G/13   D7:W>12 b
J.Mathis-B8                                   1
                                              
H.Kendri-A1  A8:SB>12   *5*:G/53   C8:G/43    D8:K
K.Morale-C8  G/63                             
                                              
R.Willit-A1  *3*:K      B9:Si      C9:G/63    D9:G/43
J.Rivera-D9                                   
                                              
 
R.Johnso-A1  A1:G/63    B1:FO/6    *6*:Si     D1:K
                                              
                                              
A.Hill-A1    A2:F/9     *4*:G/63   C2:W>12 b  *8*:Si
                                   1          
                                              
A.Rios-A1    A3:F/7     B3:Si      C3:Do>2#   D3:P/6
                                   13         
                                              
F.Thomas-A1  *2*:K      B4:Si>13   C4:L/6     D4:F/8
                                              
                                              
A.Lind-A1    A5:K       B5:SF/9>3  C5:Si>3#   D5:WP>12
                        #          2#         L/4
                                              
M.Stairs-A1  A6:L/4     B6:F/9     C6:Force/
                                   46>1o b1
                                   
G.Zaun-A1    *3*:G/31   *5*:G/63   C7:F/8
                                   
                                   
R.Adams-A1   A8:K       B8:G/43    *7*:K
                                   
                                   
J.McDona-A1  A9:Si      B9:F/9     C9:G/31

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2007 team stats

2009-02-24T17:54:00.001-05:00

After seeing your overall league stats in the blog, that got me thinking - I never put mine in!! A little late and out of sequence in the blog, but here they are.

I can see why your Nationals did much better than mine, winning the division instead of losing 100 games. Despite pretty much the same batting average, your team scored over 100 more runs and the ERA was almost a run lower. As for the Phillies, they were even more power laden in regards to homeruns in your replay with the batting average only one point off and could score plenty of runs, but as in mine couldn't pitch worth a shit. A higher ERA in your season than mine, believe it or not. But like I said, if they didn't hhave that 13-1 run to end the season the ERA would have been higher.

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LEAGUE GRAND TOTALS (primary report) FOR 2007 Major Leagues
 
 
TEAM                   AVG    AB    R     H   2B  3B   HR  RBI   SB   CS    E
2007 Seattle          .290  5691  779  1650  313  33  165  748  108   44  102
2007 Los Angeles(AL)  .286  5642  870  1615  347  23  139  829  144   46  100
2007 Detroit          .286  5756  833  1646  340  55  186  798   68   32   93
2007 Atlanta          .285  5750  880  1639  380  43  181  832   57   17   91
2007 Boston           .283  5726  894  1622  359  32  179  854   84   19   60
2007 New York (NL)    .283  5681  842  1609  325  34  192  800  144   39   83
2007 New York (AL)    .283  5679  937  1605  306  35  209  898  104   28  100
2007 Baltimore        .279  5695  767  1591  311  34  146  723  137   40   91
2007 Colorado         .277  5622  838  1556  322  37  165  797  131   23   70
2007 Pittsburgh       .275  5742  806  1580  363  39  174  766   53   19   89
2007 Chicago (NL)     .275  5694  805  1564  403  37  161  761   49   30   87
2007 Philadelphia     .274  5652  894  1550  356  32  224  854   97   29  110
2007 San Francisco    .271  5617  812  1520  290  48  146  762   99   27   91
2007 St. Louis        .269  5653  787  1522  325  20  156  757   28   26  111
2007 Cincinnati       .268  5619  831  1508  324  18  219  789   75   30   98
2007 Texas            .268  5666  793  1518  330  47  193  752   54   22  141
2007 Cleveland        .266  5584  791  1487  318  40  180  753   70   29   95
2007 Tampa Bay        .265  5634  809  1494  314  51  203  761  125   33  115
2007 Florida          .265  5690  879  1508  351  37  218  838  108   34  145
2007 Milwaukee        .262  5581  795  1463  340  39  227  761   55   30   91
2007 Houston          .262  5541  738  1449  305  34  159  703   41   21  119
2007 Minnesota        .261  5603  705  1463  291  39  131  662   91   33   96
2007 Oakland          .258  5537  757  1430  300  22  161  718   31   18  103
2007 Arizona          .257  5596  812  1437  274  50  218  775   78   16  125
2007 Toronto          .257  5586  772  1434  362  31  186  742   51    9   96
2007 Los Angeles(NL)  .256  5532  670  1415  239  30  123  632  136   44  119
2007 Kansas City      .255  5544  617  1414  297  45   97  586   69   32  119
2007 Chicago (AL)     .252  5587  716  1410  270  18  233  692   57   26  119
2007 Washington       .251  5638  669  1414  301  25  130  626   52   20  125
2007 San Diego        .247  5524  747  1363  338  20  145  700   42   14  110
--------------------  ---- ----- ---- ----- ---- --- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
LEAGUE TOTALS         .26916906223845 45476 96941048 524622669 2438  830 3094
 
 
TEAM                   ERA   W   L      IP     H    R   ER   HR   BB    SO OAVG
2007 San Diego        3.30  96  66  1476.1  1306  603  541  120  453  1141 .236
2007 San Francisco    3.46  98  64  1452.1  1261  620  559  123  535  1244 .234
2007 Atlanta          3.67 101  61  1480.0  1445  661  604  152  526  1117 .256
2007 Los Angeles(AL)  3.69 102  60  1454.2  1435  644  597  145  484  1149 .259
2007 Boston           3.88  97  65  1466.2  1380  682  632  162  518  1182 .249
2007 Minnesota        3.91  80  82  1463.0  1488  707  635  175  427  1137 .261
2007 Cleveland        3.96  87  75  1446.1  1469  695  637  146  405  1035 .263
2007 Arizona          4.00  85  77  1460.1  1454  723  649  160  515  1142 .260
2007 New York (NL)    4.10  97  65  1458.0  1422  709  664  160  597  1129 .255
2007 Toronto          4.26  89  73  1453.1  1465  732  688  188  519  1050 .261
2007 Chicago (NL)     4.33  81  81  1457.2  1372  754  701  194  564  1253 .249
2007 Colorado         4.46  86  76  1451.1  1502  770  720  175  500  1039 .268
2007 Seattle          4.50  80  82  1455.0  1612  787  727  168  538  1015 .281
2007 Los Angeles(NL)  4.59  72  90  1459.2  1497  805  745  191  540  1166 .266
2007 St. Louis        4.63  83  79  1449.0  1520  810  746  173  522   990 .270
2007 Houston          4.64  75  87  1433.0  1538  810  739  182  503  1058 .274
2007 Kansas City      4.69  63  99  1432.1  1565  826  746  161  540  1003 .277
2007 Washington       4.71  62 100  1463.0  1551  845  765  181  628   989 .273
2007 Milwaukee        4.74  76  86  1446.1  1493  809  761  183  511  1172 .266
2007 Texas            4.85  75  87  1442.2  1519  856  777  151  688   995 .271
2007 Chicago (AL)     4.89  77  85  1457.0  1571  866  791  197  530  1002 .276
2007 Cincinnati       4.96  75  87  1449.1  1568  859  798  226  496  1112 .276
2007 Detroit          4.96  70  92  1438.1  1493  849  793  199  628  1012 .268
2007 Oakland          5.08  73  89  1435.2  1582  874  810  175  531   961 .281
2007 New York (AL)    5.12  85  77  1451.1  1662  901  825  187  576  1012 .290
2007 Philadelphia     5.27  80  82  1442.0  1655  914  845  213  512  1028 .287
2007 Florida          5.33  74  88  1467.0  1687  956  868  168  658  1211 .287
2007 Baltimore        5.34  69  93  1443.1  1571  899  856  202  653  1148 .278
2007 Pittsburgh       5.38  67  95  1453.1  1709  938  869  170  561   975 .297
2007 Tampa Bay        5.41  75  87  1436.2  1683  940  864  219  563  1168 .292
-------------------- ----- --- --- ------- ----- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----- ----
LEAGUE TOTALS         4.5324302430 43575.0 454752384421952 524616221 32635 .269

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October 6, 2007 Mets 3, Giants 0 (Mets win series, 3-0)

2009-02-23T21:17:00.001-05:00

The New York Mets await the winner of the Cardinals-Braves series, as Tom Glavine and Aaron Heilman combine on the shutout. As expected, the Giants get knocked out early since they had no business being in the playoffs in the first place. The Mets now sit back and wait to see who they will play in the NL Championship series.

Series MVP - Billy Wagner. For lack of amore clear-cut choise, Wagner gets the nod with two saves and 2+ innings of scoreless ball.

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BOXSCORE: 2007 San Francisco Giants At 2007 New York (NL) Mets      10/6/2007
 
  Giants             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Mets               AB  R  H RBI AVG
  R.Durham 2B         4  0  1  0 .231     J.Reyes SS          3  0  0  0 .167  
  O.Vizquel SS        4  0  0  0 .300     L.Castillo 2B       3  0  1  2 .417  
  R.Winn RF           4  0  0  0 .231     C.Beltran CF        2  0  0  0 .364  
  B.Bonds LF          3  0  1  0 .444     C.Delgado 1B        4  0  1  0 .077  
  P.Feliz 3B          4  0  2  0 .333     D.Wright 3B         4  0  0  0 .091  
  B.Molina C          4  0  0  0 .250     M.Alou LF           3  1  1  1 .375  
  R.Aurilia 1B        2  0  0  0 .000     P.Lo Duca C         3  0  1  0 .455  
B-D.Ortmeier PH,1B    1  0  0  0 .000     A.Heilman P         1  0  0  0 .000  
  R.Davis CF          3  0  0  0 .000     L.Milledge RF       1  1  0  0 .200  
  B.Zito P            2  0  1  0 .500   C-C.Gomez RF          0  0  0  0 ----  
  B.Wilson P          0  0  0  0 ----     T.Glavine P         2  0  1  0 .500  
D-D.Roberts PH        0  0  0  0 .125   A-R.Castro C          0  1  0  0 ----  
  P.Misch P           0  0  0  0 ----                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      31  0  5  0                 Totals      26  3  5  3
 
A-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Glavine In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Aurilia In 7th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Milledge In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Wilson In 8th Inning
 
Giants.......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  5  1
Mets............ 0 1 0  0 0 0  2 0    -  3  5  0
 
Giants (0-3)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
B.Zito LOSS(0-1)          6 1/3   5   3   3   5   1   1  93   4.26
B.Wilson                  0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0  11   0.00
P.Misch                   1       0   0   0   1   0   0  13   0.00
Totals                    8       5   3   3   6   1   1
 
Mets (3-0)               IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
T.Glavine WIN(1-0)        6 1/3   5   0   0   0   0   0  77   0.00
A.Heilman SAVE(1st)       2 2/3   0   0   0   3   1   0  41   4.50
Totals                    9       5   0   0   3   1   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 57,176 DATE- Saturday, October 6th 2007 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 2:57
LEFT ON BASE- Giants: 7  Mets: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Giants: 2  Mets: 1
ERRORS- P.Feliz
DOUBLES- P.Feliz(2nd), C.Delgado(1st)
HOME RUNS- M.Alou(1st)
STOLEN BASES- D.Roberts(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- J.Reyes
WALKS- B.Bonds, D.Ortmeier, D.Roberts, L.Castillo, C.Beltran, M.Alou,
       L.Milledge-2, R.Castro
HIT BY PITCH- C.Beltran
STRIKE OUTS- R.Winn, C.Beltran
GIDP- R.Aurilia, C.Delgado
 
In a game for the baseball purist, Tom Glavine(1-0) and Barry Zito(0-1)
squared off in a tense pitching duel, New York (NL) Mets finally emerged
victorious over San Francisco Giants, 3 to 0.
 
New York (NL) jumped on top of San Francisco in the 2nd inning plating an
isolated run utilizing 3 base hits.  After two were out Moises Alou blasted a
solo shot (his 1st of the season).  That was all Glavine needed.  Both teams
totaled 5 hits on the night.  
 
Aaron Heilman earned his 1st save.

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October 6, 2007 Cardinals 7, Braves 3 (Braves lead series, 2-1)

2009-02-23T21:03:00.001-05:00

Not quite as much of a slugfest, but Ryan Ludwick doesn't slow down any as with the Cardinals leading 3-1 in the 5th inning, Ludwick smokes his 5th homerun of the series, good for a 3-run shot, which puts the game out of reach and gives the Cards the victory. I was damn curious after all these homers, so I looked up Ludwick's stats for theseason. He had 19 homers in 291 at-bats during the regular season. That would average out to the 34-38ish range for a full-time player. In the real season he only had 14 homeruns in 303 atbats, so this kind of homer pace is a little surprising.

I forgot to mention in the Sox blog who the MVP in the series is - Kenny Lofton. Lofton had a triple and big 2-run homer in game 3, and a double for 4 hits in 6 atbats overall for the series.

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BOXSCORE: 2007 Atlanta Braves At 2007 St. Louis Cardinals           10/6/2007
 
  Braves             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Cardinals          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  K.Johnson 2B        5  0  0  0 .267     D.Eckstein SS       4  0  1  0 .286  
  E.Renteria SS       5  2  3  0 .385     S.Taguchi CF        4  0  0  1 .167  
  C.Jones 3B          4  0  3  2 .538     A.Pujols 1B         4  1  3  1 .273  
  M.Teixeira 1B       3  1  0  0 .231     R.Ankiel RF         1  0  0  0 .000  
  B.McCann C          4  0  1  0 .583   A-S.Schumaker RF      3  1  2  0 .400  
  J.Francoeur RF      3  0  0  0 .154     S.Spiezio 3B        4  0  2  0 .333  
  A.Jones CF          3  0  0  0 .167     Y.Molina C          4  2  2  1 .538  
  W.Harris LF         3  0  0  1 .400     R.Ludwick LF        4  1  1  3 .615  
  C.James P           1  0  0  0 .000     A.Miles 2B          4  1  2  0 .364  
B-M.Prado PH          1  0  0  0 .000     B.Looper P          2  1  2  11.000  
  O.Dotel P           0  0  0  0 ----     B.Thompson P        2  0  1  0 .500  
  T.Yates P           0  0  0  0 ----                                          
C-Y.Escobar PH        1  0  0  0 .667                                          
  O.Villarreal P      0  0  0  0 ----                                          
D-M.Diaz PH           1  0  1  0 .333                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      34  3  8  3                 Totals      36  7 16  7
 
A-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Ankiel In 3rd Inning
B-Pinch Hit For James In 5th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Yates In 6th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Villarreal In 9th Inning
 
INJURY: Rick Ankiel INJURED (for 15 more games) in 2nd inning
 
Braves.......... 0 0 1  0 0 1  1 0 0  -  3  8  1
Cardinals....... 0 0 2  1 4 0  0 0    -  7 16  0
 
Braves (2-1)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
C.James LOSS(0-1)         4       7   3   3   1   0   0  61   6.75
O.Dotel                   0 2/3   4   4   4   0   2   1  27  15.43
T.Yates                   0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   0.00
O.Villarreal              3       5   0   0   1   1   0  48   0.00
Totals                    8      16   7   7   2   3   1
 
Cardinals (1-2)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
B.Looper WIN(1-0)         5 2/3   5   2   2   3   0   0  87   3.18
B.Thompson SAVE(1st)      3 1/3   3   1   1   1   1   0  38   2.70
Totals                    9       8   3   3   4   1   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 44,103 DATE- Saturday, October 6th 2007 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
T- 2:59
LEFT ON BASE- Braves: 8  Cardinals: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Braves: 1  Cardinals: 1
ERRORS- W.Harris
DOUBLES- C.Jones-2(2nd), B.McCann(3rd), S.Spiezio(1st)
HOME RUNS- R.Ludwick(5th)
SACRIFICE HITS- D.Eckstein
SACRIFICE FLIES- S.Taguchi
WALKS- M.Teixeira, J.Francoeur, A.Jones, W.Harris, A.Pujols, S.Schumaker
STRIKE OUTS- Y.Escobar, S.Taguchi-2, S.Spiezio
GIDP- K.Johnson, S.Schumaker
WEB GEMS- Bot 3rd: Willie Harris robbed So Taguchi of an extra base hit.
 
The St. Louis Cardinals toppled the Atlanta Braves by a 7 to 3 score at Busch
Stadium.
 
Atlanta was unable to recover after St. Louis went ahead in the 3rd inning
with 2 runs on 4 hits.  Aaron Miles started the inning off right when he
lined a one-base hit.  Braden Looper was next and he laced a base-hit.  David
Eckstein then laid down a sacrifice bunt.  So Taguchi came up and he hit a
deep fly scoring a run.  Albert Pujols stepped into the box and lined a
single, and an error was also committed, scoring the final run of the inning.
St. Louis ended up with 16 hits for the game while Atlanta had 8.
 
Looper(1-0) was the winner allowing 2 runs in 5 and 2/3 innings. Looper got
help from Brad Thompson who earned his 1st save.  Chuck James(0-1) was the
losing pitcher.

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October 6, 2007 Indians 7, Red Sox 4 (Indians win series, 3-0)

2009-02-23T18:32:00.001-05:00

UUUGGGHHH!!!!! That is all I can say about this game. For the third year in a row, the Red Sox lose to the Cleveland Indians in the first round of the playoffs. A lot happened in the game, though.

The Red Sox take their first lead of the series on a Coco Crisp sacrifice fly in the 2nd inning, but the lead is erased quickly when Kenny Lofton hits a 2-run homer in the Indians half of the 2nd. The Sox get the lead back in the top of the 3rd when David Ortiz finally comes alive, smoking a 2-run homerun to put Boston up 3-2. The lead holds until the bottom of the 5th, when a Trot Nixon squeeze (I was shocked at a squeeze with Trot!!!) scores a run to tie the game 3-3. Another Coco sac fly gives in the top of the 6th give the Red Sox the lead back, 4-3. Again, the lead doesn't hold as Jhonny Peralta whips an RBI single in the bottom of the 6th to retie the game, 4-4. Then came disaster.

Hideki Okajima comes in relief of Javier Lopez in the bottom of the 7th with two runners on. The first batter he faces, Victor Martinez, gets a hold of one and plants it into the outfield seats for the backbreaking 3-run homerun and a 7-4 Indians lead. With the wind sucked out of the sails, the Sox don't put up much of afight the remainder of the game and the Indians win.

The Sox score only 6 runs for the series with only two extra base hits. The usually teliable defense gave out in game one with the costly Manny error, and the usually reliable hitting just wasn't there. So, there is always next year.

The Indians wait in the wings for the winner of the Angels-Blue Jays series for the AL Championship, with the series to begin October 12,

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BOXSCORE: 2007 Boston Red Sox At 2007 Cleveland Indians             10/6/2007
 
  Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Indians            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.Pedroia 2B        4  0  0  0 .364     G.Sizemore CF       4  1  1  0 .083  
  K.Youkilis 1B       3  1  0  0 .182     A.Cabrera 2B        4  0  0  0 .111  
  D.Ortiz DH          3  1  1  2 .182     T.Hafner DH         3  2  1  0 .200  
  M.Ramirez LF        4  0  1  0 .333     V.Martinez C        3  2  2  3 .182  
  M.Lowell 3B         3  1  0  0 .100     R.Garko 1B          4  0  0  0 .333  
  J.Drew RF           2  1  1  0 .333     J.Peralta SS        4  0  1  1 .250  
A-J.Ellsbury PH,RF    1  0  0  0 .000     K.Lofton LF         3  2  2  2 .667  
  J.Varitek C         4  0  1  0 .200     T.Nixon RF          3  0  0  1 .143  
  C.Crisp CF          2  0  1  2 .286     C.Blake 3B          2  0  0  0 .000  
  J.Lugo SS           3  0  0  0 .111                                          
B-B.Kielty PH         1  0  0  0 .000                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      30  4  5  4                 Totals      30  7  7  7
 
A-Pinch Hit For Drew In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Lugo In 9th Inning
 
Red Sox......... 0 1 2  0 0 1  0 0 0  -  4  5  0
Indians......... 0 2 0  0 1 1  3 0    -  7  7  1
 
Red Sox (0-3)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
C.Schilling               5 1/3   6   4   4   1   4   1  86   6.75
J.Lopez LOSS(0-1)         1 1/3   0   2   2   1   3   0  18  13.50
H.Okajima                 0 1/3   1   1   1   0   0   1   8   9.00
J.Papelbon                1       0   0   0   1   2   0  13   0.00
Totals                    8       7   7   7   3   9   2
 
Indians (3-0)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Westbrook               5       4   4   3   4   1   1  95   5.40
R.Perez WIN(1-0)          4       1   0   0   0   4   0  49   0.00
Totals                    9       5   4   3   4   5   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 39,498 DATE- Saturday, October 6th 2007 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 3:05
LEFT ON BASE- Red Sox: 5  Indians: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Red Sox: 0  Indians: 1
ERRORS- C.Blake
TRIPLES- K.Lofton(1st)
HOME RUNS- D.Ortiz(1st), V.Martinez(1st), K.Lofton(1st)
STOLEN BASES- C.Crisp(1st)
CAUGHT STEALING- K.Lofton
SACRIFICE HITS- T.Nixon
SACRIFICE FLIES- C.Crisp-2
WALKS- K.Youkilis, D.Ortiz, M.Lowell, J.Drew, V.Martinez, K.Lofton, C.Blake
HIT BY PITCH- T.Hafner
STRIKE OUTS- K.Youkilis, M.Lowell, J.Varitek, J.Lugo, B.Kielty, A.Cabrera-2,
             J.Peralta-3, K.Lofton, T.Nixon-3
GIDP- J.Lugo
 
Rafael Perez went 4 strong innings as the Cleveland Indians defeated the
Boston Red Sox by a score of 7 to 4 at Jacobs Field.
 
Perez(1-0) was dominant in relief.  He allowed just 1 hit and no walks in 4
innings.  It was roller coaster of a game as the lead change hands 5 times.
 
Javier Lopez(0-1) was the losing pitcher in relief.  He gave up no hits and 1
walk in 1 and 1/3 innings.

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October 5, 2007 Angels 2, Blue Jays 0 (Angels lead series, 2-0)

2009-02-23T17:46:00.001-05:00

So far, all series are 2-0 leads as the Angels go up 2-0 on the Jays with Kelvim Escobar and Francisco Rodrigues holding Toronto to only two hits. The game was played at a fast pace - only 2:25 for the time.

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BOXSCORE: 2007 Toronto Blue Jays At 2007 Los Angeles(AL) Angels     10/5/2007
 
  Blue Jays          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Angels             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  R.Johnson RF        2  0  0  0 .167     C.Figgins DH        4  0  1  0 .375  
  A.Hill 2B           4  0  0  0 .143     O.Cabrera SS        4  0  1  0 .250  
  A.Rios CF           4  0  0  0 .143     V.Guerrero RF       3  1  0  0 .143  
  F.Thomas DH         4  0  0  0 .125     G.Anderson LF       4  0  1  1 .250  
  A.Lind LF           4  0  0  0 .000     M.Napoli C          2  0  0  0 .000  
  M.Stairs 1B         3  0  0  0 .167     C.Kotchman 1B       2  1  0  0 .333  
  G.Zaun C            2  0  0  0 .167     H.Kendrick 2B       4  0  2  0 .375  
B-J.Phillips C        0  0  0  0 ----     M.Izturis 3B        2  0  1  1 .500  
  J.McDonald SS       2  0  0  0 .000     R.Willits CF        3  0  1  0 .250  
A-L.Overbay PH        1  0  0  0 .000                                          
C-H.Clark SS          0  0  0  0 ----                                          
  R.Adams 3B          3  0  2  0 .667                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      29  0  2  0                 Totals      28  2  7  2
 
A-Pinch Hit For McDonald In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Zaun In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Overbay In 8th Inning
 
INJURY: Gregg Zaun INJURED (for 0 more games) in 8th inning
 
Blue Jays....... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  2  1
Angels.......... 0 1 1  0 0 0  0 0    -  2  7  0
 
Blue Jays (0-2)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
A.Burnett LOSS(0-1)       5 1/3   4   2   1   4   6   0  84   1.69
S.Downs                   1       3   0   0   0   1   0  21   0.00
S.Marcum                  1 2/3   0   0   0   1   1   0  21   3.86
Totals                    8       7   2   1   5   8   0
 
Angels (2-0)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
K.Escobar WIN(1-0)        7 2/3   2   0   0   2   7   0 109   0.00
F.Rodriguez SAVE(2nd)     1 1/3   0   0   0   1   2   0  23   0.00
Totals                    9       2   0   0   3   9   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 41,662 DATE- Friday, October 5th 2007 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 2:25
LEFT ON BASE- Blue Jays: 5  Angels: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Blue Jays: 1  Angels: 0
ERRORS- A.Hill
DOUBLES- G.Anderson(1st), H.Kendrick(1st)
STOLEN BASES- R.Adams(1st), H.Kendrick(1st)
CAUGHT STEALING- R.Willits
SACRIFICE FLIES- M.Izturis
WALKS- R.Johnson-2, G.Zaun, V.Guerrero, M.Napoli-2, C.Kotchman-2
STRIKE OUTS- A.Hill, A.Rios, F.Thomas, A.Lind, M.Stairs-2, G.Zaun, J.McDonald,
             R.Adams, C.Figgins, G.Anderson-2, M.Napoli, C.Kotchman, H.Kendrick,
             M.Izturis, R.Willits
GIDP- V.Guerrero
 
Kelvim Escobar went 7 and two third strong innings as the Los Angeles(AL)
Angels beat the Toronto Blue Jays by a score of 2 to 0.
 
Los Angeles(AL) jumped on top to stay in the 2nd inning scoring one runner.
That scoring would be all that was needed.  Neither team managed to score
after the 3rd inning.  
 
Escobar(1-0) went 7 and 2/3 innings allowing no runs for the win. Francisco
Rodriguez recorded his 2nd save.  The losing pitcher was A.J. Burnett(0-1).
He allowed 4 hits and 4 walks in 5 and 1/3 innings.

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October 4, 2007 Mets 7, Giants 5 (Mets lead series, 2-0)

2009-02-22T22:18:00.001-05:00

Paul lo Duca blasts a big first inning 3-run homer and Cy Young award winner John Maine pitches to expectation as the Mets go uo in the series 2 games to none.

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BOXSCORE: 2007 New York (NL) Mets At 2007 San Francisco Giants      10/4/2007
 
  Mets               AB  R  H RBI AVG     Giants             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Reyes SS          5  0  1  0 .222     D.Roberts CF        4  1  1  0 .125  
  L.Castillo 2B       5  1  2  0 .444   G-R.Davis PH          1  0  0  0 .000  
  C.Beltran CF        5  0  2  1 .444     R.Winn RF           5  1  2  0 .333  
  C.Delgado 1B        5  0  0  0 .000     R.Durham 2B         5  1  2  0 .222  
  D.Wright 3B         3  1  0  0 .143     B.Bonds LF          3  1  2  2 .500  
  M.Alou LF           3  3  2  0 .400     R.Klesko 1B         4  0  0  0 .125  
  P.Lo Duca C         4  1  2  3 .500     B.Molina C          4  0  1  1 .375  
  L.Milledge RF       4  1  1  1 .250     P.Feliz 3B          4  1  1  0 .250  
B-C.Gomez RF          0  0  0  0 ----     O.Vizquel SS        3  0  1  0 .500  
  J.Maine P           3  0  2  2 .667   C-D.Ortmeier PH       1  0  0  0 .000  
  P.Feliciano P       0  0  0  0 ----   D-R.Aurilia SS        0  0  0  0 ----  
E-R.Gotay PH          1  0  0  0 .000     J.Taschner P        0  0  0  0 ----  
  B.Wagner P          0  0  0  0 .000     J.Sanchez P         1  0  0  0 .000  
                                        A-N.Schierholtz PH    1  0  0  0 .000  
                                          R.Messenger P       0  0  0  0 ----  
                                        F-K.Frandsen SS       1  0  1  01.000  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      38  7 12  7                 Totals      37  5 11  3
 
A-Pinch Hit For Sanchez In 6th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Milledge In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Vizquel In 8th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Ortmeier In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Feliciano In 9th Inning
F-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Messenger In 9th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Roberts In 9th Inning
 
Mets............ 0 3 0  2 0 1  0 0 1  -  7 12  2
Giants.......... 0 0 1  1 1 0  2 0 0  -  5 11  0
 
Mets (2-0)               IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Maine WIN(1-0)          6 2/3   9   5   2   2   8   0 132   2.70
P.Feliciano HOLD(1st)     1 1/3   0   0   0   0   1   0  21   0.00
B.Wagner SAVE(2nd)        1       2   0   0   0   0   0  14   0.00
Totals                    9      11   5   2   2   9   0
 
Giants (0-2)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Sanchez LOSS(0-1)       6       9   6   6   2   7   1 127   9.00
R.Messenger               2 2/3   3   1   1   0   2   0  59   3.37
J.Taschner                0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   3.86
Totals                    9      12   7   7   2   9   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 38,165 DATE- Thursday, October 4th 2007 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
T- 2:56
LEFT ON BASE- Mets: 6  Giants: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Mets: 0  Giants: 1
ERRORS- D.Wright, L.Milledge
DOUBLES- C.Beltran(1st), M.Alou-2(2nd), B.Bonds-2(2nd)
HOME RUNS- P.Lo Duca(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- J.Sanchez
WALKS- D.Wright, M.Alou, B.Bonds-2
STRIKE OUTS- J.Reyes, L.Castillo, C.Delgado-3, D.Wright-3, L.Milledge,
             D.Roberts, R.Winn-2, R.Klesko-2, B.Molina, P.Feliz, J.Sanchez,
             N.Schierholtz
GIDP- C.Beltran
 
In a close game it was the New York (NL) Mets 7, the San Francisco Giants 5 at
AT&T Park.
 
In the top of the 2nd inning New York (NL) scored 3 runs.  The big moment was
provided by Paul Lo Duca who deflated the mood of the partisan fans when he
rifled a three-run blast (his 1st of the season).  New York (NL) banged out
12 hits on the night.  
 
The winning pitcher was John Maine(1-0) who allowed 5 runs in 6 and 2/3
innings. Billy Wagner recorded the save, his 2nd.  Jonathan Sanchez(0-1) was
hit with the loss.  He was knocked around by New York (NL), allowing 9 hits
and 2 walks in 6 innings.  
 
'I was a little good, a little bad and a little ugly.' said Maine, 'I was just
giving us a chance to win.'

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October 4, 2007 Braves 11, Cardinals 8 (Braves lead series, 2-0)

2009-02-22T22:14:00.001-05:00

Another slugfest between the Braves and Cards in the light air of Atlanta, as the Cardinals jump out to a 6-1 lead and can't hang onto it and the Braves jump out in front 2 games to none.

The Cardinals certainly can't blame Ryan Ludwick though. After yesterday's 3 for 4, 2 homer 6 RBI day he duplicates it today with a 4 for 5, 2 homer 5 RBI game. Overall in the two games for Ludwick, 7 for 9 with 4 homeruns and 11 RBI. Even if the Braves win the next game and sweep the series, no denying Ludwick series MVP honors with stats like that.

After an off day the teams travel to St. Louis for game 3. Maybe jet lag will cool the offenses a little bit.

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BOXSCORE: 2007 St. Louis Cardinals At 2007 Atlanta Braves           10/4/2007
 
  Cardinals          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Braves             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.Eckstein SS       5  1  2  0 .300     K.Johnson 2B        5  1  3  4 .400  
H-B.Ryan PH           1  0  0  0 .000     E.Renteria SS       4  0  2  0 .250  
  C.Duncan LF         4  2  1  0 .143     C.Jones 3B          4  1  2  0 .444  
  A.Pujols 1B         3  1  0  0 .000     M.Teixeira 1B       5  0  1  0 .300  
  J.Edmonds CF        5  0  0  0 .250     B.McCann C          3  3  2  3 .750  
  R.Ludwick RF        5  3  4  5 .778     J.Francoeur RF      5  1  1  0 .200  
  S.Spiezio 3B        3  1  1  1 .200     A.Jones CF          4  2  2  2 .222  
  A.Miles 2B          5  0  2  0 .286     W.Harris LF         3  3  1  0 .571  
  Y.Molina C          4  0  2  1 .556     J.Smoltz P          1  0  0  0 .000  
F-S.Schumaker PH      1  0  0  0 .000   A-M.Prado PH          1  0  0  0 .000  
  T.Wellemeyer P      1  0  0  0 .000     P.Moylan P          0  0  0  0 ----  
B-R.Ankiel PH         1  0  0  0 .000   C-M.Diaz PH           1  0  0  0 .000  
  M.Maroth P          0  0  0  0 ----     R.Mahay P           0  0  0  0 ----  
  R.Flores P          0  0  0  0 ----     O.Villarreal P      0  0  0  0 ----  
D-S.Taguchi PH        1  0  0  0 .500   E-Y.Escobar PH        1  0  1  21.000  
  R.Springer P        0  0  0  0 ----     O.Dotel P           0  0  0  0 ----  
  R.Franklin P        0  0  0  0 ----     R.Soriano P         0  0  0  0 ----  
G-G.Bennett PH        1  0  1  11.000                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      40  8 13  8                 Totals      37 11 15 11
 
A-Pinch Hit For Smoltz In 5th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Wellemeyer In 6th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Moylan In 6th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Flores In 7th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Villarreal In 7th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Molina In 9th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Franklin In 9th Inning
H-Pinch Hit For Eckstein In 9th Inning
 
Cardinals....... 3 0 2  0 1 0  1 0 1  -  8 13  0
Braves.......... 0 1 0  0 2 3  3 2    - 11 15  1
 
Cardinals (0-2)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
T.Wellemeyer              5       6   3   3   3   4   2  80   5.40
M.Maroth                  0       3   3   3   0   0   1   7  18.00
R.Flores BS(1st)          1       1   0   0   1   1   0  16   0.00
R.Springer L(0-1) H(1st)  0 2/3   0   3   3   3   0   0  18  40.50
R.Franklin BS(1st)        1 1/3   5   2   2   0   2   1  32  13.50
Totals                    8      15  11  11   7   7   4
 
Braves (2-0)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Smoltz                  5       7   6   6   3   7   2 102  10.80
P.Moylan                  1       1   0   0   0   0   0  19   3.86
R.Mahay                   0 2/3   2   1   1   0   1   0  12  13.50
O.Villarreal WIN(1-0)     0 1/3   1   0   0   0   0   0  11   0.00
O.Dotel HOLD(1st)         1 2/3   1   1   0   1   1   0  32   0.00
R.Soriano SAVE(1st)       0 1/3   1   0   0   0   0   0   4   9.00
Totals                    9      13   8   7   4   9   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 46,054 DATE- Thursday, October 4th 2007 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 3:54
LEFT ON BASE- Cardinals:11  Braves: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Cardinals: 2  Braves: 0
ERRORS- M.Teixeira
DOUBLES- R.Ludwick-2(2nd), J.Francoeur(1st)
TRIPLES- K.Johnson(1st)
HOME RUNS- R.Ludwick-2(4th), K.Johnson(1st), B.McCann-2(2nd), A.Jones(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- T.Wellemeyer
SACRIFICE FLIES- S.Spiezio
WALKS- C.Duncan, A.Pujols-2, S.Spiezio, E.Renteria, C.Jones, B.McCann-2,
       A.Jones, W.Harris-2
STRIKE OUTS- D.Eckstein, A.Pujols, J.Edmonds-2, R.Ludwick, S.Spiezio, A.Miles,
             Y.Molina, T.Wellemeyer, M.Teixeira, J.Francoeur-3, A.Jones,
             M.Prado, M.Diaz
GIDP- C.Jones, B.McCann
 
The Atlanta Braves defeated the St. Louis Cardinals by a score of 11 to 8 at
Turner Field.
 
The home town fans were very appreciative of the fine hitting performance
provided by Kelly Johnson.  He blasted a two-run home run (his 1st of the
season) in the 5th inning, tripled knocking in a run in the 6th inning and
delivered a single plating a run in the 7th inning.  St. Louis was not
lacking for run support as they scored in 5 separate innings, yet victory
eluded them as they seemed to forget that pitching is also needed to win
ballgames.  
 
Oscar Villarreal(1-0) was the winner allowing no runs in 1/3 of an inning.
Rafael Soriano recorded his 1st save.  Russ Springer(0-1) took the loss in
relief.  He surrendered 3 runs and no hits in 2/3 of an inning.  
 
Ryan Ludwick blasted 2 homeruns and had 5 RBI but his offense was not enough
to carry St. Louis to victory.

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October 4, 2007 Angels 3, Blue Jays 1 (Angels lead series, 1-0)

2009-02-22T20:00:00.001-05:00

AL Cy Young award winner John Lackey has no problem in his first playoff start, as he holds the Jays to one run over 7+ innings of work to give the Angels the win in Game 1.

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BOXSCORE: 2007 Toronto Blue Jays At 2007 Los Angeles(AL) Angels     10/4/2007
 
  Blue Jays          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Angels             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  R.Johnson RF        4  0  1  0 .250     C.Figgins CF        4  0  2  1 .500  
  M.Stairs 1B         3  0  1  0 .333     O.Cabrera SS        4  0  1  1 .250  
B-R.Adams 3B          0  0  0  0 ----     V.Guerrero RF       4  0  1  0 .250  
  A.Rios CF           3  0  1  0 .333     G.Anderson LF       4  0  1  0 .250  
  F.Thomas DH         4  0  1  0 .250     M.Izturis 3B        4  1  2  0 .500  
  A.Lind LF           4  0  0  0 .000     C.Kotchman 1B       4  0  2  0 .500  
  A.Hill 2B           3  1  1  1 .333     K.Morales DH        4  1  3  0 .750  
  G.Zaun C            4  0  1  0 .250     H.Kendrick 2B       4  0  1  1 .250  
  J.McDonald SS       3  0  0  0 .000     J.Mathis C          2  1  0  0 .000  
  H.Luna 3B           2  0  0  0 .000   C-R.Willits PH        1  0  0  0 .000  
A-L.Overbay PH,1B     1  0  0  0 .000   D-M.Napoli C          0  0  0  0 ----  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      31  1  6  1                 Totals      35  3 13  3
 
A-Pinch Hit For Luna In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Stairs In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Mathis In 8th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Willits In 9th Inning
 
Blue Jays....... 0 1 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  1  6  1
Angels.......... 0 0 0  2 0 1  0 0    -  3 13  0
 
Blue Jays (0-1)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
R.Halladay LOSS(0-1)      3 2/3   8   2   2   1   1   0  71   4.91
C.Janssen                 1 1/3   2   0   0   0   0   0  19   0.00
S.Marcum                  0 2/3   2   1   1   1   0   0  15  13.50
B.Tallet                  2       1   0   0   1   1   0  24   0.00
J.Frasor                  0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0.00
Totals                    8      13   3   3   3   2   0
 
Angels (1-0)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Lackey WIN(1-0)         7 1/3   6   1   1   2   6   1 114   1.23
J.Speier HOLD(1st)        1       0   0   0   1   1   0  15   0.00
F.Rodriguez SAVE(1st)     0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   6   0.00
Totals                    9       6   1   1   3   7   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 43,446 DATE- Thursday, October 4th 2007 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 2:38
LEFT ON BASE- Blue Jays: 6  Angels:11
DOUBLE PLAYS- Blue Jays: 1  Angels: 1
ERRORS- H.Luna
HOME RUNS- A.Hill(1st)
CAUGHT STEALING- A.Rios
WALKS- M.Stairs, A.Rios, A.Hill, C.Figgins, O.Cabrera, J.Mathis
STRIKE OUTS- A.Rios, A.Lind, A.Hill, G.Zaun, J.McDonald-2, H.Luna, C.Figgins,
             M.Izturis
GIDP- G.Zaun, H.Kendrick
 
At Angels Stadium, the Los Angeles(AL) faithful were treated to an intriguing
pitcher's duel.  John Lackey(1-0) finally bested his Toronto counterpart, Roy
Halladay(0-1), by the score of 3 to 1.
 
Lackey pitched well for Los Angeles(AL) in their victory.  He surrendered 6
hits and 2 walks in 7 and 1/3 innings.  Los Angeles(AL) had 13 hits overall,
while Toronto had 6.  
 
Francisco Rodriguez earned his 1st save.  Halladay took the loss.  He allowed
2 runs and 8 hits in 3 and 2/3 innings.

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October 4, 2007 Indians 5, Red Sox 2 (Indians lead series, 2-0)

2009-02-22T19:29:00.001-05:00

Another agonizing loss for the Sox, as despite Dice-K striking out 12 indians in his 6 innings of work, he allows 4 runs which is all Cleveland needs. The big bats are quieted again as Fausto Carrmona goes 8 innings at not even 100 pitches, and Joe Borowski gets the save in the 9th. Four doubleplays grounded into by the Sox today was the difference in the game.

David Ortiz for the series only has a single in 8 trips to the plate while striking out 5 times, one of the big reasons the Sox are now in an 0-2 hole.

My last 2 SOM playoffs have also featured Indians-Red Sox in the first round, and in each of those series the Sox jumped in front 2 games to none but lost both series when the Indians won three straight both years. Hopefully that will reverse itself this year, as after an off day the series travels to Cleveland for a Game 3 matchup of Curt Schilling and Jake Westbrook.

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BOXSCORE: 2007 Cleveland Indians At 2007 Boston Red Sox             10/4/2007
 
  Indians            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  G.Sizemore CF       4  0  0  0 .000     D.Pedroia 2B        4  0  2  0 .571  
  C.Blake 3B          4  1  0  0 .000     K.Youkilis 1B       3  0  1  1 .250  
  T.Hafner DH         4  0  0  0 .143     D.Ortiz DH          4  0  1  0 .125  
  V.Martinez C        4  0  0  0 .000     M.Ramirez LF        4  0  0  0 .375  
  R.Garko 1B          4  2  3  2 .500     J.Drew RF           3  1  2  0 .286  
  T.Nixon LF          4  1  1  1 .250     M.Lowell 3B         4  0  0  0 .143  
  F.Gutierrez RF      4  1  3  0 .429     J.Varitek C         3  0  0  1 .167  
  J.Peralta SS        4  0  2  1 .250     C.Crisp CF          2  0  0  0 .200  
  J.Barfield 2B       3  0  0  0 .000     J.Lugo SS           2  1  1  0 .167  
A-A.Cabrera 2B        1  0  0  0 .200   B-J.Ellsbury PH       1  0  0  0 .000  
                                        C-A.Cora SS           0  0  0  0 ----  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      36  5  9  4                 Totals      30  2  7  2
 
A-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Barfield In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Lugo In 7th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Ellsbury In 8th Inning
 
Indians......... 0 0 1  2 1 0  1 0 0  -  5  9  1
Red Sox......... 0 0 1  1 0 0  0 0 0  -  2  7  0
 
Indians (2-0)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
F.Carmona WIN(1-0)        8       7   2   2   1   2   0  92   2.25
J.Borowski SAVE(2nd)      1       0   0   0   1   0   0  14   0.00
Totals                    9       7   2   2   2   2   0
 
Red Sox (0-2)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
D.Matsuzaka LOSS(0-1)     6       8   4   4   3  12   0 113   6.00
H.Okajima                 1 2/3   1   1   1   0   2   1  19   5.40
M.Timlin                  1 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0.00
Totals                    9       9   5   5   3  14   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 36,899 DATE- Thursday, October 4th 2007 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 2:41
LEFT ON BASE- Indians: 7  Red Sox: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Indians: 4  Red Sox: 0
ERRORS- V.Martinez
DOUBLES- R.Garko(1st), J.Drew(1st)
HOME RUNS- R.Garko(1st)
STOLEN BASES- J.Lugo(1st)
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Varitek
WALKS- G.Sizemore, C.Blake, T.Hafner, J.Drew, C.Crisp
HIT BY PITCH- K.Youkilis
STRIKE OUTS- G.Sizemore-2, C.Blake-3, T.Hafner-2, V.Martinez-2, T.Nixon,
             F.Gutierrez, J.Barfield-3, D.Ortiz-2
GIDP- D.Ortiz, M.Ramirez, M.Lowell, J.Varitek
WILD PITCHES- D.Matsuzaka
WEB GEMS- Bot 6th: Franklin Gutierrez robbed Mike Lowell of an extra base hit.
 
At Fenway Park the Cleveland Indians outscored the Boston Red Sox 5 to 2.
 
In the 4th inning Cleveland scored 2 runs with the help of 4 hits.  They would
be enough to earn the win.  Cleveland had a total of 9 hits for the game.
 
The win went to Fausto Carmona(1-0) who allowed 2 runs in 8 innings. Joe
Borowski was credited with his 2nd save.  Daisuke Matsuzaka(0-1) was hit with
the loss.  Despite losing, he struckout 12 Cleveland batters in 6 innings.

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October 3, 2007 Mets 4, Giants 3 (Mets lead series, 1-0)

2009-02-22T18:53:00.001-05:00

Pedro Martinez goes 6 allowing only one run and Giants starter Matt Cain tries to help his own cause by hitting 2 doubles, but it isn't enough as the Mets get the win in game 1.

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BOXSCORE: 2007 New York (NL) Mets At 2007 San Francisco Giants      10/3/2007
 
  Mets               AB  R  H RBI AVG     Giants             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Reyes SS          4  1  1  0 .250     D.Roberts CF        4  0  0  0 .000  
  L.Castillo 2B       4  1  2  1 .500     R.Winn RF           4  1  1  0 .250  
  C.Beltran CF        4  2  2  2 .500     R.Durham 2B         4  0  0  0 .000  
  D.Wright 3B         4  0  1  0 .250     B.Bonds LF          3  2  1  2 .333  
  C.Delgado 1B        4  0  0  0 .000     R.Klesko 1B         4  0  1  0 .250  
  M.Alou LF           2  0  0  0 .000     B.Molina C          4  0  2  0 .500  
  A.Heilman P         0  0  0  0 ----     P.Feliz 3B          4  0  1  1 .250  
  B.Wagner P          1  0  0  0 .000     O.Vizquel SS        3  0  2  0 .667  
  S.Green RF          4  0  1  1 .250   C-R.Davis PH          0  0  0  0 ----  
  P.Lo Duca C         4  0  2  0 .500     M.Cain P            2  0  2  01.000  
  P.Martinez P        2  0  0  0 .000   B-N.Schierholtz PH    1  0  0  0 .000  
A-E.Chavez PH,LF      0  0  0  0 ----     J.Taschner P        0  0  0  0 ----  
                                        D-D.Ortmeier PH       1  0  0  0 .000  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      33  4  9  4                 Totals      34  3 10  3
 
A-Pinch Hit For Martinez In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Cain In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Vizquel In 9th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Taschner In 9th Inning
 
INJURY: Moises Alou INJURED (for 0 more games) in 7th inning
 
Mets............ 0 0 0  3 0 0  0 1 0  -  4  9  0
Giants.......... 0 0 0  1 0 0  0 2 0  -  3 10  0
 
Mets (1-0)               IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
P.Martinez WIN(1-0)       6       7   1   1   1   6   0 104   1.50
A.Heilman HOLD(1st)       1 1/3   3   2   2   0   1   1  19  13.50
B.Wagner SAVE(1st)        1 2/3   0   0   0   0   2   0  20   0.00
Totals                    9      10   3   3   1   9   1
 
Giants (0-1)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
M.Cain LOSS(0-1)          7       6   3   3   2   6   0 107   3.86
J.Taschner                2       3   1   1   0   0   1  29   4.50
Totals                    9       9   4   4   2   6   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 38,854 DATE- Wednesday, October 3rd 2007 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
T- 3:12
LEFT ON BASE- Mets: 4  Giants: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Mets: 0  Giants: 1
DOUBLES- S.Green(1st), B.Molina(1st), P.Feliz(1st), M.Cain-2
HOME RUNS- C.Beltran(1st), B.Bonds(1st)
STOLEN BASES- J.Reyes(1st)
CAUGHT STEALING- R.Davis
WALKS- M.Alou, E.Chavez, B.Bonds
HIT BY PITCH- R.Davis
STRIKE OUTS- J.Reyes, C.Beltran, D.Wright, C.Delgado-2, P.Martinez, D.Roberts-2,
             R.Winn, R.Klesko-2, B.Molina, P.Feliz, O.Vizquel, N.Schierholtz
GIDP- C.Delgado
WEB GEMS- Bot 5th: Paul Lo Duca blocked the plate, saving a run!
 
The New York (NL) Mets edged the San Francisco Giants at AT&T Park by the
score of 4 to 3.
 
New York (NL) tallied 3 runs in the top of the 4th inning with the help of 4
hits.  They would prove to be the difference in the contest.  New York (NL)
finished with 9 hits in the victory.  
 
Pedro Martinez(1-0) got credit for the victory, pitching 6 innings and
allowing 1 run. Billy Wagner got the save, his 1st.  Matt Cain(0-1) was the
loser.  He gave up 3 runs and 6 hits in 7 innings.

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October 3, 2007 Braves 9, Cardinals 8 (Braves lead series, 1-0)

2009-02-22T14:47:00.001-05:00

An unexpected wild shootout, 20 game winner Tim Hudson does not have his best stuff today and Cards starter Adam Wainwright gets injured in the 2nd inning. I decided to turn the injuries on for the playoffs to make it a little more realistic.

The Braves jumped out in front 6-2 and 7-4, but the Cards get 2 in the 7th and 2 more in the 9th on a Ryan Ludwick 2-run homer off Braves stopper Rafael Soriano (23 saves during the season) to take a 8-7 lead. Usually reliable Cardinals stopper Jason Isringhausen i(39 saves in regular season play) is anything but today, as he also gets roughed up for two runs as the Braves pull it out in the bottom of the 9th on a walk-off double by Yunel Escobar.

The entire 9th inning:
*** TOP OF INNING 9 ***
0 A.Pujols 4- 7 3 Strike Out b-0
1 J.Edmonds 2- 7 5 Walk b-1
SUBSTITUTE P - Rafael Soriano
1 1 R.Ludwick 2- 5 6 6 Home Run 1-H b-H
1 Y.Molina 1- 6 1 6 Single b-1
1 1 S.Spiezio 2- 9 3 Strike Out b-0
SUBSTITUTE PH- Brendan Ryan
2 1 B.Ryan 3- 7 5 Ground Out b-0
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 9 ***
SUBSTITUTE P - Jason Isringhausen
0 B.McCann 3- 6 14 1 Double b-2
0 2 J.Francoeur 6- 8 3 Strike Out b-0
1 2 A.Jones 5- 3 3 Ground Out b-0
2 2 W.Harris 1- 4 6 Walk b-1
SUBSTITUTE PH- Yunel Escobar
2 12 Y.Escobar 1- 9 5 Double 2-H 1-H b-2

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BOXSCORE: 2007 St. Louis Cardinals At 2007 Atlanta Braves           10/3/2007
 
  Cardinals          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Braves             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.Eckstein SS       5  0  1  0 .200     K.Johnson 2B        5  0  1  2 .200  
  C.Duncan LF         3  0  0  0 .000     E.Renteria SS       4  1  0  0 .000  
  A.Pujols 1B         4  1  0  0 .000     C.Jones 3B          5  1  2  0 .400  
  J.Edmonds CF        3  4  2  0 .667     M.Teixeira 1B       5  1  2  2 .400  
  R.Ludwick RF        4  3  3  6 .750     B.McCann C          5  2  4  1 .800  
  Y.Molina C          5  0  3  0 .600     J.Francoeur RF      5  1  1  1 .200  
  A.Miles 2B          2  0  0  0 .000     A.Jones CF          5  0  0  0 .000  
A-S.Spiezio PH,3B     2  0  0  0 .000     W.Harris LF         4  2  3  0 .750  
  M.Cairo 3B,2B       2  0  1  1 .500     T.Hudson P          3  1  3  11.000  
D-S.Schumaker PH      1  0  0  0 .000     R.Mahay P           0  0  0  0 ----  
  R.Flores P          0  0  0  0 ----     T.Yates P           0  0  0  0 ----  
F-B.Ryan PH           1  0  0  0 .000   C-M.Diaz PH           1  0  0  0 .000  
  J.Isringhausen P    0  0  0  0 ----     P.Moylan P          0  0  0  0 ----  
  A.Wainwright P      1  0  0  0 .000     R.Soriano P         0  0  0  0 ----  
  R.Franklin P        0  0  0  0 ----   G-Y.Escobar PH        1  0  1  21.000  
  K.Wells P           1  0  0  0 .000                                          
B-R.Ankiel PH         1  0  0  0 .000                                          
  M.Maroth P          0  0  0  0 ----                                          
E-S.Taguchi PH,2B     1  0  1  01.000                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      36  8 11  7                 Totals      43  9 17  9
 
A-Pinch Hit For Miles In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Wells In 6th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Yates In 7th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Cairo In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Maroth In 8th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Flores In 9th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Soriano In 9th Inning
 
INJURY: Adam Wainwright INJURED (for 15 more games) in 2nd inning
 
Cardinals....... 0 2 0  0 0 2  2 0 2  -  8 11  0
Braves.......... 0 0 0  3 3 1  0 0 2  -  9 17  2
 
Cardinals (0-1)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
A.Wainwright              1 2/3   3   0   0   0   3   0  38   0.00
R.Franklin                2       5   3   3   0   1   0  36  13.50
K.Wells                   1 1/3   5   3   3   0   1   1  38  20.25
M.Maroth                  2       2   1   1   1   2   0  36   4.50
R.Flores                  1       0   0   0   0   1   0   9   0.00
J.Isringhaus L(0-1)B(1st) 0 2/3   2   2   2   1   1   0  18  27.00
Totals                    8 2/3  17   9   9   2   9   1
 
Braves (1-0)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
T.Hudson                  5       6   4   4   3   4   1 101   7.20
R.Mahay HOLD(1st)         1 1/3   1   2   2   1   1   0  26  13.50
T.Yates HOLD(1st)         0 2/3   1   0   0   0   1   0   9   0.00
P.Moylan HOLD(1st)        1 1/3   1   1   1   1   1   0  20   6.75
R.Soriano W(1-0) BS(1st)  0 2/3   2   1   1   0   1   1  20  13.50
Totals                    9      11   8   8   5   8   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 45,816 DATE- Wednesday, October 3rd 2007 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
T- 3:51
LEFT ON BASE- Cardinals: 9  Braves: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Cardinals: 0  Braves: 1
ERRORS- E.Renteria, W.Harris
DOUBLES- J.Edmonds(1st), M.Cairo(1st), K.Johnson(1st), B.McCann-2(2nd),
         Y.Escobar(1st)
HOME RUNS- R.Ludwick-2(2nd), M.Teixeira(1st)
STOLEN BASES- S.Taguchi(1st)
SACRIFICE FLIES- M.Cairo
WALKS- C.Duncan, J.Edmonds-2, R.Ludwick, S.Spiezio, E.Renteria, W.Harris
HIT BY PITCH- C.Duncan, A.Pujols
STRIKE OUTS- D.Eckstein, A.Pujols, Y.Molina, S.Spiezio-2, A.Wainwright, K.Wells,
             R.Ankiel, K.Johnson-2, E.Renteria, C.Jones, M.Teixeira,
             J.Francoeur, A.Jones-2, W.Harris
GIDP- A.Miles
WILD PITCHES- K.Wells
 
Mark Teixeira cracked a homer and had 2 RBI as the Atlanta Braves staged a
dramatic comeback over the St. Louis Cardinals by a score of 9 to 8 at Turner
Field.
 
Atlanta came through with the game-winning runs in the 9th inning with 2 runs
utilizing 2 base hits.  Brian McCann led off and he doubled.  Jeff Francoeur
was the next batter, but he struck out.  One out later, Willie Harris came up
and he drew a walk.  Yunel Escobar came up and he doubled resulting in a
mighty exciting win for Atlanta and the 45,816 home town fans in attendance.
Atlanta had 17 hits for the game and St. Louis had 11.  
 
Rafael Soriano(1-0) went 2/3 of an inning allowing 1 run for the victory. The
losing pitcher was Jason Isringhausen(0-1) in relief.  Ryan Ludwick ripped 2
homeruns and had 6 RBI but his offense was not enough to carry St. Louis to
victory.

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October 3, 2007 Indians 2, Red Sox 0 (Indians lead series 1-0)

2009-02-22T13:23:00.001-05:00

Game 1 of the AL Division Series goes to the Cleveland Indians in agonizing fashion. Josh Beckett gets the tough luck loss as with two outs in the 3rd inning and runners on first and third, Manny Ramirez drops a fly ball which should have been the third out, scoring a run. Beckett gets unnerved and throws a wild pitch to the next batter allowing another run to score. Those would be the only two runs of the game. No earned runs for Beckett, no RBI's for the Indians.

The Red Sox get 9 hits off of the tandem of C.C. Sabitha and Joe Borowski as Manny gets 3 of them to try to attone for the error, but the Sox couldn't knock anyone home and strand 11 on the basepaths. Kevin Youkilis could have tied the game with a 2-run homer, but due to being an W against the lefty Sabitha only gets a single.

A chance for the Sox in the bottom of the 9th, as a Jason Varitek single with Alex Cora coming in to pinch-run, and a Coco Crisp single sends Cora to third with no outs. I had thought about trying a squeeze with Julio Lugo, but decided against it and Lugo strikes out. Dustin Pedroia hits a grounder to third and Cora can't advance for out number two, and Youk strikes out to end the game.

If you are wondering why Cora came in to pinch-run, after Manny's third hit of the game Ellsbury came in to pinch-run for him, tried to steal second on a 1-19 chance, and gets caught when it came up a 20!!

Game 2 starters - Fausto Carmona for the Indians and Daisuke Matsuzaka for the Red Sox.

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BOXSCORE: 2007 Cleveland Indians At 2007 Boston Red Sox             10/3/2007
 
  Indians            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  G.Sizemore CF       4  0  0  0 .000     D.Pedroia 2B        3  0  2  0 .667  
  A.Cabrera 2B        4  1  1  0 .250     K.Youkilis 1B       5  0  1  0 .200  
  T.Hafner DH         3  1  1  0 .333     D.Ortiz DH          4  0  0  0 .000  
  V.Martinez C        4  0  0  0 .000     M.Ramirez LF        4  0  3  0 .750  
  R.Garko 1B          4  0  1  0 .250   A-J.Ellsbury PR,LF    0  0  0  0 ----  
  J.Peralta SS        4  0  0  0 .000     M.Lowell 3B         3  0  1  0 .333  
  K.Lofton LF         3  0  2  0 .667     J.Drew RF           4  0  0  0 .000  
  F.Gutierrez RF      3  0  0  0 .000     J.Varitek C         3  0  1  0 .333  
  C.Blake 3B          3  0  0  0 .000   B-A.Cora PR           0  0  0  0 ----  
                                          C.Crisp CF          3  0  1  0 .333  
                                          J.Lugo SS           4  0  0  0 .000  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      32  2  5  0                 Totals      33  0  9  0
 
A-Pinch Ran For Ramirez In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Ran For Varitek In 9th Inning
 
Indians......... 0 0 2  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  2  5  0
Red Sox......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  9  1
 
Indians (1-0)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
C.Sabathia WIN(1-0)       7       7   0   0   4   7   0 115   0.00
J.Borowski SAVE(1st)      2       2   0   0   0   1   0  24   0.00
Totals                    9       9   0   0   4   8   0
 
Red Sox (0-1)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Beckett LOSS(0-1)       7       4   2   0   1   8   0 113   0.00
M.Delcarmen               2       1   0   0   0   3   0  26   0.00
Totals                    9       5   2   0   1  11   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 34,979 DATE- Wednesday, October 3rd 2007 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
T- 2:50
LEFT ON BASE- Indians: 4  Red Sox:11
DOUBLE PLAYS- Indians: 2  Red Sox: 1
ERRORS- M.Ramirez
DOUBLES- A.Cabrera(1st), K.Lofton(1st)
CAUGHT STEALING- J.Ellsbury
WALKS- T.Hafner, D.Pedroia-2, M.Lowell, C.Crisp
HIT BY PITCH- J.Varitek
STRIKE OUTS- G.Sizemore-2, A.Cabrera-2, V.Martinez, R.Garko-2, J.Peralta-4,
             K.Youkilis, D.Ortiz-3, M.Ramirez, M.Lowell, J.Drew, J.Lugo
GIDP- F.Gutierrez, K.Youkilis, J.Drew
WILD PITCHES- J.Beckett
 
C.C. Sabathia(1-0) and Josh Beckett(0-1) treated the Boston fans to a fine
pitching duel at Fenway Park.  The Cleveland Indians eventually emerged as
victors over the Boston Red Sox by the score of 2 to 0.
 
Sabathia pitched well for Cleveland in their victory.  He went 7 innings
allowing 7 hits and 4 walks.  After the 3rd inning, neither team was able to
score.  
 
Joe Borowski earned the save, his 1st.

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