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Retrosheet Boxscore: Atlanta Braves 7, St. Louis Cardinals 2

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Atlanta Braves 7, St. Louis Cardinals 2

Day

Game Played on Friday, August 8, 2003 (N) at Busch Stadium II

ATL N    1  0  2    1  0  0    0  3  0  -   7 10  0
STL N    0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  5  0
BATTING
Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
DeRosa ss                     5   1   2   1       0   0       3   4
Giles 2b                      5   1   2   2       0   1       1   4
Sheffield rf                  3   2   1   1       1   1       2   0
A. Jones cf                   4   1   1   2       0   0       1   0
Lopez c                       4   2   2   1       0   0       7   0
J. Franco 1b                  3   0   0   0       1   0      11   1
Castilla 3b                   4   0   2   0       0   1       0   2
Bragg lf                      4   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
Ortiz p                       3   0   0   0       1   1       1   2
  Gryboski p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       35   7  10   7       3   5      27  13
BATTING - 
HR: Sheffield (28,1st inning off Fassero 0 on 2 out); Giles (14,3rd inning
off Fassero 1 on 1 out); A. Jones (29,8th inning off Yan 1 on 0 out); Lopez
(31,8th inning off Yan 0 on 0 out).
GDP: Sheffield (12,off Simontacchi).
Team LOB: 4.
St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Hart 2b                       4   0   0   0       0   2       3   3
Edmonds cf                    4   0   0   0       0   1       2   0
Pujols lf                     4   0   1   0       0   0       2   1
Martinez 1b                   3   1   1   0       1   0       9   0
Rolen 3b                      2   1   1   0       2   1       1   4
Renteria ss                   3   0   1   2       1   0       0   3
Drew rf                       4   0   0   0       0   0       4   0
Matheny c                     3   0   0   0       0   2       6   0
  Robinson ph                 1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Fassero p                     1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Simontacchi p               1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Palmeiro ph                 1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Yan p                       0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       31   2   5   2       4   7      27  11
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Rolen-Hart-Martinez.
BATTING - 
2B: Renteria (32,off Ortiz); Pujols (42,off Ortiz).
Team LOB: 6.
PITCHING
Atlanta Braves               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Ortiz W(16-5)                 8     5   2   2   4   6   0  32
Gryboski                      1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3
Totals                        9     5   2   2   4   7   0  35
Ortiz faced 1 batter in the 9th inning
WP: Ortiz (4).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Gryboski 1-0.
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St. Louis Cardinals          IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Fassero L(1-6)                3.2   5   4   4   2   2   2  18
Simontacchi                   3.1   3   0   0   0   0   0  11
Yan                           2     2   3   3   1   3   2   9
Totals                        9    10   7   7   3   5   4  38
Inherited Runners - Scored: Simontacchi 3-1.
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Umpires: HP - Tim Welke, 1B - Mark Wegner, 2B - Gary Cederstrom, 3B - Chuck Meriwether
Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance: 45796
Starting Lineups:

   Atlanta Braves                St. Louis Cardinals      
1. DeRosa              ss        Hart                2b
2. Giles               2b        Edmonds             cf
3. Sheffield           rf        Pujols              lf
4. A. Jones            cf        Martinez            1b
5. Lopez               c         Rolen               3b
6. J. Franco           1b        Renteria            ss
7. Castilla            3b        Drew                rf
8. Bragg               lf        Matheny             c
9. Ortiz               p         Fassero             p

BRAVES 1ST: DeRosa flied to right; Giles grounded out (second to
first); Sheffield homered to left; A. Jones flied to right; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Hart struck out; Edmonds grounded out (second to
first); Pujols flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1,
Cardinals 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Lopez grounded out (shortstop to first); J. Franco
walked; Castilla popped to third; Bragg struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Martinez singled to center; Rolen singled to
right [Martinez to second]; Renteria flied to right [Martinez to
third]; Drew popped to shortstop; Matheny forced Rolen
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1,
Cardinals 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Ortiz popped to second; DeRosa singled to left;
Giles homered to left [DeRosa scored]; Sheffield was called out
on strikes; A. Jones grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Fassero grounded out (shortstop to first); Hart
grounded out (first unassisted); Edmonds grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Cardinals 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Lopez singled to left; J. Franco flied to left;
Castilla singled to right [Lopez to second]; Bragg forced
Castilla (shortstop to second) [Lopez to third]; Ortiz walked
[Bragg to second]; SIMONTACCHI REPLACED FASSERO (PITCHING);
DeRosa singled to left [Lopez scored, Bragg out at home (left to
catcher), Ortiz to second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 4,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Pujols grounded out (shortstop to first);
Martinez walked; Rolen walked [Martinez to second]; Ortiz threw
a wild pitch [Martinez to third, Rolen to second]; Renteria
doubled to center [Martinez scored, Rolen scored]; Renteria was
picked off second (pitcher to shortstop); Drew grounded out
(first to pitcher); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4, Cardinals 2.

BRAVES 5TH: Giles singled to left; Sheffield grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Giles out at second]; A.
Jones grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Braves 4, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: Matheny struck out; Simontacchi grounded out
(pitcher to first); Hart struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Braves 4, Cardinals 2.

BRAVES 6TH: Lopez flied to right; J. Franco grounded out (first
unassisted); Castilla singled to shortstop; Bragg flied to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: Edmonds struck out; Pujols doubled to right;
Martinez grounded out (second to first) [Pujols to third]; Rolen
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4, Cardinals 2.

BRAVES 7TH: Ortiz flied to right; DeRosa lined to left; Giles
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4,
Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: Renteria walked; Drew forced Renteria (second to
shortstop); Matheny struck out; PALMEIRO BATTED FOR SIMONTACCHI;
Palmeiro singled to left [Drew to second]; Hart grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 4, Cardinals 2.

BRAVES 8TH: YAN REPLACED PALMEIRO (PITCHING); Sheffield walked;
A. Jones homered to center [Sheffield scored]; Lopez homered to
center; J. Franco grounded out (second to first); Castilla was
called out on strikes; Bragg flied to center; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 7, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 8TH: Edmonds flied to left; Pujols grounded out
(shortstop to first); Martinez grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 7, Cardinals 2.

BRAVES 9TH: Ortiz struck out; DeRosa grounded out (third to
first); Giles struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 7,
Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 9TH: Rolen walked; GRYBOSKI REPLACED ORTIZ (PITCHING);
Renteria grounded out (third to first) [Rolen to second]; Drew
flied to right; ROBINSON BATTED FOR MATHENY; Robinson struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 7, Cardinals 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Braves           7  10   0    4
 Cardinals        2   5   0    6
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