VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
ATLANTA BRAVES AT NEW YORK YANKEES
07/20/2005
 
VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
ATLANTA BRAVES AT NEW YORK YANKEES
GAME ID: 1388 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 20TH , 2005 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Braves (57-44) 1 0 1 0 0 2 4 0 0 8 8 0
New York Yankees (52-49) 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 X 10 13 0
Koskie, Yankees Too Much for Braves
The New York Yankees and Atlanta Braves lit up the scoreboard.

Behind a fine performance from Corey Koskie, the New York Yankees knocked off the Atlanta Braves, 10-8. Koskie went 3 for 4 with a home run, a double, and was hit by a pitch. He drove in 5 runs and scored once for the Yankees. Picking up the save was Robb Nen, his 20th.

In the bottom of the eighth, the Yankees grabbed the lead when Koskie hit his 20th double of the season. The 2-run double off Scott Stewart made it 10-8, New York.

"I keep on showing up every day and trying to put up good at-bats and find good pitches to hit," said Koskie.

With the win, the Yankees sit at 52-49.
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Furcal 3B 2 4 1 1 3 0 0 .299 5 20
A. Jones CF 4 1 1 3 1 1 2 .231 21 65
G. Sheffield RF 5 1 1 1 0 1 3 .347 30 76
J. Kent 1B 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .277 20 72
M. Giles 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .258 12 41
B. Crosby SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .251 12 37
H. Patterson C 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .290 15 41
B. Broussard LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .199 7 22
A. Alvarez P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   a-G. Jenkins PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .206 11 35
   K. Rueter P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .148 0 4
   S. Stewart P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   C. Politte P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-S. Burroughs PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 5 26
Totals 35 8 8 8 4 8 12      
a - G. Jenkins pinch hit for A. Alvarez in the 7th
b - S. Burroughs pinch hit for C. Politte in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Kent 2 (18, 1st Inning off B. Nyquist, 1 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off C. Martinez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Furcal (5, 3rd Inning off B. Nyquist, 0 on, 1 out) , G. Sheffield (30, 7th Inning off J. Jimenez, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Jones (21, 7th Inning off C. Martinez, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Furcal 4 , A. Jones 4 , G. Sheffield 4 , J. Kent 4 , M. Giles 2 , H. Patterson
2-out RBI: A. Jones , G. Sheffield , J. Kent 2 , M. Giles
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Giles , B. Broussard
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Furcal (16)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Alvarez-Giles-Kent)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Suzuki RF 5 3 3 2 0 1 1 .306 5 29
C. Koskie 3B 4 1 3 5 0 1 1 .272 19 53
B. Bonds LF 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .193 14 43
S. Sosa CF 5 2 2 1 0 0 3 .275 26 71
N. Johnson 1B 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .307 20 64
G. Colbrunn C 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .281 10 53
D. Bell 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .249 11 46
P. Reese SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .163 5 21
   b-M. Bellhorn PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .163 5 24
   d-J. Williams SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 0 1
B. Nyquist P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .118 1 3
   C. Martinez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Jimenez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1 1
   a-J. Giambi PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .173 0 9
   T. Percival P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-B. Daubach PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .308 1 1
   R. Nen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 10 13 10 2 6 13      
a - J. Giambi pinch hit for J. Jimenez in the 7th
b - M. Bellhorn pinch hit for P. Reese in the 8th
c - B. Daubach pinch hit for T. Percival in the 8th
d - J. Williams substituted for M. Bellhorn in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Johnson 2 (26, 6th Inning off A. Alvarez, 0 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off K. Rueter, 1 on, 0 outs) , I. Suzuki 2 (20, 7th Inning off K. Rueter, 0 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off S. Stewart, 3 on, 1 out) , C. Koskie (20, 8th Inning off S. Stewart, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Koskie (19, 1st Inning off A. Alvarez, 1 on, 0 outs) , S. Sosa (26, 1st Inning off A. Alvarez, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: I. Suzuki 5 , C. Koskie 7 , S. Sosa 5 , N. Johnson 4 , D. Bell , P. Reese , M. Bellhorn
2-out RBI: C. Koskie
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Sosa , D. Bell
GIDP: S. Sosa
Hit by Pitch: C. Koskie , G. Colbrunn
Team LOB: 6
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Alvarez 6.0 5 3 3 1 4 2 89 2.36   
K. Rueter 1.0 4 4 4 1 1 0 32 4.96   
S. Stewart L (6-3), BS (3) 0.1 4 3 3 0 1 0 23 3.80   
C. Politte 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 3.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Alvarez 53
Batters Faced: A. Alvarez 25, K. Rueter 8, S. Stewart 5, C. Politte 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Alvarez 8-5, K. Rueter 1-1, S. Stewart 0-0, C. Politte 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Alvarez 89-56, K. Rueter 32-20, S. Stewart 23-15, C. Politte 9-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Stewart 3-3 , C. Politte 1-0
Hit Batsmen: A. Alvarez 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Nyquist 5.2 2 3 3 2 7 1 76 5.77   
C. Martinez BS (1) 1.0 4 4 4 1 1 1 47 2.90   
J. Jimenez 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 3 3.90   
T. Percival W (2-2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 2.40   
R. Nen SV (20) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 2.44   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Nyquist 58
Batters Faced: B. Nyquist 21, C. Martinez 8, J. Jimenez 2, T. Percival 4, R. Nen 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Nyquist 3-7, C. Martinez 0-2, J. Jimenez 1-0, T. Percival 1-2, R. Nen 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Nyquist 76-50, C. Martinez 47-27, J. Jimenez 3-2, T. Percival 14-9, R. Nen 18-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Martinez 1-1
WP: B. Nyquist 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Corey Koskie
Ballpark: Yankee Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (79 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:22
Attendance: 36396
Special Notes: SP Brett Nyquist was injured while pitching. Rafael Furcal ties the ATL regular season game record for runs with 4. RP Scott Stewart was injured while pitching.
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