VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
ATLANTA BRAVES AT ANAHEIM ANGELS
08/09/2005
 
VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
ATLANTA BRAVES AT ANAHEIM ANGELS
GAME ID: 1647 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 9TH , 2005 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Braves (67-53) 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 6 11 0
Anaheim Angels (69-51) 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 9 0
Braves Foil Angels, 6-5
Though he had a terrific game, Mike Napoli could not prevent his team, the Anaheim Angels, from absorbing a loss. Atlanta won the game, 6-5. Napoli hit 2 home runs, while adding 4 RBI and scoring twice. Atlanta reliever Kirk Rueter picked up the win, upping his record to 6-4. John Lackey absorbed the loss. Keith Foulke was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 29 of 32 save opportunities.

Atlanta used a timely hit from Gary Sheffield to get the win. The pinch hitter stroked a 2-run double in the top of the seventh inning to put the Braves ahead, 6-5. It was his only hit in 1 at-bat, but it made an impact.

"If you want to be considered a good team, these are the kind of games you have to win," said Atlanta manager Chris White.

The win puts Atlanta at 67-53 this season.
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE ANAHEIM BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Furcal 3B 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 .304 7 27
J. Kent 1B 5 1 3 2 0 0 2 .281 23 86
A. Jones CF 4 2 1 1 1 1 2 .245 31 93
G. Jenkins RF 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 .210 15 45
   b-G. Sheffield PH, RF 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .341 35 92
M. Giles 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .260 15 45
B. Crosby SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .244 12 39
H. Patterson C 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .282 15 45
B. Broussard LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .199 8 23
R. Rupe P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .068 0 0
   K. Rueter P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 4
   a-S. Burroughs PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 5 27
   J. Wasdin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-Y. Torrealba PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .287 1 11
   J. Gobble P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   K. Foulke P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 6 11 6 2 8 9      
a - S. Burroughs pinch hit for K. Rueter in the 7th
b - G. Sheffield pinch hit for G. Jenkins in the 7th
c - Y. Torrealba pinch hit for J. Wasdin in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Kent (24, 1st Inning off J. Lackey, 0 on, 1 out) , G. Sheffield (19, 7th Inning off S. Bondurant, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Kent (23, 3rd Inning off J. Lackey, 1 on, 1 out) , A. Jones (31, 6th Inning off J. Lackey, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Jenkins (15, 6th Inning off J. Lackey, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Furcal 3 , J. Kent 7 , A. Jones 4 , G. Jenkins 4 , G. Sheffield 2 , H. Patterson , B. Broussard
2-out RBI: G. Sheffield
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Giles 2
GIDP: A. Jones
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Furcal (22)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Erstad CF 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .246 10 44
T. Glaus 1B 5 2 3 1 0 0 1 .249 32 71
R. Aurilia 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .312 16 69
M. Napoli C 4 2 2 4 0 1 1 .284 40 102
K. Griffey Jr. RF 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .264 15 57
   a-C. Jones PH, LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .328 24 63
J. Rollins 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .224 7 32
T. Gonzalez LF, RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .196 3 5
A. Everett SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .191 2 8
J. Lackey P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 1 4
   S. Bondurant P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   F. Rodriguez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-W. Aybar PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 5 22
Totals 34 5 9 5 2 4 13      
a - C. Jones pinch hit for K. Griffey Jr. in the 8th
b - W. Aybar pinch hit for F. Rodriguez in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: T. Glaus (32, 1st Inning off R. Rupe, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Napoli 2 (40, 3rd Inning off R. Rupe, 1 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off R. Rupe, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Glaus 6 , R. Aurilia 2 , M. Napoli 8 , C. Jones , A. Everett
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Glaus , J. Rollins , T. Gonzalez
Sac Bunt: J. Lackey
Hit by Pitch: A. Everett
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Griffey Jr. (6)
CS: T. Glaus (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Everett-Aurilia-Glaus)
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE ANAHEIM PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Rupe 4.0 7 5 5 2 2 3 74 4.91   
K. Rueter W (6-4) 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 4.65   
J. Wasdin H (3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 5.67   
J. Gobble H (4) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 24 2.99   
K. Foulke SV (29) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 2.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Rupe 28
Batters Faced: R. Rupe 22, K. Rueter 6, J. Wasdin 3, J. Gobble 5, K. Foulke 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Rupe 6-4, K. Rueter 1-5, J. Wasdin 0-1, J. Gobble 0-3, K. Foulke 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Rupe 74-41, K. Rueter 20-11, J. Wasdin 8-7, J. Gobble 24-16, K. Foulke 8-4
Hit Batsmen: R. Rupe
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Lackey L (11-10) 6.2 8 6 6 2 5 3 108 4.53   
S. Bondurant BS (1) 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 3.45   
F. Rodriguez 2.1 2 0 0 0 3 0 39 3.07   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Lackey 37
Batters Faced: J. Lackey 30, S. Bondurant 1, F. Rodriguez 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Lackey 8-7, S. Bondurant 0-0, F. Rodriguez 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Lackey 108-69, S. Bondurant 5-3, F. Rodriguez 39-25
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Bondurant 2-2 , F. Rodriguez 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Napoli
Ballpark: Edison International Field
Weather: Clear skies (68 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 9:05 PM ET
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 44610
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