VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS AT ATLANTA BRAVES
09/23/2005
 
VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS AT ATLANTA BRAVES
GAME ID: 2267 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD , 2005 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Francisco Giants (88-73) 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 1
Atlanta Braves (97-64) 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 X 6 9 0
Giants Popped by Braves, 6-4
The home crowd had a good time watching the San Francisco Giants and Atlanta Braves get after it.

The Atlanta Braves handed the San Francisco Giants a loss at Turner Field. The final score was 6-4. Major production was provided by Gary Sheffield for Atlanta. In addition to his 1 single and 1 home run, he scored 2 runs and drove in 3. He also added 1 walk. Keith Foulke collected save number 43.

Sheffield had a game-changing home run in the bottom of the seventh. On a first pitch curveball from Doug Davis, he banged a 2-run home run to left, giving the Braves a 6-4 lead. It was the 43rd home run of the year for Sheffield.

"It's nice to step up when your team needs you," said Sheffield.

Today's win puts Atlanta at 97-64, while San Francisco falls to 88-73.
SAN FRANCISCO BATTING LINESCORE ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hidalgo CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .240 26 64
J. Payton LF 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 .188 0 5
T. Helton 1B 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .284 20 82
A. Beltre 3B 4 1 2 2 0 0 3 .287 31 79
K. Greene SS 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 .250 21 86
R. Pimentel C 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .220 11 55
G. Matthews RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .244 0 2
J. White 2B 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .218 5 12
   b-M. Tucker PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .209 7 32
B. Moehler P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .143 0 1
   a-S. Choo PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 26 61
   D. Davis P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-A. Soriano PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 22 72
Totals 34 4 8 4 2 11 11      
a - S. Choo pinch hit for B. Moehler in the 7th
b - M. Tucker pinch hit for J. White in the 9th
c - A. Soriano pinch hit for D. Davis in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Greene (31, 1st Inning off A. Alvarez, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Hidalgo (32, 5th Inning off A. Alvarez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Beltre (31, 1st Inning off A. Alvarez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Hidalgo 3 , J. Payton , A. Beltre 5 , K. Greene 3 , G. Matthews
2-out RBI: A. Beltre , K. Greene
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Beltre , R. Pimentel , J. White
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Hidalgo (2)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Matthews (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Greene-White-Helton, Greene-White-Helton)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Furcal 3B 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .298 10 34
G. Sheffield LF 3 2 2 3 1 0 0 .334 43 116
A. Jones CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .234 38 114
G. Jenkins RF 4 0 1 2 0 1 3 .205 23 73
M. Giles 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .263 20 67
S. Burroughs 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .246 6 34
B. Crosby SS 3 1 0 0 1 3 1 .244 15 55
H. Patterson C 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .273 21 63
   K. Foulke P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
A. Alvarez P 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .057 0 0
   a-B. Broussard PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .193 9 26
   A. Osuna P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-Y. Torrealba C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 1 12
Totals 31 6 9 6 3 5 15      
a - B. Broussard pinch hit for A. Alvarez in the 6th
b - Y. Torrealba substituted for A. Osuna in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: G. Sheffield (43, 7th Inning off D. Davis, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Furcal 2 , G. Sheffield 5 , A. Jones , G. Jenkins , S. Burroughs , H. Patterson 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Giles , S. Burroughs
GIDP: M. Giles , A. Alvarez
Sac Bunt: A. Alvarez
Team LOB: 5
SAN FRANCISCO PITCHING LINESCORE ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Moehler 6.0 7 4 3 2 3 0 100 4.33   
D. Davis L (4-2) 2.0 2 2 2 1 2 1 26 3.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Moehler 45
Batters Faced: B. Moehler 27, D. Davis 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Moehler 6-8, D. Davis 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Moehler 100-64, D. Davis 26-15
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Alvarez 6.0 7 4 4 2 9 1 92 3.22   
A. Osuna W (7-0) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 24 0.34   
K. Foulke SV (43) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 2.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Alvarez 49
Batters Faced: A. Alvarez 26, A. Osuna 7, K. Foulke 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Alvarez 5-3, A. Osuna 2-3, K. Foulke 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Alvarez 92-54, A. Osuna 24-17, K. Foulke 14-8
WP: A. Alvarez 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Gary Sheffield
Ballpark: Turner Field
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:40
Attendance: 49677
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