MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA BRAVES AT NEW YORK METS
09/03/2003
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA BRAVES AT NEW YORK METS
GAME ID: 2084 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD , 2003 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Braves (54-86) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 9 0
New York Mets (72-67) 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 X 5 9 0
Mets Win, 5-3, Versus Braves
The New York Mets racked up a win at Shea Stadium 1979-2008, bumping off the Atlanta Braves, 5-3. Cliff Lee, who started for New York, pitched effectively for his team. The win gives New York a season record of 72-67.

In the bottom of the first, Jody Gerut hit a 2-run home run. The 9th home run of the season for the New York center fielder put the Mets on top, 2-1.

Gerut called the win "a lesson in teamwork."
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Reed CF 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 .217 0 7
C. Counsell SS 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 .299 6 42
O. Merced RF 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .258 3 27
M. Lowell 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .277 17 74
S. Hillenbrand 1B 4 1 3 0 0 1 2 .327 12 55
T. Neel LF 3 1 1 2 1 0 3 .221 7 18
C. Blake 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .234 10 52
T. Houston C 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .269 7 31
S. Sanders P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .043 0 0
   K. McGlinchy P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   D. Weathers P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 2
   G. Tsamis P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130 0 1
   a-J. Lugo PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .280 11 44
   J. Parrish P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 3 9 3 3 8 19      
a - J. Lugo pinch hit for G. Tsamis in the 8th

BATTING
Triples: O. Merced (5, 9th Inning off A. Benitez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Neel (7, 8th Inning off C. Lee, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Reed , O. Merced 3 , M. Lowell , S. Hillenbrand 3 , T. Neel 4 , C. Blake , S. Sanders
2-out RBI: M. Lowell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Merced , M. Lowell , T. Neel , C. Blake
Hit by Pitch: M. Lowell
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: O. Merced (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Castillo 2B 3 1 2 1 2 0 1 .309 1 39
M. Ordonez RF 2 1 0 0 2 0 3 .331 42 130
J. Gerut CF, LF 4 1 1 2 0 1 4 .302 9 41
A. Soriano LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .317 24 87
   b-D. Wise LF, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
J. Giambi 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .258 23 84
   A. Benitez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Sandberg 3B 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 .222 0 2
B. Roberts SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .304 2 39
D. Mirabelli C 3 0 0 0 1 3 2 .235 6 24
C. Lee P 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .048 0 1
   a-C. Shelton 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .206 0 5
Totals 31 5 9 5 6 6 18      
a - C. Shelton substituted for C. Lee in the 8th
b - D. Wise substituted for A. Soriano in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Roberts 2 (20, 2nd Inning off S. Sanders, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off K. McGlinchy, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Soriano (35, 3rd Inning off S. Sanders, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Gerut (9, 1st Inning off S. Sanders, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Castillo 2 , J. Gerut 4 , A. Soriano 3 , J. Sandberg 2 , B. Roberts 4
2-out RBI: J. Sandberg
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Castillo , J. Gerut 2 , B. Roberts
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Castillo 3 (45) , B. Roberts (24)
CS: L. Castillo (19) , M. Ordonez (2)
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Sanders L (4-7) 4.2 5 4 4 5 2 1 83 6.20   
K. McGlinchy 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 18 4.97   
D. Weathers 0.2 1 1 1 1 1 0 20 3.14   
G. Tsamis 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 3.59   
J. Parrish 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 13 3.62   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Sanders 35
Batters Faced: S. Sanders 23, K. McGlinchy 5, D. Weathers 4, G. Tsamis 2, J. Parrish 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Sanders 2-9, K. McGlinchy 2-1, D. Weathers 0-1, G. Tsamis 0-1, J. Parrish 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Sanders 83-45, K. McGlinchy 18-10, D. Weathers 20-12, G. Tsamis 8-5, J. Parrish 13-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Tsamis 2-1
WP: K. McGlinchy
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Lee W (6-8) 7.1 8 3 3 3 7 1 123 4.50   
A. Benitez SV (8) 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 18 2.62   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Lee 54
Batters Faced: C. Lee 34, A. Benitez 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Lee 10-5, A. Benitez 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Lee 123-74, A. Benitez 18-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Benitez 1-0
Hit Batsmen: C. Lee
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Cliff Lee
Ballpark: Shea Stadium 1979-2008
Weather: Clear skies (82 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:05
Attendance: 55293
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