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Braves
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
August 8, 2003
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Atlanta Braves, played on August 8, 2003 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 8, 2003 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Atlanta Braves
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 8, 2003 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Atlanta Braves |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Russ Ortiz |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jeff Fassero |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 45,796 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 39 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tim Welke 1B: Mark Wegner 2B: Gary Cederstrom 3B: Chuck Meriwether |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mark DeRosa | Shortstop |
| Marcus Giles | Second Baseman |
| Gary Sheffield | Right Fielder |
| Andruw Jones | Center Fielder |
| Javy Lopez | Catcher |
| Julio Franco | First Baseman |
| Vinny Castilla | Third Baseman |
| Darren Bragg | Left Fielder |
| Russ Ortiz | Pitcher |
| Bobby Cox | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bo Hart | Second Baseman |
| Jim Edmonds | Center Fielder |
| Albert Pujols | Left Fielder |
| Tino Martinez | First Baseman |
| Scott Rolen | Third Baseman |
| Edgar Renteria | Shortstop |
| J.D. Drew | Right Fielder |
| Mike Matheny | Catcher |
| Jeff Fassero | Pitcher |
| Tony LaRussa | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
August 8, 2003
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
DeRosa vs. Fassero
DeRosa hits a fly ball into right field. Drew settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Giles vs. Fassero
Giles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Sheffield vs. Fassero
Sheffield hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Fassero
Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Drew settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hart vs. Ortiz
Hart strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edmonds vs. Ortiz
Edmonds hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Giles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Pujols vs. Ortiz
Pujols hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Fassero
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Renteria scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Franco vs. Fassero
Franco takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Castilla vs. Fassero
Castilla hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rolen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Bragg vs. Fassero
Bragg strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Ortiz
Martinez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rolen vs. Ortiz
Rolen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Martinez moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Renteria vs. Ortiz
Renteria hits a fly ball into right field. Sheffield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Martinez moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Drew vs. Ortiz
Drew hits a popup towards short. DeRosa settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Matheny vs. Ortiz
Matheny hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeRosa fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Fassero
Ortiz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
DeRosa vs. Fassero
DeRosa hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Giles vs. Fassero
Giles hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sheffield vs. Fassero
Sheffield strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Fassero
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Renteria scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Fassero vs. Ortiz
Fassero hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeRosa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hart vs. Ortiz
Hart hits a ball on the ground towards first. Franco scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hart for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Edmonds vs. Ortiz
Edmonds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castilla fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Fassero
Lopez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Franco vs. Fassero
Franco hits a fly ball into left field. Pujols settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Castilla vs. Fassero
Castilla hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Lopez moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Bragg vs. Fassero
Bragg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Renteria fields it and throws to second for the out. Lopez moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Ortiz vs. Fassero
Ortiz takes first base on ball four. Bragg moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
DeRosa vs. Simontacchi
Jason Simontacchi now pitching.
DeRosa hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Lopez scores. There goes Bragg trying to get to home. Pujols throws the ball in to Matheny who tags Bragg, who's trying to score from second, for the out. Ortiz moves to second. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Pujols vs. Ortiz
Pujols hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeRosa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Ortiz
Martinez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Rolen vs. Ortiz
Rolen takes first base on ball four. Martinez moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Renteria vs. Ortiz
There's a wild pitch. Martinez moves to third. Rolen moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Renteria vs. Ortiz
Renteria hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jones. Renteria reaches second base with a double. Martinez scores. Rolen scores. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Drew vs. Ortiz
Ortiz spins and fires to second, with DeRosa covering, and Renteria is picked off. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Drew vs. Ortiz
Drew hits a ball on the ground towards first. Franco scoops it up and throws to first, with Ortiz covering, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Giles vs. Simontacchi
Giles hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Sheffield vs. Simontacchi
Sheffield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolen fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Simontacchi
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Matheny vs. Ortiz
Matheny strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Simontacchi vs. Ortiz
Simontacchi hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ortiz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hart vs. Ortiz
Hart strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Simontacchi
Lopez hits a fly ball into right field. Drew settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Franco vs. Simontacchi
Franco hits a ball on the ground towards first. Martinez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Franco for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castilla vs. Simontacchi
Castilla hits a ball on the ground towards short. Renteria fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Bragg vs. Simontacchi
Bragg hits a fly ball into center field. Edmonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Edmonds vs. Ortiz
Edmonds strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Pujols vs. Ortiz
Pujols hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sheffield. Pujols reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Martinez vs. Ortiz
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Giles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Pujols moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Rolen vs. Ortiz
Rolen strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Simontacchi
Ortiz hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Drew settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
DeRosa vs. Simontacchi
DeRosa hits a line drive into left field. Pujols settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Giles vs. Simontacchi
Giles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Renteria vs. Ortiz
Renteria takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Drew vs. Ortiz
Drew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Giles fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Matheny vs. Ortiz
Matheny strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Palmeiro vs. Ortiz
Orlando Palmeiro pinch hits for Jason Simontacchi.
Palmeiro hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Drew moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Hart vs. Ortiz
Hart hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Giles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sheffield vs. Yan
Esteban Yan now pitching.
Sheffield takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Yan
Jones hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Yan
Lopez hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Franco vs. Yan
Franco hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Castilla vs. Yan
Castilla strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bragg vs. Yan
Bragg hits a fly ball into center field. Edmonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 7 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Edmonds vs. Ortiz
Edmonds hits a fly ball into left field. Bragg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Pujols vs. Ortiz
Pujols hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeRosa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Ortiz
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Franco scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Martinez for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 7 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Yan
Ortiz strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
DeRosa vs. Yan
DeRosa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Giles vs. Yan
Giles strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Braves, 7 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rolen vs. Ortiz
Rolen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Renteria vs. Gryboski
Kevin Gryboski now pitching.
Renteria hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castilla fields it and throws to first for the out. Rolen moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Drew vs. Gryboski
Drew hits a fly ball into right field. Sheffield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Gryboski
Kerry Robinson pinch hits for Mike Matheny.
Robinson strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/8/2003 -- Atlanta at St. Louis (N)
Atlanta AB R H RBI St. Louis AB R H RBI
De Rosa M, ss 5 1 2 1 Hart B, 2b 4 0 0 0
Giles M, 2b 5 1 2 2 Edmonds J, cf 4 0 0 0
Sheffield G, rf 3 2 1 1 Pujols A, lf 4 0 1 0
Jones A, cf 4 1 1 2 Martinez T, 1b 3 1 1 0
Lopez J, c 4 2 2 1 Rolen S, 3b 2 1 1 0
Franco J, 1b 3 0 0 0 Renteria E, ss 3 0 1 2
Castilla V, 3b 4 0 2 0 Drew J, rf 4 0 0 0
Bragg D, lf 4 0 0 0 Matheny M, c 3 0 0 0
Ortiz R, p 3 0 0 0 Robinson K, ph 1 0 0 0
Gryboski K, p 0 0 0 0 Fassero J, p 1 0 0 0
Simontacchi J, p 1 0 0 0
Palmeiro O, ph 1 0 1 0
Yan E, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 7 10 7 31 2 5 2
Atlanta 102 100 030 -- 7
St. Louis 000 200 000 -- 2
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO
Ortiz R (W)* 8.0 5 2 2 4 6
Gryboski K 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Fassero J (L) 3.2 5 4 4 2 2
Simontacchi J 3.1 3 0 0 0 0
Yan E 2.0 2 3 3 1 3
* Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
DP -- St. Louis 1
LOB -- Atlanta 4, St. Louis 6
2B -- Renteria E, Pujols A
HR -- Sheffield G, Giles M, Jones A, Lopez J
WP -- Ortiz R
T -- 2:39
A -- 45796
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