2007 Semi-Finals

Atlanta over Pittsburgh 4-2  

Game 1
 
BOXSCORE: 2007 Pittsburgh Pirates At 2007 Atlanta Braves            10/1/2007

  Pirates            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Braves             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  R.Winn LF           5  1  1  0 .286     G.Sizemore CF       4  0  0  0 .167  
  D.Pedroia 2B        4  0  0  1 .313     D.Jeter SS          4  0  0  0 .286  
  C.Beltran CF        4  1  2  1 .290     C.Jones 3B          4  2  2  0 .294  
  J.Morneau 1B        3  0  2  1 .367     M.Holliday LF       3  1  1  0 .211  
  B.Upton RF          4  0  0  0 .214     J.Posada C          4  1  2  2 .316  
  C.Guillen SS        4  0  1  0 .207     K.Youkilis 1B       3  0  1  2 .357  
  M.Derosa 3B         2  0  0  0 .259     F.Thomas DH         3  0  0  0 .222  
  R.Martin C          4  1  1  0 .267   A-T.Buck PR,DH        0  0  0  01.000  
  W.Harris DH         3  0  1  0 .333     R.Church RF         2  0  0  0 .400  
C-A.Rios PH           1  0  0  0 .136   B-N.Swisher PH,RF     1  0  0  0 .167  
                                          I.Kinsler 2B        4  1  2  1 .333  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      34  3  8  3                 Totals      32  5  8  5

A-Pinch Ran For Thomas In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Church In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Harris In 9th Inning

Pirates......... 1 0 1  1 0 0  0 0 0  -  3  8  1
Braves.......... 0 0 0  1 1 3  0 0    -  5  8  1

Pirates (4-4)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
F.Carmona LOSS(0-2)       5       7   5   4   0   3   1   5.89
R.Betancourt              2 1/3   1   0   0   2   1   0   2.45
R.Perez                   0 1/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   3.86
T.Pena                    0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00
Totals                    8       8   5   4   2   5   1

Braves (5-0)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Smoltz WIN(3-0)         8       8   3   3   2   7   1   1.90
B.Fuentes SAVE(1st)       1       0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00
Totals                    9       8   3   3   2   7   1

ATTENDANCE- 45,524 DATE- Monday, October 1st 2007 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- Jerry Crawford, Mike Everett, Brian Gorman, Mike Dimuro
T- 2:50
LEFT ON BASE- Pirates: 8  Braves: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Pirates: 1  Braves: 0
ERRORS- C.Guillen, C.Jones
DOUBLES- J.Morneau(1st), R.Martin(5th), J.Posada-2(2nd)
HOME RUNS- C.Beltran(1st), I.Kinsler(2nd)
STOLEN BASES- W.Harris(1st)
SACRIFICE FLIES- D.Pedroia, J.Morneau
WALKS- M.Derosa-2, F.Thomas, R.Church
HIT BY PITCH- M.Holliday, K.Youkilis
STRIKE OUTS- D.Pedroia, C.Beltran, B.Upton, C.Guillen-2, M.Derosa, R.Martin,
             D.Jeter, M.Holliday-2, F.Thomas, N.Swisher
GIDP- F.Thomas
WILD PITCHES- F.Carmona, J.Smoltz
WEB GEMS- Top 3rd: Grady Sizemore robbed B.J. Upton of an extra base hit.

Jorge Posada hit 2 doubles and had 2 RBI as the Atlanta Braves defeated the
Pittsburgh Pirates by a score of 5 to 3 at Jacobs Field.

John Smoltz(3-0) earned his pay with a solid performance for Atlanta.  He went
8 innings surrendering 8 hits and 2 walks.  Brian Fuentes was great in relief
and recorded his 1st save.  

Fausto Carmona(0-2) was the losing pitcher.  He pitched 5 innings allowing 7
hits and no walks.


  
Game 2
BOXSCORE: 2007 Pittsburgh Pirates At 2007 Atlanta Braves            10/2/2007

  Pirates            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Braves             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  R.Winn LF           4  0  0  0 .182     G.Sizemore CF       4  3  3  1 .273  
  D.Pedroia 2B        4  1  1  1 .306     D.Jeter SS          5  0  1  0 .269  
  W.Harris DH         4  0  0  0 .143     C.Jones 3B          4  1  1  2 .286  
  B.Upton RF          3  1  2  1 .258     M.Holliday LF       4  2  3  3 .304  
A-C.Duncan PH         1  0  1  0 .235     J.Posada C          4  1  2  2 .348  
  C.Beltran CF        4  0  0  0 .257     K.Youkilis 1B       3  0  2  0 .412  
  J.Morneau 1B        4  0  0  0 .324     N.Swisher RF        3  0  0  0 .133  
  C.Guillen SS        4  0  1  0 .212     R.Church DH         4  0  0  0 .222  
  M.Derosa 3B         3  0  1  0 .267     I.Kinsler 2B        4  1  1  0 .316  
  R.Martin C          3  0  1  0 .273                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      34  2  7  2                 Totals      35  8 13  8

A-Pinch Hit For Upton In 9th Inning

Pirates......... 0 0 0  0 0 2  0 0 0  -  2  7  1
Braves.......... 0 2 3  1 0 2  0 0    -  8 13  1

Pirates (4-5)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
S.Marcum LOSS(2-1)        4      10   6   6   2   1   3   3.72
P.Neshek                  3 1/3   2   2   2   1   3   1   5.06
T.Buchholz                0 2/3   1   0   0   0   0   0   4.50
Totals                    8      13   8   8   3   4   4

Braves (6-0)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Lackey WIN(2-0)         7       6   2   2   0   4   2   2.63
B.Howry                   1       0   0   0   0   0   0   2.70
A.Heilman                 0 1/3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0.00
B.Seay                    0 2/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   0.00
Totals                    9       7   2   2   0   5   2

ATTENDANCE- 50,032 DATE- Tuesday, October 2nd 2007 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Tim Tschida, Greg Gibson, Chuck Meriwether, Tim Timmons
T- 2:53
LEFT ON BASE- Pirates: 5  Braves: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Pirates: 3  Braves: 1
ERRORS- C.Guillen, D.Jeter
DOUBLES- C.Duncan(2nd), R.Martin(6th), G.Sizemore(1st), M.Holliday(2nd),
         J.Posada(3rd)
HOME RUNS- D.Pedroia(1st), B.Upton(1st), G.Sizemore(1st), C.Jones(1st),
           M.Holliday(1st), J.Posada(2nd)
STOLEN BASES- D.Pedroia(1st)
WALKS- G.Sizemore, K.Youkilis, N.Swisher
STRIKE OUTS- R.Winn-2, B.Upton, J.Morneau, C.Guillen, M.Holliday, N.Swisher,
             I.Kinsler-2
GIDP- M.Derosa, C.Jones, N.Swisher, R.Church
2-out RBI- M.Holliday-3, B.Upton, C.Jones-2

The Atlanta Braves easily topped the Pittsburgh Pirates; the final score was 8
to 2.

The Atlanta fans enjoyed the offense provided by Matt Holliday.  He lined a
base-hit in the 2nd inning, clubbed a three-run home run in the 3rd inning
and doubled in the 5th inning.  Atlanta had 13 hits overall, while Pittsburgh
had 7.  

The winning pitcher was John Lackey(2-0) who allowed 2 runs in 7 innings.
Shaun Marcum(2-1) was the losing pitcher.  He surrended 3 homeruns in his 4
innings.  


 
Game 3
BOXSCORE: 2007 Atlanta Braves At 2007 Pittsburgh Pirates            10/4/2007

  Braves             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Pirates            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  G.Sizemore CF       3  1  0  0 .240     R.Winn RF           5  1  1  0 .188  
  D.Jeter SS          4  1  0  0 .233     D.Pedroia 2B        3  0  0  0 .282  
  C.Jones 3B          4  1  3  4 .360     C.Beltran CF        2  2  1  1 .270  
  M.Holliday LF       4  0  0  0 .259     C.Guillen SS        4  1  2  2 .243  
  J.Posada C          3  1  1  1 .346     J.Morneau 1B        2  0  0  0 .306  
  K.Youkilis 1B       4  1  1  0 .381   G-A.Rios PH           1  0  0  0 .130  
  R.Church RF         4  0  1  0 .231   H-A.Gordon 1B         0  0  0  0 ----  
  B.Seay P            0  0  0  0 ----     C.Duncan LF         3  0  0  0 .200  
  B.Fuentes P         0  0  0  0 ----     P.Neshek P          0  0  0  0 ----  
  I.Kinsler 2B        4  0  1  1 .304     B.Lidge P           0  0  0  0 ----  
  K.Escobar P         1  0  0  0 .000     T.Buchholz P        0  0  0  0 .000  
A-F.Thomas PH         1  0  0  0 .211   I-A.Gonzalez PH       1  0  0  0 .111  
  B.Howry P           0  0  0  0 ----     M.Derosa 3B         2  0  1  0 .281  
C-T.Graffanino PH     1  1  1  01.000   D-W.Harris PH         1  0  1  0 .250  
  L.Gardner P         0  0  0  0 ----   E-C.Tracy 3B          1  0  0  0 .000  
F-N.Swisher RF        1  0  0  0 .125     R.Martin C          3  0  1  0 .278  
                                          A.Cook P            2  0  0  0 .250  
                                        B-B.Upton LF          2  0  1  0 .273  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      34  6  8  6                 Totals      32  4  8  3

A-Pinch Hit For Escobar In 5th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Cook In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Howry In 7th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Derosa In 7th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Harris In 8th Inning
F-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Gardner In 8th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Morneau In 8th Inning
H-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Rios In 9th Inning
I-Pinch Hit For Buchholz In 9th Inning

Braves.......... 1 0 0  0 1 1  3 0 0  -  6  8  1
Pirates......... 3 0 1  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  4  8  0

Braves (7-0)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
K.Escobar                 4       5   4   3   1   3   0   7.00
B.Howry WIN(1-0)          2       0   0   0   1   1   0   1.69
L.Gardner HOLD(2nd)       1 2/3   1   0   0   1   1   0   0.00
B.Seay HOLD(1st)          0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00
B.Fuentes SAVE(2nd)       1       2   0   0   0   2   0   0.00
Totals                    9       8   4   3   3   7   0

Pirates (4-6)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
A.Cook                    6       6   3   3   1   5   2   3.26
P.Neshek LOSS(0-1) H(1st) 0 2/3   1   3   3   2   1   0   9.00
B.Lidge BS(1st)           1 1/3   1   0   0   1   2   0   1.23
T.Buchholz                1       0   0   0   0   0   0   3.60
Totals                    9       8   6   6   4   8   2

ATTENDANCE- 10,069 DATE- Thursday, October 4th 2007 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Ian Lamplugh, Marvin Hudson, Gary Cederstrom, Dale Scott
T- 2:53
LEFT ON BASE- Braves: 5  Pirates: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Braves: 0  Pirates: 1
ERRORS- G.Sizemore
DOUBLES- C.Jones(2nd), C.Guillen(1st), W.Harris(1st)
TRIPLES- C.Guillen(1st)
HOME RUNS- C.Jones(2nd), J.Posada(3rd)
STOLEN BASES- R.Winn(1st)
CAUGHT STEALING- R.Martin
SACRIFICE HITS- D.Pedroia, R.Martin
WALKS- G.Sizemore-2, D.Jeter, J.Posada, C.Beltran-2, J.Morneau
STRIKE OUTS- G.Sizemore-2, M.Holliday, J.Posada, K.Youkilis-2, R.Church,
             I.Kinsler, R.Winn, D.Pedroia, J.Morneau, C.Duncan, A.Gonzalez,
             M.Derosa, B.Upton
GIDP- M.Holliday
WILD PITCHES- K.Escobar
2-out RBI- C.Jones-4, C.Guillen, J.Posada

Chipper Jones connected with a 'big fly' and had 4 RBI as the seemingly
unstoppable Atlanta Braves defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates by a score of 6 to
4 at Miller Park.

Jones had a big day with his bat.  He smashed a bases-empty 'big-fly' in the
1st inning, banged out a single in the 6th inning and doubled with all three
runners coming home in the 7th inning.  Pittsburgh threatened in the 9th but
their rally came up short.  

Bob Howry(1-0) allowed no runs in 2 innings, and picked up the victory. Howry
got help from Brian Fuentes who earned his 2nd save.  Pat Neshek(0-1)
absorbed the loss in relief.  



Game 4
BOXSCORE: 2007 Atlanta Braves At 2007 Pittsburgh Pirates            10/5/2007

  Braves             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Pirates            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  G.Sizemore CF       4  0  0  0 .207     R.Winn LF           5  1  3  0 .286  
  D.Jeter SS          5  1  1  0 .229     D.Pedroia 2B        5  0  1  0 .273  
  C.Jones 3B          4  0  0  0 .310     B.Upton RF          5  0  1  1 .263  
  M.Holliday LF       4  1  2  2 .290     C.Beltran CF        5  0  0  0 .238  
  J.Posada C          3  0  1  0 .345     C.Guillen SS        5  2  3  1 .286  
  N.Swisher 1B,RF     5  0  0  0 .095     J.Morneau 1B        5  1  1  2 .293  
  R.Church RF         2  0  0  0 .200     R.Martin C          4  0  1  0 .275  
A-K.Youkilis PH,1B    3  0  1  0 .375     M.Derosa 3B         4  0  0  0 .250  
  I.Kinsler 2B        3  0  0  0 .269     O.Hernandez P       2  0  0  0 .000  
  J.Smoltz P          2  0  0  0 .000     B.Lidge P           0  0  0  0 ----  
B-T.Buck PH           1  0  0  0 .500     R.Betancourt P      0  0  0  0 ----  
  P.Moylan P          0  0  0  0 ----   C-W.Harris PH         1  0  0  0 .222  
D-J.Phelps PH         1  0  0  0 .000     P.Neshek P          0  0  0  0 ----  
  A.Heilman P         0  0  0  0 ----   E-C.Duncan PH         1  0  0  0 .190  
                                          R.Perez P           0  0  0  0 ----  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      37  2  5  2                 Totals      42  4 10  4

A-Pinch Hit For Church In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Smoltz In 6th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Betancourt In 7th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Moylan In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Neshek In 9th Inning

Braves.......... 0 0 0  0 0 2  0 0 0  0 -  2  5  3
Pirates......... 0 0 0  0 1 1  0 0 0  2 -  4 10  3

Braves (7-1)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Smoltz                  5       5   1   0   0   7   0   1.57
P.Moylan BS(1st)          2       2   1   1   0   5   1   2.45
A.Heilman LOSS(0-1)       2 2/3   3   2   2   0   2   1   3.60
Totals                    9 2/3  10   4   3   0  14   2

Pirates (5-6)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
O.Hernandez               5 1/3   2   2   2   4   3   1   7.00
B.Lidge                   0 1/3   2   0   0   1   0   0   1.17
R.Betancourt              1 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   1.80
P.Neshek                  2       1   0   0   1   3   0   6.75
R.Perez WIN(1-0)          1       0   0   0   0   1   0   2.70
Totals                   10       5   2   2   6   7   1

ATTENDANCE- 11,966 DATE- Friday, October 5th 2007 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Paul Emmel, Gerry Davis, Chris Guccione, Rich Rieker
T- 3:33
LEFT ON BASE- Braves:11  Pirates: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Braves: 0  Pirates: 1
ERRORS- D.Jeter, C.Jones, N.Swisher, C.Beltran, M.Derosa-2
DOUBLES- D.Jeter(3rd), M.Holliday(3rd), R.Winn(2nd), D.Pedroia(5th),
         B.Upton(3rd), C.Guillen(2nd), R.Martin(7th)
HOME RUNS- M.Holliday(2nd), C.Guillen(1st), J.Morneau(3rd)
WALKS- G.Sizemore, C.Jones, M.Holliday, J.Posada-2, I.Kinsler
STRIKE OUTS- D.Jeter, C.Jones, N.Swisher, R.Church, I.Kinsler, J.Smoltz,
             J.Phelps, B.Upton-3, C.Beltran-3, J.Morneau-2, M.Derosa-4,
             O.Hernandez, W.Harris
GIDP- J.Posada
WILD PITCHES- J.Smoltz
2-out RBI- B.Upton, J.Morneau-2
WEB GEMS- Top 1st: Dustin Pedroia robbed Grady Sizemore of a base hit.

Orlando Hernandez took a no-hitter into the 6th inning and shortstop Carlos
Guillen lofted one into the 'cheap seats' at Miller Park as the Pittsburgh
Pirates beat the Atlanta Braves in 10 innings 4 to 2.

The score was tied at 2 after nine.  Pittsburgh came out on top in the 10th
inning.  After two were out Guillen started the attack as he ripped a single.
Justin Morneau stepped into the batter's box and he bombed a two-run dinger
making Pittsburgh the victors to the delight of the home town faithful.
Pittsburgh finished with 10 hits while Atlanta ended up with 5.  

Rafael Perez(1-0) got credit for the victory, pitching 1 inning and allowing
no runs.  The right-handed Hernandez had his no-hit bid broken up by Derek
Jeter who doubled with nobody out in the 6th inning.  Aaron Heilman(0-1) was
the loser in relief.  He pitched 2 and 2/3 innings allowing 3 hits and no
walks.




 
Game 5
BOXSCORE: 2007 Atlanta Braves At 2007 Pittsburgh Pirates            10/6/2007

  Braves             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Pirates            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  G.Sizemore CF       5  0  1  0 .206     R.Winn RF,LF        3  0  0  0 .250  
  D.Jeter SS          4  0  0  0 .205     D.Pedroia 2B        4  0  2  1 .292  
  C.Jones 3B          4  0  1  0 .303     C.Beltran CF        4  0  0  0 .217  
  M.Holliday LF       4  1  2  0 .314     J.Morneau 1B        4  1  2  0 .311  
  J.Posada C          4  2  3  0 .394     C.Guillen SS        3  0  0  0 .267  
  K.Youkilis 1B       3  0  2  1 .407   G-A.Gonzalez SS       0  0  0  0 .111  
  R.Church RF         2  0  0  0 .176     C.Duncan LF         2  0  0  0 .174  
B-J.Phelps PH         0  0  0  1 .000     R.Perez P           0  0  0  0 ----  
D-N.Swisher RF        1  0  0  0 .091     R.Betancourt P      1  0  0  0 .000  
  I.Kinsler 2B        3  0  0  0 .241     M.Corpas P          0  0  0  0 ----  
  J.Lackey P          2  0  0  0 .000     R.Martin C          3  0  1  1 .279  
C-F.Thomas PH         1  0  0  0 .200     M.Derosa 3B         2  0  1  0 .263  
  L.Gardner P         0  0  0  0 ----   E-C.Tracy PH,3B       1  1  1  0 .500  
  B.Seay P            0  0  0  0 ----   F-A.Rios PH,RF        1  0  0  0 .125  
I-T.Buck PH           1  0  0  0 .333     F.Carmona P         2  0  0  0 .000  
  B.Howry P           0  0  0  0 ----   A-B.Upton LF          1  1  1  1 .282  
                                        H-A.Gordon 3B         1  1  1  11.000  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      34  3  9  2                 Totals      32  4  9  4

A-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Carmona In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Church In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Lackey In 7th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Phelps In 7th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Derosa In 7th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Tracy In 8th Inning
G-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Guillen In 9th Inning
H-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Upton In 9th Inning
I-Pinch Hit For Seay In 9th Inning

Braves.......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  1 0 2  -  3  9  0
Pirates......... 0 0 0  1 0 0  2 0 1  -  4  9  1

Braves (7-2)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Lackey                  6       5   1   1   2   5   0   2.29
L.Gardner                 1 2/3   3   2   2   2   2   0   3.60
B.Seay                    0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00
B.Howry LOSS(1-1)         0       1   1   1   0   0   1   3.38
Totals                    8       9   4   4   4   7   1

Pirates (6-6)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
F.Carmona                 6       6   1   1   1   1   0   4.81
R.Perez BS(1st)           0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   2.45
R.Betancourt              1 2/3   0   0   0   0   2   0   1.35
M.Corpas WIN(1-0) BS(2nd) 1       3   2   1   0   1   0  13.50
Totals                    9       9   3   2   1   4   0

ATTENDANCE- 16,737 DATE- Saturday, October 6th 2007 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Fieldin Culbreth, Andrew Fletcher, Mike Winters, Bill Welke
T- 2:41
LEFT ON BASE- Braves: 7  Pirates: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Braves: 0  Pirates: 2
ERRORS- A.Gonzalez
DOUBLES- C.Jones(3rd), M.Holliday(4th), J.Posada(4th), C.Tracy(1st)
HOME RUNS- A.Gordon(1st)
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Phelps
WALKS- K.Youkilis, R.Winn, C.Guillen, C.Duncan, R.Martin
HIT BY PITCH- I.Kinsler
STRIKE OUTS- G.Sizemore, C.Jones, M.Holliday, I.Kinsler, R.Winn, C.Beltran-2,
             C.Guillen-2, C.Duncan, R.Martin
GIDP- I.Kinsler
WILD PITCHES- J.Lackey
WEB GEMS- Bot 5th: Kevin Youkilis robbed Dustin Pedroia of a base hit.

In a dramatic ending at Miller Park the Pittsburgh Pirates won in their last
at-bat beating the Atlanta Braves by the count of 4 to 3.

The game was decided in the bottom of the 9th inning.  Alex Gordon smashed a
bases-empty 'big-fly' making Pittsburgh victorious to the delight of the the
home town crowd.  Both teams finished the game with 9 hits.  

The victory was credited to Manny Corpas(1-0) who went 1 inning, allowing 2
runs. Bob Howry(1-1) was the losing pitcher in relief.  By surrending 1 run
without retiring a batter his ERA jumped from 1.69 to 3.38.  


Game 6
BOXSCORE: 2007 Pittsburgh Pirates At 2007 Atlanta Braves            10/8/2007

  Pirates            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Braves             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  R.Winn RF           4  1  1  0 .250     G.Sizemore CF       4  0  0  0 .184  
C-C.Tracy 1B          0  0  0  0 .500     D.Jeter SS          3  1  0  1 .190  
  D.Pedroia 2B        3  0  1  0 .294     C.Jones 3B          4  1  2  3 .324  
  C.Beltran CF        4  1  1  1 .220     M.Holliday LF       3  1  1  0 .316  
  J.Morneau 1B        3  0  0  0 .292     J.Posada C          4  0  1  0 .378  
B-A.Rios PH,RF        1  0  0  0 .120     K.Youkilis 1B       3  0  2  1 .433  
  C.Guillen SS        2  1  1  0 .277     F.Thomas DH         3  0  1  0 .217  
A-A.Gonzalez PH,SS    2  0  1  0 .182   E-T.Graffanino PR     0  1  0  01.000  
  M.Derosa 3B         3  0  1  0 .268     R.Church RF         3  1  1  0 .200  
  C.Duncan DH         2  1  1  2 .200     I.Kinsler 2B        4  0  0  0 .212  
D-B.Upton PH          1  0  0  0 .275                                          
  R.Martin C          4  0  1  0 .277                                          
  W.Harris LF         4  0  0  0 .154                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      33  4  8  3                 Totals      31  5  8  5

A-Pinch Hit For Guillen In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Morneau In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Winn In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Duncan In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Ran For Thomas In 9th Inning

Pirates......... 0 2 0  0 0 0  0 2 0  -  4  8  0
Braves.......... 0 1 0  0 2 0  0 0 2  -  5  8  2

Pirates (6-7)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
S.Marcum                  6       6   3   3   3   6   1   3.91
R.Perez                   2       0   0   0   0   3   0   1.59
M.Corpas L(1-1) BS(3rd)   0 1/3   2   2   2   2   0   0  18.00
P.Neshek                  0       0   0   0   1   0   0   6.75
Totals                    8 1/3   8   5   5   6   9   1

Braves (8-2)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Maine                   6       4   2   2   0   9   1   3.00
B.Howry HOLD(3rd)         1       2   1   1   1   0   0   4.26
P.Moylan BS(2nd)          0 1/3   1   1   0   0   0   0   2.25
B.Seay                    0 2/3   1   0   0   0   2   0   0.00
L.Gardner WIN(1-0)        1       0   0   0   0   2   0   3.00
Totals                    9       8   4   3   1  13   1

ATTENDANCE- 14,266 DATE- Monday, October 8th 2007 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- Derryl Cousins, Alfonzo Marquez, Scott Packard, Jeff Nelson
T- 3:08
LEFT ON BASE- Pirates: 5  Braves: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Pirates: 1  Braves: 1
ERRORS- D.Jeter, I.Kinsler
DOUBLES- C.Beltran(3rd), C.Guillen(3rd), J.Posada(5th), K.Youkilis(2nd),
         R.Church(1st)
HOME RUNS- C.Duncan(1st), C.Jones(3rd)
SACRIFICE HITS- D.Pedroia, M.Derosa
SACRIFICE FLIES- K.Youkilis
WALKS- C.Duncan, G.Sizemore, D.Jeter-2, C.Jones, F.Thomas, R.Church
HIT BY PITCH- M.Holliday
STRIKE OUTS- D.Pedroia, C.Beltran-3, J.Morneau-2, A.Rios, C.Guillen, M.Derosa,
             C.Duncan, B.Upton, R.Martin, W.Harris, D.Jeter-2, M.Holliday,
             J.Posada-2, K.Youkilis, F.Thomas, I.Kinsler-2
GIDP- M.Derosa, I.Kinsler
2-out RBI- C.Jones-2
WEB GEMS- Bot 8th: Willie Harris robbed Matt Holliday of an extra base hit.

In a thrilling finish the Atlanta Braves won in dramatic fashion coming back
to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates by the count of 5 to 4.

Atlanta scored the winning runs in the 9th inning with 2 runs on 2 hits.
Frank Thomas led off and started the attack as he ripped a base-hit.  Ryan
Church stepped into the batter's box and he doubled.  After an out was
recorded, Grady Sizemore stepped up to the plate and he drew a walk to load
the bases.  Derek Jeter stepped in and he drew a walk.  Chipper Jones came up
to bat and drew a walk.  Both teams ended up with 8 hits on the night.  

The win went to Lee Gardner(1-0) who allowed no runs in 1 inning. Manny
Corpas(1-1) suffered the loss in relief.  'Now that is what I call fun! I
just love baseball, especially games like this, of course,' Todd Melton
offered.  'Everyone at the stadium had a great time - did you see the fans go
wild there at the end?!'