Cincinnati Reds vs. Atlanta Braves - Box Score - May 28, 2003

Scores for May 28, 2003

Final

Series: Game 3 of 3

Atlanta won 2-1

(25-28, 10-15 away)

(36-17, 19-9 home)

7:05 PM ET, May 28, 2003

Turner Field, Atlanta, Georgia

W: R. Ortiz (7-3)

Cincinnati Reds
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
F Lopez SS	2	1	0	0	2	1	0	.229
S Casey 1B	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	.294
K Griffey Jr CF	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.254
a-R Taylor PH-CF	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.238
A Kearns RF	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	.297
A Boone 3B	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.256
W Pena PR-3B	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	.111
A Dunn LF	4	0	0	1	0	1	2	.222
J LaRue C	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.242
J Castro 2B	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.245
J Austin P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125
J Hamilton P	3	0	0	0	0	3	1	.000
K Mercker P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
F Heredia P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500
Totals	31	3	3	3	3	7	7
a-grounded to first for K Griffey Jr in the 6th
BATTING 2B: S Casey (7, R Ortiz); W Pena (2, J Bong) RBI: S Casey (22), A Kearns (46), A Dunn (41) Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Dunn 1, A Kearns 1 Team LOB: 4
BASERUNNING SB: F Lopez (8, 2nd base off R Ortiz/J Lopez)
FIELDING E: A Kearns (2, bobble) DP: 1 (F Lopez-J Castro-S Casey).

Cincinnati Reds
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Austin (L, 2-3)	0.2	4	5	5	1	0	4	27-14	8.58
J Hamilton	5.2	12	9	9	3	3	1	99-63	14.29
K Mercker	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	14-9	2.29
F Heredia	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	1	14-9	3.00
Totals	8.0	18	15	15	4	4	6	154-95
PITCHING WP: J Austin Batters faced: J Austin 7; J Hamilton 31; K Mercker 3; F Heredia 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Austin 1-1; J Hamilton 7-7; K Mercker 1-0; F Heredia 3-0 Game Scores: J Austin 23

Atlanta Braves
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
R Furcal SS	4	4	3	2	1	0	1	.341
M DeRosa 2B	5	2	3	1	0	1	3	.231
G Sheffield RF	3	1	2	2	0	0	1	.349
D Bragg RF	2	0	0	0	0	1	3	.128
C Jones LF	4	0	1	3	1	0	0	.287
A Jones CF	5	0	0	0	0	1	4	.285
R Fick 1B	1	2	1	0	1	0	0	.291
M Franco 1B	3	2	3	1	0	0	0	.327
J Lopez C	4	2	3	4	0	0	1	.297
H Blanco C	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.213
V Castilla 3B	5	1	1	0	0	1	1	.286
R Ortiz P	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	.207
J Bong P	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000
Totals	41	15	18	14	4	4	14
BATTING 2B: R Fick (10, J Hamilton); J Lopez (9, J Hamilton); G Sheffield (16, J Hamilton); M Franco (4, J Hamilton); M DeRosa (2, J Hamilton) HR: R Furcal 2 (8, 1st inning off J Austin 0 on, 0 Out; 2nd inning off J Hamilton 0 on, 1 Out); M Derosa (2, 1st inning off J Austin 0 on, 0 Out); G Sheffield (13, 1st inning off J Austin 0 on, 0 Out); J Lopez (13, 1st inning off J Austin 1 on, 2 Out); M Franco (1, 8th inning off F Heredia 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: R Furcal 2 (21), M DeRosa (8), G Sheffield 2 (46), J Lopez 4 (27), R Ortiz (3), C Jones 3 (34), M Franco (4) 2-out RBI: J Lopez 3, C Jones 2 GIDP: J Lopez Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Jones 2 Team LOB: 6
FIELDING E: M Franco (3, throw)

Atlanta Braves
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
R Ortiz (W, 21-7)	6.0	2	2	2	2	2	0	87-51	3.65
J Bong (S, 1)	3.0	1	1	1	1	5	0	44-29	3.90
Totals	9.0	3	3	3	3	7	0	131-80
PITCHING WP: J Bong Batters faced: R Ortiz 23; J Bong 11 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Ortiz 8-8; J Bong 3-1 Game Scores: R Ortiz 60

			CIN	ATL
	1st	R Furcal homered to right.	0	1
	1st	M Derosa homered to center.	0	2
	1st	G Sheffield homered to left.	0	3
	1st	J Lopez homered to left center, R Fick scored.	0	5
	2nd	R Furcal homered to right center.	0	6
	3rd	J Lopez doubled to deep left, R Fick scored.	0	7
	3rd	R Ortiz singled to right, J Lopez scored, V Castilla to third, V Castilla scored, R Ortiz to second on error by right fielder A Kearns.	0	9
	3rd	G Sheffield doubled to left, R Ortiz scored, R Furcal to third.	0	10
	3rd	C Jones grounded out to first, R Furcal scored, G Sheffield to third.	0	11
	6th	S Casey doubled to deep right center, F Lopez scored.	1	11
	6th	A Kearns grounded out to third, S Casey scored.	2	11
	6th	J Lopez singled to center, M Franco scored.	2	12
	7th	C Jones singled to right center, R Furcal and M Derosa scored.	2	14
	8th	M Franco homered to left.	2	15
	9th	A Dunn grounded out to second, W Pena scored.	3	15
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THE HOME RUNS BY ATLANTA'S RAFAEL FURCAL, MARK DEROSA, AND GARY SHEFFIELD WERE HIT CONSECUTIVELY.
ATLANTA'S RAFAEL FURCAL AND MARK DEROSA HIT BACK-TO-BACK HOME RUNS IN THE BOTTOM OF THE FIRST INNING.
CINCINNATI SECOND BASEMAN RYAN FREEL WAS SCRATCHED FROM TONIGHT'S LINEUP DUE TO A STRAINED LEFT HAMSTRING. HE HAS BEEN REPLACED BY JUAN CASTRO.

Stadium	Turner Field, Atlanta, GA
Attendance	25,713 (52.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	2:39
Weather	74 degrees, partly cloudy
Wind	13 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Fieldin Culbreth, First Base - Charlie Reliford, Second Base - Rob Drake, Third Base - Marty Foster

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