Atlanta Braves vs Montreal Expos
April 15, 2003 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 15, 2003 at Estadio Hiram Bithorn. The Atlanta Braves defeated the Montreal Expos and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 2, Montreal Expos 1

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Furcal ss 5 0 1 0
Franco M. 1b 2 0 0 0
  DeRosa ph 1 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Bong p 1 0 0 0
  Smoltz p 0 0 0 0
Sheffield rf 3 1 2 1
Jones C. lf 4 0 2 0
  Bragg pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Jones A. cf 4 0 0 0
Lopez c 4 0 0 0
Castilla 3b 4 0 1 0
Giles 2b 4 1 1 1
Reynolds p 2 0 0 0
  King p 0 0 0 0
  Gryboski p 0 0 0 0
  Franco J. ph,1b 2 0 0 0
Totals 36 2 7 2
Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Chavez cf 4 0 0 0
  Liefer ph 1 0 0 0
Vidro 2b 2 0 1 0
Guerrero rf 4 0 1 0
Cordero 1b 4 0 1 0
Wilkerson lf 4 0 0 0
Cabrera ss 4 1 2 1
Tatis 3b 3 0 2 0
  Carroll pr,3b 1 0 1 0
Schneider c 3 0 0 0
Armas, Jr. p 2 0 0 0
  Macias ph 1 0 0 0
  Ayala p 0 0 0 0
  Eischen p 0 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
  Calloway ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 34 1 9 1
Atlanta 000 000 001 1270
Montreal 000 000 100 0190
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Reynolds   5.0 5 0 0 0 3
  King   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Gryboski   1.2 2 1 1 1 0
  Hernandez   1.0 0 0 0 1 3
  Bong  W (1-0) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Smoltz  SV (4) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
10.0
9
1
1
3
7
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Armas, Jr.   7.0 3 0 0 2 2
  Ayala   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Eischen   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Smith  L (1-1) 2.0 3 2 2 0 2
Totals
10.0
7
2
2
2
5

  E–None.  DP–Atlanta 3, Montreal 1.  2B–Atlanta C Jones (4,off Armas); Castilla (2,off Armas), Montreal Tatis (4,off Gryboski); Carroll (2,off Bong).  HR–Atlanta Sheffield (3,9th inning off Smith 0 on, 0 out); Giles (1,10th inning off Smith 0 on, 0 out), Montreal Cabrera (3,7th inning off Gryboski 0 on, 2 out).  IBB–Schneider (1,by Gryboski).  SB–Sheffield (3,2nd base off Armas/Schneider).  IBB–Gryboski (2,Schneider).  U-HP–Mike Reilly, 1B–Bill Hohn, 2B–Eric Cooper, 3B–Tim Timmons.  T–3:03.  A–13,399.
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