Atlanta Braves vs Oakland Athletics
June 12, 2003 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 12, 2003 at Network Associates Coliseum. The Atlanta Braves defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 4, Oakland Athletics 2

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
DeRosa ss 4 0 0 0
Giles 2b 4 0 1 0
Sheffield rf 3 2 1 1
Jones cf 4 1 2 1
Lopez dh 4 0 1 1
Franco 1b 4 1 1 0
Castilla 3b 4 0 1 0
Blanco c 2 0 0 1
Bragg lf 4 0 0 0
Reynolds p 0 0 0 0
  King p 0 0 0 0
  Holmes p 0 0 0 0
  Smoltz p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 7 4
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Byrnes cf 4 0 1 2
Hatteberg 1b 4 0 0 0
Tejada ss 4 0 1 0
Durazo dh 3 0 0 0
Dye rf 4 0 0 0
Chavez 3b 4 0 0 0
Hernandez c 4 1 1 0
Long lf 4 1 2 0
Ellis 2b 2 0 1 0
Zito p 0 0 0 0
  Bradford p 0 0 0 0
  Mecir p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 6 2
Atlanta 100 001 110471
Oakland 000 000 200262
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Reynolds  W (5-1) 6.2 6 2 2 2 0
  King   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Holmes   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Smoltz  SV (25) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
2
1
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Zito  L (7-5) 7.0 5 3 3 2 3
  Bradford   1.0 2 1 0 0 3
  Mecir   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
4
3
2
7

  E–J Franco (1), Chavez 2 (9).  DP–Atlanta 1, Oakland 1.  2B–Atlanta J Franco (5,off Zito), Oakland Long (11,off Reynolds).  HR–Atlanta Sheffield (18,1st inning off Zito 0 on, 2 out); A Jones (18,6th inning off Zito 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Blanco (2,off Zito).  U-HP–Alfonso Marquez, 1B–Rick Reed, 2B–Tim Tschida, 3B–Jeff Nelson.  T–2:33.  A–21,173.
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