Atlanta Braves vs New York Mets
July 24, 2004 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 24, 2004 at Shea Stadium. The Atlanta Braves defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 5, New York Mets 2

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Furcal ss 4 0 2 1
Giles 2b 3 0 1 1
Drew rf 4 0 1 0
Jones C. 3b 4 1 1 0
Franco 1b 3 1 1 1
  Thomas pr,lf 1 1 1 0
Jones A. cf 4 0 1 0
Estrada c 4 1 1 1
Marrero lf 3 1 1 0
  Reitsma p 0 0 0 0
  Smoltz p 0 0 0 0
Thomson p 3 0 1 0
  LaRoche ph,1b 0 0 0 1
Totals 33 5 11 5
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Reyes 2b 4 1 2 0
Matsui ss 2 1 0 0
Floyd lf 1 0 1 1
  Stanton p 0 0 0 0
  Bottalico p 0 0 0 0
  Looper p 0 0 0 0
  Franco p 0 0 0 0
Hidalgo rf 4 0 1 1
Wigginton 1b 4 0 0 0
Cameron cf 4 0 0 0
Wright 3b 4 0 1 0
Wilson c 4 0 1 0
Leiter p 2 0 0 0
  DeJean p 0 0 0 0
  McEwing ph,lf 2 0 1 0
Totals 31 2 7 2
Atlanta 010 000 0405111
New York 001 010 000271
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Thomson  W (8-7) 7.0 7 2 2 5 4
  Reitsma   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Smoltz  SV (19) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
5
7
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Leiter   5.0 4 1 1 5 4
  DeJean   2.0 2 0 0 0 2
  Stanton  L (0-4) 0.0 2 2 2 0 0
  Bottalico   0.1 0 2 2 2 0
  Looper   0.2 2 0 0 0 0
  Franco   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
8
6

  E–Estrada (4), V Wilson (1).  DP–Atlanta 2, New York 2.  2B–Atlanta A Jones (28,off Leiter); Marrero (12,off DeJean); Franco (8,off Stanton), New York Floyd (15,off Thomson).  SH–Furcal (4,off Leiter); Reyes (2,off Thomson).  SF–LaRoche (1,off Looper).  IBB–Estrada (3,by Bottalico); Floyd (5,by Thomson).  Team LOB–11.  Team–8.  SB–Giles (7,2nd base off Leiter/V Wilson); Reyes 2 (9,2nd base off Thomson/Estrada 2).  IBB–Thomson (4,Floyd); Bottalico (3,Estrada).  U-HP–Gary Darling, 1B–Mark Carlson, 2B–Brian Runge, 3B–Bill Hohn.  T–3:06.  A–33,166.
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