New York Mets vs Atlanta Braves
April 6, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 6, 2008 at Turner Field. 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

New York Mets 1, Atlanta Braves 3

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Reyes ss 4 0 0 0
Castillo 2b 4 0 0 0
Wright 3b 2 1 0 0
Beltran cf 3 0 0 0
Delgado 1b 4 0 2 0
Church rf 4 0 1 1
Pagan lf 3 0 0 0
Schneider c 4 0 1 0
Santana p 2 0 1 0
  Anderson ph 1 0 0 0
  Heilman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 5 1
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Johnson 2b 4 0 1 0
Escobar ss 4 0 1 1
Jones 3b 3 1 0 0
Teixeira 1b 4 1 1 2
Francoeur rf 4 0 1 0
Diaz lf 3 0 2 0
McCann c 3 0 1 0
Kotsay cf 3 1 1 0
Smoltz p 0 0 0 0
  Gotay ph 1 0 0 0
  Boyer p 0 0 0 0
  Ohman p 0 0 0 0
  Pena ph 1 0 0 0
  Moylan p 0 0 0 0
  Soriano p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 8 3
New York 000 000 001150
Atlanta 001 000 02x380
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Santana  L(1-1) 7.0 7 1 1 0 3
  Heilman   1.0 1 2 2 1 1
Totals
8.0
1
2
2
1
1
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Smoltz  W(1-0) 5.0 2 0 0 2 6
  Boyer   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Ohman   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Moylan   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Soriano  SV(1) 1.0 1 1 1 2 1
Totals
9.0
1
1
1
2
1

  E–None.  DP–New York 1. Castillo-J. Reyes-Delgado, Atlanta 1. Kotsay-Teixeira.  2B–New York Santana (1,off Smoltz), Atlanta Kotsay (2,off Santana); Escobar (1,off Santana); Francoeur (2,off Santana); McCann (2,off Santana).  HR–Atlanta Teixeira (2,8th inning off Heilman 1 on 2 out).  Team LOB–7.  SH–Smoltz (1,off Santana).  Team–5.  SB–Anderson (1,2nd base off Moylan/McCann); Diaz (1,2nd base off Santana/Schneider).  U-HP–Gerry Davis, 1B–Brian Gorman, 2B–Bruce Dreckman, 3B–Sam Holbrook.  T–2:35.  A–39,414.
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