New York Mets vs Atlanta Braves
May 4, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 4, 2009 at Turner Field. The New York Mets defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 6, Atlanta Braves 4

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Reyes ss 4 1 1 0
Murphy lf 4 1 1 0
  Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0
Beltran cf 3 2 2 4
Delgado 1b 4 1 1 0
Wright 3b 4 1 2 2
Church rf 4 0 0 0
Castro c 4 0 0 0
Castillo 2b 4 0 0 0
Maine p 2 0 0 0
  Cora ph 1 0 1 0
  Parnell p 0 0 0 0
  Putz p 0 0 0 0
  Sheffield ph 0 0 0 0
  Reed lf 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 8 6
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Johnson 2b 4 0 0 0
Escobar ss 3 0 1 1
Jones C. 3b 3 1 1 1
Kotchman 1b 4 0 1 0
Francoeur rf 4 1 1 0
Jones B. lf 2 1 1 0
Ross c 2 0 0 0
Schafer cf 4 0 0 0
Vazquez p 2 1 0 1
  O'Flaherty p 0 0 0 0
  Norton ph 0 0 0 0
  Moylan p 0 0 0 0
  Bennett p 0 0 0 0
  Infante ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 29 4 5 3
New York 000 004 200681
Atlanta 030 000 010450
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Maine  W(2-2) 6.0 3 3 3 6 7
  Parnell   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Putz   1.0 2 1 1 0 2
  Rodriguez  SV(6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
4
4
7
10
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Vazquez  L(2-3) 6.2 7 6 6 3 8
  O'Flaherty   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Moylan   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Bennett   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
8
6
6
4
9

  E–Castillo (2).  DP–New York 1. J. Reyes-Castillo-Delgado.  2B–New York Wright (6,off Vazquez).  HR–New York Beltran 2 (4,6th inning off Vazquez 1 on 0 out,7th inning off Vazquez 1 on 2 out); Wright (2,6th inning off Vazquez 1 on 0 out), Atlanta C. Jones (3,8th inning off Putz 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–5.  SH–Ross (1,off Maine).  Team–6.  SB–J. Reyes 2 (6,2nd base off Vazquez/Ross,2nd base off Bennett/Ross).  CS–Sheffield (1,2nd base by Bennett/Ross).  U-HP–Marvin Hudson, 1B–John Hirschbeck, 2B–Wally Bell, 3B–Marty Foster.  T–2:42.  A–19,132.
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