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Atlanta Braves @ Pittsburgh Pirates

2000-06-14 · Night game · Three Rivers Stadium · Att: 16972 · 89°F, sunny · Wind 5 mph R to L · 3:00

Atlanta Braves defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 8–4. Atlanta Braves put up 2 in the 3rd. Greg Maddux earned the win and Kerry Ligtenberg picked up the save. Chipper Jones went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
ATL	1	1	2	2	0	0	2	0	0	8	7
PIT	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	9

W: Greg Maddux L: Jimmy Anderson SV: Kerry Ligtenberg

Umpires — HP: Hunter Wendelstedt · 1B: Al Clark · 2B: CB Bucknor · 3B: Rick Reed · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Atlanta Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Quilvio Veras	4	2	1	1	1	1
Andruw Jones	4	0	1	0	1	1
Chipper Jones	4	2	1	2	1	0
Andres Galarraga	5	2	2	1	0	1
Brian Jordan	3	1	0	0	2	0
Reggie Sanders	5	0	0	0	0	1
Mark DeRosa	3	1	1	0	2	1
Fernando Lunar	4	0	1	2	0	2
Greg Maddux	1	0	0	0	1	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Warren Morris	5	0	0	0	0	1
Jason Kendall	5	1	2	0	0	2
Wil Cordero	4	0	0	0	0	2
Brian Giles	3	1	3	1	1	0
Kevin Young	4	1	2	1	0	1
John Vander Wal	3	1	1	2	1	0
Pat Meares	4	0	0	0	0	1
Mike Benjamin	4	0	0	0	0	2
Jimmy Anderson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Abraham Nunez	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bruce Aven	1	0	0	0	0	0
Luis Sojo	1	0	1	0	0	0

Atlanta Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Greg Maddux	7.2	8	1	8
John Rocker	0.0	0	1	0
Kerry Ligtenberg	1.1	1	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jimmy Anderson	4.0	5	5	3
Rich Loiselle	1.0	0	0	1
Scott Sauerbeck	2.0	2	3	2
Jose Silva	1.0	0	0	1
Josias Manzanillo	1.0	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Quilvio Veras: W
Andruw Jones: S8/L8RS.1-2
Chipper Jones: 53/G56.2-3;1-2
Andres Galarraga: 13/G13.3-H;2-3
Brian Jordan: W
Reggie Sanders: 13/G15

Bot 1

Warren Morris: 43/G4
Jason Kendall: K23
Wil Cordero: K

Top 2

Mark DeRosa: W
Fernando Lunar: K
Greg Maddux: 34/SH/BG23-.1-2
Quilvio Veras: S8/L8RS.2-H;B-2(THH)
Andruw Jones: K

Bot 2

Brian Giles: D7/L7LS
Kevin Young: S9/L89M.2-H
John Vander Wal: HR/F8LXD+.1-H
Pat Meares: 63/G6
Mike Benjamin: K
Jimmy Anderson: 6/L56

Top 3

Chipper Jones: W
Andres Galarraga: S8/L8LM.1-2
Brian Jordan: E4/G4M.2-H(UR);1-3
Reggie Sanders: 64(1)3/GDP/G6.3-H(UR)
Mark DeRosa: S8/L8RS
Fernando Lunar: K

Bot 3

Warren Morris: 6/L6D
Jason Kendall: S9/L34D
Wil Cordero: K
Brian Giles: SB2
Brian Giles: S8/L8RS.2-H
Kevin Young: 13/G13+

Top 4

Greg Maddux: W
Quilvio Veras: PB.1-2
Quilvio Veras: FC1.2X3(15);B-2#
Andruw Jones: 3/FL/P3DF
Chipper Jones: HR/F89XD+.2-H
Andres Galarraga: 4/L4

Bot 4

John Vander Wal: 41/G34
Pat Meares: 63/G6
Mike Benjamin: 53/G5

Top 5

Brian Jordan: 8/L8LD+
Reggie Sanders: 8/F8LXD+
Mark DeRosa: K

Bot 5

Abraham Nunez: 13/G15
Warren Morris: 8/F8LXD+
Jason Kendall: S9/L9S
Wil Cordero: 63/G6

Top 6

Fernando Lunar: E6/TH/G6
Greg Maddux: K
Quilvio Veras: K/C
Andruw Jones: W.1-2
Chipper Jones: 3/G34S

Bot 6

Brian Giles: S8/G4M
Kevin Young: K+SB2/C
John Vander Wal: 43/G4.2-3
Pat Meares: K/C

Top 7

Andres Galarraga: S8/G4M
Brian Jordan: W.1-2
Reggie Sanders: 43/G34.2-3;1-2
Mark DeRosa: W
Fernando Lunar: S8/G4M.3-H;2-H;1-2
Greg Maddux: 14/SH.2-3;1-2
Quilvio Veras: 53/G56

Bot 7

Mike Benjamin: K/C
Bruce Aven: 63/G6M
Warren Morris: K/C

Top 8

Andruw Jones: 53/G5
Chipper Jones: 8/F8LXD+
Andres Galarraga: K

Bot 8

Jason Kendall: 53/G5
Wil Cordero: 43/G4
Brian Giles: W
Kevin Young: S/L6D.1-2
John Vander Wal: W.2-3;1-2
Pat Meares: 54(1)/FO/G5

Top 9

Brian Jordan: 8/F8RD
Reggie Sanders: K
Mark DeRosa: 9/F9LM

Bot 9

Mike Benjamin: 8/F89M
Luis Sojo: D9/L89D
Warren Morris: 8/F8RXD.2-3
Jason Kendall: K

Notes & reviews

Pirates coach McClendon ejected by HP umpire Wendelstedt for arguing called third strike to Young

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