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New York Mets @ Atlanta Braves

2001-09-29 · Day game · Turner Field · Att: 46180 · 68°F, sunny · Wind 15 mph from CF · 3:13

Atlanta Braves defeated New York Mets 8–5. Atlanta Braves put up 7 in the 9th. Odalis Perez earned the win. Brian Jordan went 1-for-5 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Odalis Perez L: Armando Benitez SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Eric Cooper · 1B: Jerry Crawford · 2B: Brian Gorman · 3B: Doug Eddings · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Mets — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Matt Lawton	4	0	1	0	1	0
Edgardo Alfonzo	4	1	0	0	1	0
Mike Piazza	4	1	1	3	0	1
Robin Ventura	2	0	0	0	2	1
Tsuyoshi Shinjo	3	0	1	0	1	1
Todd Zeile	3	0	0	0	1	1
Jay Payton	4	2	2	0	0	1
Rey Ordonez	3	1	1	0	1	0
Al Leiter	3	0	1	1	0	1
Joe McEwing	1	0	0	0	0	1

Atlanta Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Marcus Giles	5	1	1	2	0	0
Julio Franco	4	1	2	1	1	0
Chipper Jones	2	0	1	0	1	0
Brian Jordan	5	1	1	4	0	2
Andruw Jones	4	1	1	0	0	2
Ken Caminiti	4	0	1	0	0	2
Javy Lopez	3	1	1	1	1	0
Rey Sanchez	3	0	0	0	0	0
John Burkett	2	0	0	0	0	1
Bernard Gilkey	0	0	0	0	1	0
Mark DeRosa	1	0	0	0	0	0
Dave Martinez	1	0	0	0	0	0
Keith Lockhart	0	1	0	0	1	0
Wes Helms	0	1	0	0	1	0

New York Mets — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Al Leiter	8.0	4	3	6
Armando Benitez	0.2	3	2	1
John Franco	0.0	1	1	0

Atlanta Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
John Burkett	5.2	7	6	5
Kerry Ligtenberg	1.1	0	1	0
Odalis Perez	2.0	0	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Matt Lawton: S
Edgardo Alfonzo: 8(B)3(1)/LDP/L8RM+
Mike Piazza: K

Bot 1

Marcus Giles: 43/G4
Julio Franco: HR/F8LXD+
Chipper Jones: E7/F7D+.B-2
Brian Jordan: K
Andruw Jones: K

Top 2

Robin Ventura: K/C
Tsuyoshi Shinjo: K/C
Todd Zeile: 9/F9S

Bot 2

Ken Caminiti: S/F8RM
Javy Lopez: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Rey Sanchez: E5/TH1/G56.B-2
John Burkett: 63/G6

Top 3

Jay Payton: S/G34
Rey Ordonez: S/G6S-.1-2
Al Leiter: 7/FL/F7LMF
Matt Lawton: 7/F7LM
Edgardo Alfonzo: W.2-3;1-2
Mike Piazza: D/F78XD+.3-H;2-H;1-H
Robin Ventura: IW
Tsuyoshi Shinjo: S9/L34.2-3;1-2
Todd Zeile: WP.3-H;2-3;1-2
Todd Zeile: IW
Jay Payton: 4/L4

Bot 3

Marcus Giles: 6/L6
Julio Franco: S8/L4MD
Chipper Jones: W.1-2
Brian Jordan: K/DP/BINT.1X2(2)

Top 4

Rey Ordonez: 53/G56S
Al Leiter: K/C
Matt Lawton: 8/F8LS

Bot 4

Andruw Jones: 3/P34-
Ken Caminiti: 3/FL/P3F-
Javy Lopez: 9/F8RS

Top 5

Edgardo Alfonzo: 8/F89D+
Mike Piazza: 63/G6MD
Robin Ventura: 31/G3

Bot 5

Rey Sanchez: 43/G4
John Burkett: K
Marcus Giles: 4/P4-

Top 6

Tsuyoshi Shinjo: W
Todd Zeile: K/C
Jay Payton: S7/G56.1-2
Rey Ordonez: CS3(25).1-2
Rey Ordonez: IW
Al Leiter: S4/BG34S-.2-H;1-2
Matt Lawton: W.2-3;1-2
Edgardo Alfonzo: 8/F8RM

Bot 6

Julio Franco: 7/F78M
Chipper Jones: S7/7S
Brian Jordan: 7/F7LM
Andruw Jones: PB.1-2
Andruw Jones: K

Top 7

Mike Piazza: 6/P6D-
Robin Ventura: W
Tsuyoshi Shinjo: 54(1)3/GDP/G56

Bot 7

Ken Caminiti: K
Javy Lopez: W
Rey Sanchez: 6/P6D-
Bernard Gilkey: W.1-2
Marcus Giles: 6/P6

Top 8

Todd Zeile: 53/G56
Jay Payton: K
Rey Ordonez: 9/F89D

Bot 8

Julio Franco: 9/F9M
Mark DeRosa: 3/FL
Brian Jordan: 7/F7LM

Top 9

Joe McEwing: K
Matt Lawton: 7/F78D
Edgardo Alfonzo: 63/G6

Bot 9

Andruw Jones: S7
Ken Caminiti: DI.1-2
Ken Caminiti: K/C
Javy Lopez: S7/G5.2-H;B-2(THH)
Dave Martinez: 43/G4.2-3
Keith Lockhart: W
Marcus Giles: D7/F7D+.3-H;1-H
Julio Franco: IW
Wes Helms: W.2-3;1-2
Brian Jordan: HR/F78XD+.3-H;2-H;1-H

Notes & reviews

Brian Jordan called for interference
Mets Manager Bobby Valentine ejected by 3B umpire Doug Eddings for continuing to argue call from dugout
Jay Payton kept running while the Braves questioned call at 1B

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