Atlanta 2 Boston 1
ML  FINAL
                    1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9     R  H  E
                    -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -     -  -  -
ATLANTA             0  0  2   0  0  0   0  0  0     2  6  1
BOSTON              0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  0     1  6  0      (FINAL)

BATTERIES: ATL - KEVIN MILLWOOD, KEVIN GRYBOSKI (6TH),
                 MIKE REMLINGER (7TH), DARREN HOLMES (8TH), JOHN SMOLTZ (9TH)
                 AND JAVIER LOPEZ

           BOS - DEREK LOWE, ALAN EMBREE (8TH), WILLIE BANKS (9TH)
                 AND JASON VARITEK


            WP - KEVIN MILLWOOD (5-5)
            LP - DEREK LOWE (11-4)
          SAVE - JOHN SMOLTZ (27)

HOME RUNS: ATL - GARY SHEFFIELD (13) OFF DEREK LOWE IN THE 3RD, 1 ON

           BOS - NONE



     TIME: 2:58     ATT: 32,651

PROBABLES: ATL - JASON MARQUIS (6-4, 4.35)
           BOS - FRANK CASTILLO (5-8, 4.69)



Box Score
ATLANTA (2) VS BOSTON (1) - FINAL

ATLANTA                ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
R Furcal ss             4  0  1  0   0  3   0  .282
D Bragg cf-lf           4  1  1  0   0  2   0  .278
G Sheffield rf          4  1  2  2   0  0   0  .266
A Jones dh-cf           3  0  0  0   1  1   0  .273
M Franco 1b             2  0  1  0   1  0   0  .375
 K Millwood p           0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .167
 K Gryboski p           0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .000
 M Remlinger p          0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .000
 D Holmes p             0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .000
 a-C Jones ph           1  0  0  0   0  0   0  .320
 J Smoltz p             0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .000
V Castilla 3b           4  0  1  0   0  1   0  .244
J Lopez c               3  0  0  0   0  0   1  .239
W Helms lf-1b           3  0  0  0   0  0   1  .243
K Lockhart 2b           3  0  0  0   0  1   0  .185

Totals                 31  2  6  2   2  8   2

a-grounded to second for D Holmes in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - R Furcal (14, D Lowe); D Bragg (6, D Lowe). HR - G Sheffield (13,
3rd inning off D Lowe 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - G Sheffield 2 (40). 2-out RBI - G
Sheffield 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - W Helms 1. Team LOB - 4.


FIELDING: E - V Castilla (3, ground ball). Outfield assists - G Sheffield (J
Varitek at 2nd base). DP: 2 (V Castilla-K Lockhart-M Franco, R Furcal-K
Lockhart-W Helms).


BOSTON                 ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
R Henderson lf          4  0  0  0   0  2   1  .235
J Damon cf              4  0  0  0   0  2   1  .312
N Garciaparra ss        4  1  3  0   0  1   0  .315
M Ramirez dh            4  0  2  1   0  1   0  .359
S Hillenbrand 3b        4  0  0  0   0  1   3  .308
B Daubach 1b            3  0  0  0   0  2   1  .246
J Varitek c             3  0  1  0   1  1   0  .268
T Nixon rf              2  0  0  0   0  1   1  .249
L Merloni 2b            2  0  0  0   1  1   2  .267

Totals                 30  1  6  1   2 12   9

BATTING: 2B - N Garciaparra (27, K Millwood). S - T Nixon. RBI - M Ramirez
(37). 2-out RBI - M Ramirez. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B
Daubach 1, R Henderson 1, L Merloni 1, S Hillenbrand 1. GIDP - R Henderson, M
Ramirez. Team LOB - 6.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - J Damon (R Furcal at Home), R Henderson (M
Franco at Home). PB - J Varitek.


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    ATLANTA         - 002 000 000   --   2
    BOSTON          - 000 001 000   --   1
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ATLANTA                      ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
K Millwood (W, 5-5)           5 2/3   4   1   1   1  10   0   3.83
K Gryboski (H, 6)               1/3   1   0   0   0   0   0   1.38
M Remlinger (H, 15)           1 1/3   0   0   0   1   0   0   1.60
D Holmes (H, 4)                 2/3   1   0   0   0   0   0   1.60
J Smoltz (S, 27)              1       0   0   0   0   2   0   4.53

BOSTON                       ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
D Lowe (L, 11-4)              7       6   2   2   2   6   1   2.18
A Embree                      1       0   0   0   0   2   0   0.00
W Banks                       1       0   0   0   0   0   0   4.82

HBP - B Daubach (by K Millwood). Pitches-strikes: K Millwood 87-60; K
Gryboski 15-9; M Remlinger 22-10; D Holmes 5-5; J Smoltz 10-8; D Lowe 110-66; A
Embree 15-9; W Banks 8-7. Ground balls-fly balls: K Millwood 3-3; K Gryboski
0-1; M Remlinger 1-3; D Holmes 2-0; J Smoltz 0-1; D Lowe 10-3; A Embree 1-0; W
Banks 2-1. Batters faced: K Millwood 21; K Gryboski 3; M Remlinger 5; D Holmes
2; J Smoltz 3; D Lowe 27; A Embree 3; W Banks 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Paul Emmel. 1B--Gary Darling. 2B--Rob Drake. 3B--Tim Timmons.

T--2:58. Att--32,651.
Weather: 80 degrees, sunny. Wind: 10 mph, left to
right.

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ML        ATLANTA AT BOSTON
          NOTE: ATLANTA'S KEVIN MILLWOOD LEFT THE GAME IN THE BOTTOM
          OF THE SIXTH INNING WITH AN APPARENT INJURY.



ML        ATLANTA AT BOSTON
          NOTE: INJURY UPDATE -- ATLANTA'S KEVIN MILLWOOD, WHO LEFT
          THE GAME IN THE SIXTH INNING, HAS A BLISTER ON THE INDEX FINGER OF
          HIS RIGHT HAND.

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