VORP for Braves' hitters as of 8/3/05

And for the Brave hitters...

Andruw Jones 43.0
Marcus Giles 34.5
Rafael Furcal 28.5
Chipper Jones 22.4
Wilson Betemit 12.9
Adam LaRoche 12.2
Julio Franco 12.1
Jeff Francoeur 11.7
Johnny Estrada 8.0
Brian McCann 5.7
Pete Orr 5.6
Mike Hampton 4.8
Horacio Ramirez 4.5
Ryan Langerhans 3.7
John Thomson 2.7
Tim Hudson 1.1
John Smoltz 0.6
Eddie Perez 0.4
Kelly Johnson 0
Dan Kolb -0.1
Jorge Vasquez -0.1
Seth Greisinger -0.3
Kyle Davies -0.4
Roman Colon -1.0
Brayan Pena -3.1
Andy Marte -3.6
Brian Jordan -3.7
Raul Mondesi -5.2
Adam Bernero -10.9

VORP for Braves Pitchers as of 8/3/05

Update on VORP (Value Over Replacement Player) for Braves' pitchers...who thought that on August 3 that Jorge Sosa would have been the 2nd best Braves' pitcher this year?

John Smoltz 50.6
Jorge Sosa 23.5
Tim Hudson 23.2
Mike Hampton 20.6
Horacio Ramirez 19.4
Chris Reitsma 14.0
John Thomson 11.6
Kyle Davies 9.7
Blaine Boyer 5.8
Jim Brower 4.2
John Foster 4.1
Kevin Gryboski 3.3
Jay Powell 2.1
Macay McBride 1.7
Jorge Vasquez 1.6
Dan Kolb 1.2
Seth Greisinger 1.2
Kyle Farnsworth 0.6
Matt Childers 0.5
Frank Brooks 0.2
Roman Colon -0.2
Tom Martin -3.5
Adam Bernero -5.7

Reds 8, Braves 5

Horacio Ramirez got nailed for 8 runs as the Reds took the 2nd game of the series, 8-5.

Ramirez (9-7) went 5 plus innings, giving up a 3 run homer to Adam Dunn in the 4th then got lit up in the 6th for 4 more runs. Jim Brower relieved him and allowed 2 of those inherited runners to score. Foster and Kolb had scoreless outings.

Julio Franco hit a home run in the top of the 4th to give the Braves a brief 2-1 lead before the Reds’ offensive explosion. The Braves had a 3 run 7th after a string of hits.

Offensive contributors: Jeff Francoeur was 3-5 with an RBI and a run scored. Julio Franco hit the 2 run homer in the 4th, but was 1-4. Marcus Giles was 2-5 with an RBI and a run. Rafael Furcal was 2-5 with a run. Andruw Jones was 1-2 with an RBI and was hit by a pitch.

Washington won to move back within 4.5 games. The other games are close and not finished.

Kyle Davies will face Reds’ ace Aaron Harang tomorrow as the Braves try for 2 out of 3.