Atlanta Braves @ Pittsburgh Pirates

NATIONAL LEAGUE - GAME 2

19-18, 5-14 Away

Final

18-20, 12-8 Home


ATL
PIT

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	1	2	4	0	1	0	0	8	14	1
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	2

T. Hudson6-2

7.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 5 K, 2 BB

J. Van Benschoten0-2

4.0 IP, 9 H, 6 ER, 5 K, 2 BB

Braves Hitting

hitters
K. Johnson2B
Y. EscobarSS
C. Jones3B
aO. InfantePH-3B
B. McCannC
G. Norton1B
J. FrancoeurRF
M. KotsayCF
G. BlancoLF
T. HudsonP
B. BoyerP
W. OhmanP
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
5	1	2	0	0	0	2	.261	.328	.429
4	1	2	1	0	1	0	.319	.399	.437
4	1	1	1	0	0	1	.406	.465	.681
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.308	.308	.385
5	1	1	3	1	0	1	.305	.371	.570
3	1	1	0	0	2	0	.400	.516	.480
5	2	3	0	0	0	0	.273	.319	.433
5	0	3	3	0	0	0	.310	.360	.468
5	1	1	0	0	0	1	.323	.425	.387
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.063	.118	.063
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
41	8	14	8	1	3	6

a-grounded to second for C Jones in the 8th

Batting
2BY Escobar (5, J Van Benschoten); M Kotsay 2 (7, J Van Benschoten, F Osoria); K Johnson (8, F Osoria); J Francoeur (13, T Yates)
HRB Mccann (7, 5th inning off J Van Benschoten 2 on, 0 Out)
RBIY Escobar (15), M Kotsay 3 (18), C Jones (30), B McCann 3 (20)
2Out RBIY Escobar, M Kotsay
GIDPM Kotsay; C Jones
Team LOB9

Baserunning
SBG Blanco (2, 2nd base off J Van Benschoten/R Paulino)

Fielding
DP1 (Y Escobar-K Johnson-G Norton)
EG Norton (1, ground ball)

Pirates Hitting

hitters
F. Sanchez2B
T. YatesP
D. Mientkiewicz3B-1B
N. McLouthCF
J. BayLF
X. NadyRF
A. LaRoche1B
C. Gomez3B
R. PaulinoC
L. RivasSS-2B
J. Van BenschotenP
F. OsoriaP
aB. BixlerPH-SS
team

AB	R	H	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	0	0	0	2	.248	.279	.331
0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
4	1	1	0	0	.204	.283	.278
4	0	1	0	0	.307	.390	.600
3	0	0	1	1	.271	.399	.466
4	0	2	0	1	.340	.399	.539
3	0	0	0	1	.207	.299	.339
1	0	0	0	1	.267	.297	.317
4	0	0	0	2	.208	.295	.264
2	0	1	1	0	.211	.237	.246
1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500
1	0	0	0	1	.177	.261	.210
31	1	5	2	9

a-struck out swinging for F Osoria in the 8th

Batting
2BD Mientkiewicz (4, T Hudson)
SHF Osoria
GIDPX Nady
Team LOB6

Fielding
DP2 (F Sanchez-A LaRoche-L Rivas, F Sanchez-L Rivas-A LaRoche)
ED Mientkiewicz (1, ground ball); F Osoria (2, ground ball)

Braves Pitching

pitchers
T. Hudson(W,6-2)
B. Boyer
W. Ohman
team

IP	H	R	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
7.0	2	1	2	5	97-59	2.54
1.0	1	0	0	2	13-9	4.03
1.0	2	0	0	2	24-15	2.87
9.0	5	1	2	9	134-83

Pitching
Ground Balls-Fly BallsT Hudson 12-4; B Boyer 0-1; W Ohman 0-1
Game ScoresT Hudson 74

Pirates Pitching

pitchers
J. Van Benschoten(L,0-2)
F. Osoria
T. Yates
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
4.0	9	7	6	2	5	1	77-50	9.39
4.0	4	1	1	0	1	0	45-37	5.60
1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	19-10	3.12
9.0	14	8	7	3	6	1	141-97

Pitching
Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Van Benschoten 3-4; F Osoria 5-6; T Yates 2-1
Game ScoresJ Van Benschoten 21

Scoring Summary

		ATL	PIT
1st	N McLouth safe at first on error by first baseman G Norton, D Mientkiewicz scored.	0	1
3rd	Y Escobar singled to center, G Blanco scored.	1	1
4th	M Kotsay doubled to deep center, G Norton and J Francoeur scored.	3	1
5th	C Jones singled to right, K Johnson scored, Y Escobar to second, Y Escobar to third advancing on throw.	4	1
5th	B McCann homered to right, Y Escobar and C Jones scored.	7	1
7th	M Kotsay doubled to deep center, J Francoeur scored.	8	1

Braves
2
Pirates
3

Game 1

10/5

Braves
2
Pirates
5

Game 2

11/5

Braves
-
Pirates
-

Game 3

11/5

Braves
0
Pirates
5

Game 3

12/5

Braves
8
Pirates
1

Game 4

12/5

PNC Park

8:40 PM, 12 May 2008

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Attendance: 16,669

Game Time:2:40

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Angel Campos
First Base Umpire - Greg Gibson
Second Base Umpire - Charlie Reliford
Third Base Umpire - Kevin Causey

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Philadelphia	96	66	.593	-	W1
New York	83	79	.512	13	L1
Miami	79	83	.488	17	W1
Atlanta	76	86	.469	20	W1
Washington	66	96	.407	30	L1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	97	65	.599	-	W1
Chicago	92	70	.568	5	W3
Cincinnati	83	79	.512	14	L1
St. Louis	78	84	.481	19	L4
Pittsburgh	71	91	.438	26	L1

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Atlanta Braves @ Pittsburgh Pirates

T. Hudson6-2

J. Van Benschoten0-2

Scoring Summary

Inning

Game Information

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