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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Atlanta Braves
2008-04-02 · Night game · Turner Field · Att: 17893 · 74°F, cloudy · Wind 4 mph L to R · 2:57
Atlanta Braves defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 10–2. Atlanta Braves put up 7 in the 8th. Jair Jurrjens earned the win. Yunel Escobar went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| ATL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 13 |
W: Jair Jurrjens L: Tom Gorzelanny SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Ed Rapuano · 1B: Ed Hickox · 2B: CB Bucknor · 3B: Joe West · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Pittsburgh Pirates — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nate McLouth | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Freddy Sanchez | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jason Bay | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Adam LaRoche | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Xavier Nady | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Ryan Doumit | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jose Bautista | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jack Wilson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tom Gorzelanny | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Chris Gomez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Luis Rivas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Atlanta Braves — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Martin Prado | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Yunel Escobar | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
 Chipper Jones | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Mark Teixeira | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Jeff Francoeur | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Brian McCann | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Matt Diaz | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Mark Kotsay | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jair Jurrjens | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Brayan Pena | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ruben Gotay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Gorzelanny | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
 John Grabow | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Tyler Yates | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Damaso Marte | 0.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
 Evan Meek | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Atlanta Braves — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jair Jurrjens | 5.1 | 7 | 1 | 5 |
 Jeff Bennett | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Manny Acosta | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Peter Moylan | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Royce Ring | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Chris Resop | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Will Ohman | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Nate McLouth: 43/G4S
- Freddy Sanchez: S9/L34D
- Jason Bay: K
- Adam LaRoche: K
Bot 1
- Martin Prado: T8/F8RXD+
- Yunel Escobar: K
- Chipper Jones: S8/L4MD+.3-H
- Mark Teixeira: 64(1)3/GDP/G6M
Top 2
- Xavier Nady: 7/L78D+
- Ryan Doumit: K
- Jose Bautista: 7/F7M
Bot 2
- Jeff Francoeur: S9/G34
- Brian McCann: W.1-2
- Matt Diaz: 46(1)3/GDP/G4M.2-3
- Mark Kotsay: 8/F78XD+
Top 3
- Jack Wilson: 9/F9D
- Tom Gorzelanny: K
- Nate McLouth: D7/F78XD+
- Freddy Sanchez: 43/G4
Bot 3
- Jair Jurrjens: K
- Martin Prado: W
- Yunel Escobar: S9/L34D.1-3
- Chipper Jones: 9/SF/F9LM.3-H
- Mark Teixeira: 13/G15
Top 4
- Jason Bay: S7/F7S
- Adam LaRoche: K
- Xavier Nady: 7/P7S
- Ryan Doumit: S8/G4M+.1-2
- Jose Bautista: 64(1)/FO/G56
Bot 4
- Jeff Francoeur: 7/F78M
- Brian McCann: 5/P7LS
- Matt Diaz: HR/F9LD+
- Mark Kotsay: 8/F8RXD+
Top 5
- Jack Wilson: 53/G5S-
- Tom Gorzelanny: 63/G6
- Nate McLouth: 3/G34
Bot 5
- Jair Jurrjens: K
- Martin Prado: 63/G6
- Yunel Escobar: W
- Chipper Jones: S5/G56.1-2
- Mark Teixeira: 46(1)/FO/G4M
Top 6
- Freddy Sanchez: S7
- Jason Bay: W.1-2
- Adam LaRoche: 3/G3.2-3;1-2
- Xavier Nady: S7/L7M.3-H;2-H
- Ryan Doumit: S7/G5.1-2
- Jose Bautista: 54(1)3/GDP/G56
Bot 6
- Jeff Francoeur: 53/G5
- Brian McCann: 41/G34
- Matt Diaz: 7/F7D
Top 7
- Jack Wilson: 4/P4
- Chris Gomez: 9/P89S-
- Nate McLouth: 43/G4
Bot 7
- Mark Kotsay: 43/G4
- Brayan Pena: S7/L78S+
- Martin Prado: 9/F9M
- Yunel Escobar: K
Top 8
- Freddy Sanchez: 13/G23-
- Jason Bay: W
- Adam LaRoche: K
- Xavier Nady: W.1-2
- Ryan Doumit: 7/F78D+
Bot 8
- Chipper Jones: W
- Mark Teixeira: HR/F8RXD+.1-H
- Jeff Francoeur: S8/F8RM
- Brian McCann: S8/L4D.1-3
- Matt Diaz: S8/L8RM+.3-H;1-2
- Mark Kotsay: 46(1)/FO/G4S.2-3
- Ruben Gotay: 9/F9S
- Martin Prado: S4/G34.3-H;1-3(E4/TH)
- Yunel Escobar: HR/F8LXD+.3-H;1-H
- Chipper Jones: 43/G4
Top 9
- Jose Bautista: 8/F8RM
- Jack Wilson: 53/G56-
- Luis Rivas: 63/G6M
Notes & reviews
- Debut game for Evan Meek