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Oakland Athletics @ Atlanta Braves

2008-05-16 Β· Night game Β· Turner Field Β· Att: 31004 Β· 63Β°F Β· Wind 14 mph L to R Β· 3:02

Atlanta Braves defeated Oakland Athletics 3–2. Atlanta Braves put up 2 in the 6th. Manny Acosta earned the win. Brian McCann went 3-for-4 with 1 RBI.

Line score

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W: Manny Acosta   L: Alan Embree   SV: (none)

Umpires β€” HP: Bill Hohn Β· 1B: Dan Iassogna Β· 2B: Damien Beal Β· 3B: Dale Scott Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Oakland Athletics β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Jack Hannahan501102
Bobby Crosby403010
Jack Cust300021
Emil Brown400001
Daric Barton401000
Kurt Suzuki401002
Ryan Sweeney412000
Donnie Murphy310011
Dana Eveland101010
Mike Sweeney100000

Atlanta Braves β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Yunel Escobar400000
Omar Infante411001
Chipper Jones312010
Mark Teixeira400000
Jeff Francoeur411101
Brian McCann403101
Matt Diaz101010
Gregor Blanco300012
Jair Jurrjens100001
Ruben Gotay000010
Mark Kotsay201101
Tom Glavine100000

Oakland Athletics β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Dana Eveland5.2634
Joey Devine1.1012
Alan Embree1.0301

Atlanta Braves β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Jair Jurrjens5.0833
Will Ohman1.0022
Jeff Bennett1.0001
Manny Acosta2.0101

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Jack Hannahan: S8/P8LS
  • Bobby Crosby: S7/G56+.1-2
  • Jack Cust: 7/F78XD+
  • Emil Brown: 9/F9S
  • Daric Barton: 46(1)/FO/G4M

Bot 1

  • Yunel Escobar: 53/G56S
  • Omar Infante: 63/G6+
  • Chipper Jones: 9/F9M

Top 2

  • Kurt Suzuki: S8/G6M
  • Ryan Sweeney: D8/F8RD+.1XH(842);B-3(THH)
  • Donnie Murphy: W
  • Dana Eveland: E1/TH/SH.3-H(NR)(UR);1-3
  • Jack Hannahan: 3/G34S.3-H(UR);1-2
  • Bobby Crosby: S9/G4.2XH(92)

Bot 2

  • Mark Teixeira: 63/G6
  • Jeff Francoeur: 53/G56
  • Brian McCann: D7/F7LD+
  • Matt Diaz: W
  • Gregor Blanco: K

Top 3

  • Jack Cust: W
  • Emil Brown: K
  • Daric Barton: S8/L4MD+.1-2
  • Kurt Suzuki: K
  • Ryan Sweeney: 6(1)/FO/G6M

Bot 3

  • Jair Jurrjens: K
  • Yunel Escobar: 63/G6MS
  • Omar Infante: 63/G6

Top 4

  • Donnie Murphy: K
  • Dana Eveland: S7/L56
  • Jack Hannahan: 8/F8RXD+
  • Bobby Crosby: D9/F9LM.1-3
  • Jack Cust: IW
  • Emil Brown: 63/G56

Bot 4

  • Chipper Jones: W
  • Mark Teixeira: 6/P6D-
  • Jeff Francoeur: 7/F7M
  • Brian McCann: K

Top 5

  • Daric Barton: 9/F89D+
  • Kurt Suzuki: 9/F9M
  • Ryan Sweeney: 5/P5F

Bot 5

  • Matt Diaz: S18/G15+
  • Gregor Blanco: K+CS2(263)/DP
  • Ruben Gotay: W
  • Yunel Escobar: 64(1)/FO/G6

Top 6

  • Donnie Murphy: 6!/L56+
  • Dana Eveland: W
  • Jack Hannahan: K
  • Bobby Crosby: W.1-2
  • Jack Cust: K

Bot 6

  • Omar Infante: S7
  • Chipper Jones: S9/G4.1-2
  • Mark Teixeira: 64(1)3/GDP/G6S.2-3
  • Jeff Francoeur: S7/L78S.3-H
  • Brian McCann: D9/F89XD+.1-H
  • Mark Kotsay: K23

Top 7

  • Emil Brown: 63/G6
  • Daric Barton: 8/F8LD
  • Kurt Suzuki: K

Bot 7

  • Gregor Blanco: W
  • Tom Glavine: 5/BP25F+
  • Yunel Escobar: SB2
  • Yunel Escobar: 53/G56.2-3
  • Omar Infante: K

Top 8

  • Ryan Sweeney: S9/F8RS
  • Donnie Murphy: 16(1)/FO/BG
  • Mike Sweeney: 54(1)3/GDP/G56

Bot 8

  • Chipper Jones: S8/L8LS+
  • Mark Teixeira: 8/F8LXD+
  • Jeff Francoeur: K
  • Brian McCann: S9/L9S.1-3
  • Mark Kotsay: D8/L8RS+.3-H;1-3
  • Gregor Blanco: 43/G4S

Top 9

  • Jack Hannahan: K
  • Bobby Crosby: 3/P3F
  • Jack Cust: 13/G15