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Oakland Athletics @ Atlanta Braves

2008-05-17 Β· Night game Β· Turner Field Β· Att: 38324 Β· 71Β°F, cloudy Β· Wind 11 mph L to R Β· 2:49

Oakland Athletics defeated Atlanta Braves 5–4. Oakland Athletics put up 3 in the 2nd. Rich Harden earned the win. Ryan Sweeney went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

123456789RHE
OAK13100000057
ATL00001000347

W: Rich Harden   L: Tim Hudson   SV: (none)

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

Oakland Athletics β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Jack Hannahan501001
Bobby Crosby511000
Jack Cust311111
Emil Brown400011
Daric Barton110130
Kurt Suzuki410001
Ryan Sweeney312310
Donnie Murphy401001
Rich Harden201000
Mike Sweeney100000
Rajai Davis100001

Atlanta Braves β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Yunel Escobar401102
Mark Kotsay401001
Chipper Jones400002
Mark Teixeira412000
Brian McCann401002
Jeff Francoeur410102
Kelly Johnson411101
Gregor Blanco210110
Tim Hudson100000
Ruben Gotay101000
Greg Norton100011

Oakland Athletics β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Rich Harden7.0418
Keith Foulke1.0012
Huston Street1.0301

Atlanta Braves β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Tim Hudson5.0553
Royce Ring0.2200
Chris Resop2.1012
Phil Stockman1.0001

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Jack Hannahan: 63/G6M
  • Bobby Crosby: 31/G34
  • Jack Cust: HR/F8LXD+
  • Emil Brown: K

Bot 1

  • Yunel Escobar: 9/F9LM
  • Mark Kotsay: 6/P6MD
  • Chipper Jones: K

Top 2

  • Daric Barton: W
  • Kurt Suzuki: FC4/G4S.1-2
  • Ryan Sweeney: HR/F9LD+.2-H;1-H
  • Donnie Murphy: 5/P5F
  • Rich Harden: 63/G6
  • Jack Hannahan: 7/L78M+

Bot 2

  • Mark Teixeira: S9/F9D+
  • Brian McCann: K
  • Jeff Francoeur: K
  • Kelly Johnson: 8/F8RXD+

Top 3

  • Bobby Crosby: S6/G6MD
  • Jack Cust: SB2
  • Jack Cust: W
  • Emil Brown: W.2-3;1-2
  • Daric Barton: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
  • Kurt Suzuki: 12(3)3/GDP/G13-.2-3;1-2
  • Ryan Sweeney: IW
  • Donnie Murphy: K

Bot 3

  • Gregor Blanco: 2/P2LF
  • Tim Hudson: 9/P89S
  • Yunel Escobar: K

Top 4

  • Rich Harden: S7/F78M
  • Jack Hannahan: S9/G4.1-2
  • Bobby Crosby: 5(2)3/GDP/G5.1-2
  • Jack Cust: K

Bot 4

  • Mark Kotsay: S7/L78S
  • Chipper Jones: K
  • Mark Teixeira: 6/P4MD
  • Brian McCann: 6/P6D

Top 5

  • Emil Brown: 63/G6S
  • Daric Barton: 8/F8RM
  • Kurt Suzuki: 43/G4

Bot 5

  • Jeff Francoeur: K
  • Kelly Johnson: 43/G34
  • Gregor Blanco: W
  • Ruben Gotay: S7/L6D.1-3
  • Yunel Escobar: S8/G4M+.3-H;1-2
  • Mark Kotsay: 3/G3

Top 6

  • Ryan Sweeney: S9/P8RS
  • Donnie Murphy: S5/G56S-.1-2
  • Rich Harden: 54/SH/BG56S+.2-3;1-2
  • Jack Hannahan: 8/P8LS
  • Bobby Crosby: 9/L89S-

Bot 6

  • Chipper Jones: 8/L8LD+
  • Mark Teixeira: 31/G34
  • Brian McCann: K

Top 7

  • Jack Cust: 63/G6MD
  • Emil Brown: 8/F8LD
  • Daric Barton: W
  • Kurt Suzuki: K

Bot 7

  • Jeff Francoeur: 4/L4+
  • Kelly Johnson: K
  • Gregor Blanco: 6!/P5D

Top 8

  • Ryan Sweeney: 63/G6MD
  • Donnie Murphy: 8/F8RXD+
  • Mike Sweeney: E4/G4M
  • Jack Hannahan: K

Bot 8

  • Greg Norton: W
  • Yunel Escobar: K
  • Mark Kotsay: K
  • Chipper Jones: 43/G4

Top 9

  • Bobby Crosby: 8/F8RD
  • Rajai Davis: K
  • Emil Brown: 43/G4

Bot 9

  • Mark Teixeira: D9/L9LS+
  • Brian McCann: S7/L6D+.2-3
  • Jeff Francoeur: 54(1)/FO/G56.3-H
  • Kelly Johnson: T9/F89D+.1-H
  • Gregor Blanco: 8/SF/F8LXD+.3-H
  • Greg Norton: K