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San Francisco Giants @ Atlanta Braves

2009-07-23 · Day game · Turner Field · Att: 31727 · 80°F · Wind 7 mph · 2:58

San Francisco Giants defeated Atlanta Braves 5–1. San Francisco Giants put up 4 in the 8th. Barry Zito earned the win. Yunel Escobar went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SFN	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	5	12
ATL	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6

W: Barry Zito L: Mike Gonzalez SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Jeff Kellogg · 1B: Rob Drake · 2B: Mark Wegner · 3B: Tim Timmons · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

San Francisco Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Randy Winn	4	1	2	1	1	0
Fred Lewis	4	1	1	1	1	0
Pablo Sandoval	4	0	1	1	1	0
Bengie Molina	5	0	0	0	0	1
Nate Schierholtz	5	1	3	0	0	0
Travis Ishikawa	5	1	3	0	0	0
Juan Uribe	3	1	0	0	0	1
Matt Downs	4	0	1	0	0	2
Barry Zito	3	0	1	0	0	1
John Bowker	1	0	0	0	0	1

Atlanta Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Nate McLouth	4	0	0	0	0	0
Martin Prado	2	0	1	0	2	0
Chipper Jones	4	0	0	0	0	1
Yunel Escobar	3	1	1	1	1	1
Matt Diaz	4	0	1	0	0	1
David Ross	2	0	1	0	1	1
Casey Kotchman	3	0	0	0	0	1
Ryan Church	3	0	0	0	0	1
Kenshin Kawakami	0	0	0	0	1	0
Diory Hernandez	1	0	0	0	0	0
Kelly Johnson	1	0	1	0	0	0
Brian McCann	1	0	1	0	0	0
Greg Norton	1	0	0	0	0	0

San Francisco Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Barry Zito	7.0	3	5	6
Jeremy Affeldt	1.0	2	0	0
Brian Wilson	1.0	1	0	0

Atlanta Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kenshin Kawakami	5.0	4	3	1
Eric O'Flaherty	0.1	1	0	0
Kris Medlen	1.2	2	0	2
Mike Gonzalez	0.0	1	0	0
Boone Logan	0.0	1	0	0
Peter Moylan	1.0	2	0	2
Manny Acosta	1.0	1	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Randy Winn: 13/G-
Fred Lewis: W
Pablo Sandoval: D6/G5F+.1-H
Bengie Molina: 7/F78D
Nate Schierholtz: 9/F89XD+

Bot 1

Nate McLouth: 6/F6D-
Martin Prado: 7/F78D
Chipper Jones: 3/G34S-

Top 2

Travis Ishikawa: S7
Juan Uribe: 6/F4MD-
Matt Downs: K
Barry Zito: 64(1)/FO/G6M

Bot 2

Yunel Escobar: HR/F9LD+
Matt Diaz: S9/L89S
David Ross: K
Casey Kotchman: CS2(26)
Casey Kotchman: 13/G15-

Top 3

Randy Winn: 7/F78D
Fred Lewis: 53/G56
Pablo Sandoval: W
Bengie Molina: 8/F8LM

Bot 3

Ryan Church: 9!/F9D+
Kenshin Kawakami: W
Nate McLouth: 46(1)3/GDP/G4M

Top 4

Nate Schierholtz: 9/F89XD+
Travis Ishikawa: S9/G34
Juan Uribe: 9/F9LD
Matt Downs: 6/F6D

Bot 4

Martin Prado: W
Chipper Jones: K
Yunel Escobar: W.1-2
Matt Diaz: K
David Ross: W.2-3;1-2
Casey Kotchman: K

Top 5

Barry Zito: S7/L7S
Randy Winn: W.1-2
Fred Lewis: 8/F8LD
Pablo Sandoval: 16(1)/FO/G13-.2-3
Bengie Molina: 9!/F9LD+

Bot 5

Ryan Church: 9/F9D
Diory Hernandez: 3/F3F-
Nate McLouth: 8/F8LXD+

Top 6

Nate Schierholtz: S8/G4M+
Travis Ishikawa: 36(1)/FO/G34S
Juan Uribe: K
Matt Downs: S5/BG5S+.1-2
Barry Zito: K

Bot 6

Martin Prado: W
Chipper Jones: 9/F89D
Yunel Escobar: K+CS2(24)/DP

Top 7

Randy Winn: D7/F78XD+
Fred Lewis: 8/F8LD
Pablo Sandoval: 7/F7LS
Bengie Molina: 6/L6+

Bot 7

Matt Diaz: 53/G56S+
David Ross: S7/L7LM
Casey Kotchman: 46(1)/FO/G4S-
Ryan Church: K

Top 8

Nate Schierholtz: S13/L15+
Travis Ishikawa: S3/BG34S.1-2
Juan Uribe: E1/TH/SH.2-H(NR)(UR);1-2
Matt Downs: K
John Bowker: K
Randy Winn: S9/L34+.2-H(UR);1-H(E9/TH)(UR)(NR);B-2
Fred Lewis: S8/G4M.2-H(UR)
Pablo Sandoval: SB2
Pablo Sandoval: 7/F78M

Bot 8

Kelly Johnson: S8/G6M+
Nate McLouth: 46(1)3/GDP/G4
Martin Prado: S7/G56+
Chipper Jones: 13/G15

Top 9

Bengie Molina: K
Nate Schierholtz: S34/G34+
Travis Ishikawa: 54(1)3/GDP/G56

Bot 9

Yunel Escobar: 8/F8RD
Matt Diaz: 63/G6
Brian McCann: D8/L78XD+
Greg Norton: 43/G4+

Notes & reviews

Braves Manager Bobby Cox ejected by HP umpire Jeff Kellogg for arguing the called third strike to Escobar, which Cox thought was high
Braves pitcher Mike Gonzalez left the game due to a bruised left forearm after being struck by a line drive

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