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St. Louis Cardinals @ Atlanta Braves

2011-05-01 · Day game · Turner Field · Att: 34129 · 78°F, cloudy · Wind 6 mph · 2:55

Atlanta Braves defeated St. Louis Cardinals 6–5. Atlanta Braves put up 3 in the 5th. Jonny Venters earned the win. Alex Gonzalez went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Jonny Venters L: Ryan Franklin SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Ted Barrett · 1B: Brian Runge · 2B: Tim McClelland · 3B: Marvin Hudson · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Nick Punto	2	1	1	0	0	1
Colby Rasmus	4	1	1	0	1	3
Albert Pujols	4	0	1	1	0	2
Matt Holliday	3	2	2	2	1	0
Lance Berkman	4	0	2	1	0	0
David Freese	2	0	0	0	0	1
Yadier Molina	3	0	1	1	0	1
Ryan Theriot	4	0	0	0	0	1
Jaime Garcia	3	1	1	0	0	1
Daniel Descalso	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jon Jay	0	0	0	0	1	0
Mark Hamilton	1	0	0	0	0	0

Atlanta Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Martin Prado	4	0	1	1	0	1
Jason Heyward	4	0	0	0	0	2
Chipper Jones	4	0	0	0	0	1
Brian McCann	4	1	1	0	0	1
Dan Uggla	4	1	1	0	0	0
Alex Gonzalez	4	2	1	2	0	0
Joe Mather	2	2	0	0	1	0
Nate McLouth	3	0	1	0	1	0
Derek Lowe	1	0	0	0	0	1
Brandon Hicks	1	0	1	1	0	0
Eric Hinske	1	0	1	0	0	0
Brooks Conrad	1	0	1	1	0	0

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jaime Garcia	6.0	5	1	6
Jason Motte	1.0	2	0	0
Ryan Franklin	1.1	1	1	0

Atlanta Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Derek Lowe	5.0	6	2	5
Scott Linebrink	0.2	2	0	0
George Sherrill	0.1	0	0	1
Eric O'Flaherty	1.0	0	0	2
Cory Gearrin	1.0	1	1	1
Jonny Venters	1.0	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Nick Punto: S9/L34+
Colby Rasmus: S9/G34.1-2
Albert Pujols: K
Matt Holliday: D7/F7D+.2-H;1-H
Lance Berkman: D8/G4M+.2-H
David Freese: 7/F78D
Yadier Molina: 8/F8RD

Bot 1

Martin Prado: K
Jason Heyward: K
Chipper Jones: K

Top 2

Ryan Theriot: 9/F9LM
Jaime Garcia: 63/G6
Nick Punto: K

Bot 2

Brian McCann: 7/F7M
Dan Uggla: 53/G5
Alex Gonzalez: 53/G56

Top 3

Colby Rasmus: K
Albert Pujols: 63/G6
Matt Holliday: W
Lance Berkman: 63/G6-

Bot 3

Joe Mather: 3/F4S-
Nate McLouth: 43/G4
Derek Lowe: K

Top 4

David Freese: K
Yadier Molina: K
Ryan Theriot: 63/G6

Bot 4

Martin Prado: 53/G56S-
Jason Heyward: 7/F7M
Chipper Jones: 9/F89D

Top 5

Jaime Garcia: S9/G34
Daniel Descalso: 23/SH.1-2
Colby Rasmus: W
Albert Pujols: S8/G6M.2-H;1-2
Matt Holliday: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Bot 5

Brian McCann: S8/L8LS
Dan Uggla: 9/F9D
Alex Gonzalez: HR/F7D+.1-H
Joe Mather: W
Nate McLouth: S9/G34.1-3
Brandon Hicks: S7/L78S.3-H;1-3
Martin Prado: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Top 6

Lance Berkman: S9/L89M
David Freese: HP.1-2
Yadier Molina: S9/F34D-.2-3;1-2
Ryan Theriot: 52(3)3/GDP/G5S.2-3;1-2
Jaime Garcia: K

Bot 6

Jason Heyward: K
Chipper Jones: 8/F8RD
Brian McCann: K

Top 7

Daniel Descalso: 63/G6S-
Colby Rasmus: K
Albert Pujols: K

Bot 7

Dan Uggla: D8/UREV/F8LXD+
Alex Gonzalez: E3/G34S.2-H(UR)(NR)
Joe Mather: 16(1)/FO/BG
Nate McLouth: 7/F7M
Eric Hinske: S7/L6D-.1-3
Martin Prado: S9/G34.3-H(UR);1-2
Jason Heyward: 31/G34

Top 8

Matt Holliday: D9/F8RXD
Lance Berkman: 3/G3.2-3
Jon Jay: IW
Yadier Molina: 9/SF/F89M.3-H;1-2
Ryan Theriot: K

Bot 8

Chipper Jones: 53/G56-
Brian McCann: 43/G34
Dan Uggla: 9/F89D

Top 9

Mark Hamilton: 63/G4MS
Daniel Descalso: 63/G6
Colby Rasmus: K

Bot 9

Alex Gonzalez: E6/P
Joe Mather: 14/SH.1-2
Nate McLouth: W
Brooks Conrad: S8/F8RS.2-H(UR);1-2

Notes & reviews

Cardinals second baseman Nick Punto left the game due to an injured leg
replay,7,uggld001,ATL,mcclt901,ATL02,O,N,I,,H $Dan Uggla's fly to center hit the top of the padding on the wall and bounced back onto the field; the ball was ruled in play but Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez asked about the call, so crew chief Tim McClelland watched the replay and upheld the call

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