BALCO-92
ATLANTA BRAVES AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
08/10/2013
 
BALCO-92
ATLANTA BRAVES AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 1741 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 10TH , 2013 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Braves (54-62) 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 5 11 1
St. Louis Cardinals (51-65) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 7 0
Atlanta Hands St. Louis 5-4 Defeat
Atlanta designated hitter Jeff Baker helped his team beat the St. Louis Cardinals, 5-4. Baker went 4 for 5 for the Braves. Atlanta, at 54-62, occupies second place in the NL Central Division.

With the game tied, 2-2, in the top of the fifth, Baker had a key at-bat for Atlanta. With runners on 2nd and 3rd, Baker hit a 2-run single off Nick Struck, making the score 4-2, Braves.

Atlanta manager Keith Hernandez called it "a darn good win."
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Heyward RF 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 .249 9 51
R. Willits LF 3 2 1 0 2 0 1 .205 1 19
L. Jelinek 2B 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .277 13 39
O. Pena 3B 5 1 3 2 0 0 1 .228 10 37
J. Baker DH 5 0 4 3 0 0 0 .251 14 54
L. Mitchell 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .226 4 29
S. Drew SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 .236 5 29
W. Cervantes C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .310 4 14
K. Kiermaier CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .233 5 33
Totals 37 5 11 5 4 6 19      
BATTING
Doubles: O. Pena (15, 4th Inning off N. Struck, 1 on, 0 outs) , L. Jelinek (19, 4th Inning off N. Struck, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Heyward , R. Willits , L. Jelinek 2 , O. Pena 4 , J. Baker 4 , K. Kiermaier
2-out RBI: O. Pena , J. Baker 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Mitchell , S. Drew , W. Cervantes 2
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Baker (5)
CS: K. Kiermaier (2)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Mitchell (4)
Double Plays: 2 (Pena-Jelinek-Mitchell, Pena-Jelinek-Mitchell)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Trumbo DH 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .198 10 35
D. Young RF 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .248 4 33
A. Ethier LF 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 .298 20 64
M. Teixeira 1B 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .277 12 73
R. Fontaine 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .284 11 45
R. Cedeno 2B 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 .228 2 37
   b-P. Alvarez PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .209 10 26
   c-E. Bonifacio 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 0 3
D. Mesoraco C 4 0 1 1 0 0 5 .234 0 10
N. Reimold CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .235 6 14
   a-A. Gose PH, CF 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 .221 6 31
T. Escobar SS 3 0 0 1 1 2 2 .217 2 27
Totals 33 4 7 3 6 8 24      
a - A. Gose pinch hit for N. Reimold in the 6th
b - P. Alvarez pinch hit for R. Cedeno in the 8th
c - E. Bonifacio substituted for P. Alvarez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Alvarez (5, 8th Inning off B. Norris, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: M. Teixeira (9, 2nd Inning off B. Buckner, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Young (3, 9th Inning off J. Burton, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Teixeira (12, 8th Inning off B. Norris, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Young 4 , M. Teixeira 7 , R. Fontaine , P. Alvarez 2 , D. Mesoraco
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Young , A. Gose 2
GIDP: M. Trumbo , D. Mesoraco
Team LOB: 8
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Buckner W (5-9) 5.0 3 2 1 5 2 0 90 5.23   
M. Belisle H (2) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 12 3.49   
C. Smith H (4) 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 25 4.32   
B. Norris H (5) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 20 6.70   
J. Burton SV (10) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 0 11 1.51   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Buckner 52
Batters Faced: B. Buckner 22, M. Belisle 4, C. Smith 4, B. Norris 5, J. Burton 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Buckner 6-5, M. Belisle 0-2, C. Smith 0-0, B. Norris 1-1, J. Burton 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Buckner 90-47, M. Belisle 12-7, C. Smith 25-17, B. Norris 20-13, J. Burton 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Belisle 2-0
WP: J. Burton
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Struck L (7-11) 4.2 8 4 4 1 3 0 104 4.03   
M. Bowden 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 18 3.46   
B. Kintzler 0.2 2 1 1 2 0 0 23 2.28   
J. Weaver 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 18 4.44   
E. Frieri 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 3.24   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Struck 34
Batters Faced: N. Struck 23, M. Bowden 4, B. Kintzler 6, J. Weaver 5, E. Frieri 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Struck 8-3, M. Bowden 0-2, B. Kintzler 1-1, J. Weaver 2-1, E. Frieri 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: N. Struck 104-62, M. Bowden 18-11, B. Kintzler 23-11, J. Weaver 18-11, E. Frieri 17-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Bowden 1-0 , J. Weaver 3-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jeff Baker
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (76 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 6:15 PM CT
Time: 3:47
Attendance: 29505
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