BALCO-92
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT ATLANTA BRAVES
08/18/2012
 
BALCO-92
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT ATLANTA BRAVES
GAME ID: 1853 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 18TH , 2012 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (46-79) 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 6 1
Atlanta Braves (36-88) 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 6 1
Cardinals Handle Braves, Nab 6-4 Win
The St. Louis Cardinals downed the Atlanta Braves, 6-4. The hitting star was second baseman Youku Ichikawa. Ichikawa went 2 for 4 with a home run and a double, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once for the Cardinals. Marc Rzepczynski, the winner, is now 7-11. He struck out 6 and walked 1 over 6 innings, while allowing 4 runs on 6 hits. St. Louis is now 46-79, Atlanta 36-88.

Early in the game, Ichikawa had a 3-run home run for St. Louis. It was his 1st home run of the season and put the Cardinals on top, 4-1.

Said Atlanta manager Luis Quintana: "They just got the better of us."
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Young RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .270 11 45
M. Teixeira 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .267 17 58
A. Ethier LF 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 .287 13 53
M. Trumbo DH 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .247 19 64
R. Doumit C 4 2 2 2 0 1 1 .219 15 60
R. Fontaine 3B 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 .250 1 3
J. Gathright CF 3 0 0 1 0 2 2 .202 1 17
Y. Ichikawa 2B 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 .400 1 3
T. Escobar SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .202 3 30
Totals 33 6 6 6 0 10 9      
BATTING
Doubles: Y. Ichikawa (1, 7th Inning off J. Diaz, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: Y. Ichikawa (1, 2nd Inning off C. Kershaw, 2 on, 1 out) , R. Doumit (15, 6th Inning off C. Kershaw, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Young , M. Trumbo , R. Doumit 5 , Y. Ichikawa 6
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Teixeira , R. Fontaine
Sac Fly: J. Gathright
Hit by Pitch: A. Ethier , R. Fontaine
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: M. Rzepczynski (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Escobar-Ichikawa-Teixeira)
OF assists: 1 (Young(Armelini at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Willits CF 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 .244 2 24
R. Howard 1B 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .219 15 40
E. Armelini DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .243 12 53
S. Drew SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .245 7 37
R. Aguirre 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .264 5 29
D. Phipps RF 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .221 2 15
M. Byrd LF 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .243 10 38
   a-A. LaRoche PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .259 4 22
   b-L. Constante LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .252 5 43
J. Baker 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .227 4 28
B. Davis C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .165 6 25
Totals 32 4 6 4 2 8 5      
a - A. LaRoche pinch hit for M. Byrd in the 7th
b - L. Constante substituted for A. LaRoche in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Byrd (15, 4th Inning off M. Rzepczynski, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: R. Willits (1, 3rd Inning off M. Rzepczynski, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Aguirre (5, 6th Inning off M. Rzepczynski, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Willits 3 , R. Howard , E. Armelini , S. Drew , R. Aguirre 4 , M. Byrd 2
2-out RBI: S. Drew , R. Aguirre , M. Byrd
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Baker
GIDP: E. Armelini
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: R. Aguirre (4)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Rzepczynski W (7-11) 6.0 6 4 3 1 6 1 84 3.85   
B. Gomes H (14) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 5.64   
N. Feliz H (12) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 3.28   
C. Perez SV (18) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 19 4.65   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Rzepczynski 51
Batters Faced: M. Rzepczynski 24, B. Gomes 3, N. Feliz 3, C. Perez 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Rzepczynski 7-3, B. Gomes 1-1, N. Feliz 0-3, C. Perez 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Rzepczynski 84-55, B. Gomes 10-6, N. Feliz 8-5, C. Perez 19-11
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Kershaw L (6-11) 5.1 5 6 6 0 5 2 96 3.97   
J. Diaz 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 23 5.10   
M. Belisle 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17 3.21   
J. Miller 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 4.56   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Kershaw 39
Batters Faced: C. Kershaw 23, J. Diaz 6, M. Belisle 4, J. Miller 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Kershaw 3-8, J. Diaz 1-2, M. Belisle 1-0, J. Miller 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Kershaw 96-62, J. Diaz 23-17, M. Belisle 17-12, J. Miller 15-11
WP: J. Diaz
Hit Batsmen: C. Kershaw 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Youku Ichikawa
Ballpark: Turner Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (82 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:07
Attendance: 23854
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