BALCO-92
MINNESOTA TWINS AT ATLANTA BRAVES
05/01/2012
 
BALCO-92
MINNESOTA TWINS AT ATLANTA BRAVES
GAME ID: 446 - TUESDAY, MAY 1ST , 2012 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (13-17) 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 7 8 0
Atlanta Braves (7-22) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 1
Olivas Pops Two Homers in 7-1 Win for Minnesota
The 3-hit performance of Juan Olivas helped the Minnesota Twins beat the Atlanta Braves, 7-1. Atlanta, at 7-22, is off to a poor start in 2012.

One pivotal at-bat came with two out in the bottom of the fifth. With the bases loaded and Atlanta trailing 4-1, Jose Ramos needed to bear down against Esteban Armelini. Ramos won the battle, as Armelini struck out and the Twins went on to win.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Bruce CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .275 6 22
J. Olivas 3B 5 2 3 3 0 0 1 .293 3 13
E. Vasquez RF 5 0 1 0 0 3 2 .248 1 8
A. Dykstra DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .196 7 25
J. Bautista 1B 2 2 1 0 2 0 1 .236 6 12
J. Barajas LF 4 2 2 1 0 1 2 .259 7 17
B. Urrea SS 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .277 2 8
D. Navarro C 3 0 1 1 1 1 2 .200 0 4
D. Strange-Gordon 2B 4 0 0 2 0 1 4 .281 1 16
Totals 35 7 8 7 4 12 19      
BATTING
Triples: J. Bautista (1, 3rd Inning off B. Buckner, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Olivas 2 (3, 7th Inning off J. Diaz, 0 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off J. Burton, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Olivas 9 , E. Vasquez , J. Bautista 3 , J. Barajas 2 , D. Navarro
2-out RBI: J. Olivas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Vasquez , J. Barajas
Sac Fly: J. Barajas
Hit by Pitch: A. Dykstra , J. Bautista
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 5 (Strange-Gordon-Urrea-Bautista, Urrea-Strange-Gordon-Bautista, Bautista-Urrea, Urrea-Strange-Gordon-Bautista, Strange-Gordon-Urrea-Bautista)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Willits CF 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 .217 0 5
J. Molena 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .230 3 10
R. Howard 1B 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 .216 5 13
E. Armelini DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 8 .216 1 6
S. Drew SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .279 0 1
D. Phipps RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 0 0
R. Aguirre 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .130 0 0
L. Constante LF 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 .228 1 8
B. Davis C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .138 2 6
   a-A. LaRoche PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .154 0 1
Totals 29 1 7 1 7 7 21      
a - A. LaRoche pinch hit for B. Davis in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Constante (3, 2nd Inning off J. Ramos, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Willits , J. Molena 2 , S. Drew , R. Aguirre 2 , L. Constante 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Willits , J. Molena , E. Armelini
GIDP: E. Armelini , S. Drew , R. Aguirre , B. Davis , A. LaRoche
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Willits (8)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Molena (4)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Ramos W (2-2) 6.2 6 1 1 6 4 0 108 3.86   
M. Melancon 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 20 7.42   
R. De La Rosa 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 16 5.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Ramos 56
Batters Faced: J. Ramos 28, M. Melancon 4, R. De La Rosa 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Ramos 11-1, M. Melancon 0-2, R. De La Rosa 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Ramos 108-60, M. Melancon 20-11, R. De La Rosa 16-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Melancon 1-0 , R. De La Rosa 1-0
WP: J. Ramos
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Buckner L (2-3) 5.1 5 4 3 2 8 0 91 7.76   
J. Diaz 1.2 1 1 1 0 2 1 24 3.38   
C. Billingsley 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 19 6.07   
J. Burton 1.0 1 1 1 1 2 1 19 2.61   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Buckner 50
Batters Faced: B. Buckner 25, J. Diaz 7, C. Billingsley 5, J. Burton 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Buckner 5-3, J. Diaz 1-2, C. Billingsley 1-2, J. Burton 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Buckner 91-60, J. Diaz 24-14, C. Billingsley 19-11, J. Burton 19-12
WP: B. Buckner
Hit Batsmen: B. Buckner , J. Diaz
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Juan Olivas
Ballpark: Turner Field
Weather: Clear skies (66 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:27
Attendance: 18747
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