BALCO-92
ATLANTA BRAVES AT LOS ANGELES DODGERS
05/17/2009
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BALCO-92
ATLANTA BRAVES AT LOS ANGELES DODGERS
GAME ID: 608 - SUNDAY, MAY 17TH , 2009 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Braves (22-20) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 7 1
Los Angeles Dodgers (23-17) 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 X 4 5 1
Dodgers Beat Braves, 4-3
The Los Angeles Dodgers did just enough to secure a victory over the Atlanta Braves, 4-3, at Dodger Stadium. Nobody did more than pitcher Jeff Karstens. Karstens picked up the win for Los Angeles, going 7.2 innings. He gave up 3 runs on 6 hits. He now sports a record of 4-1. With the win, Los Angeles raised its record to 23-17.

Los Angeles took a 4-2 lead on Hideki Matsui's 5th home run of the season. The 2-run home run came off Atlanta pitcher John Smoltz in the bottom of the seventh.

"Our guys are never satisfied," said Los Angeles manager Terry Francona.
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Byrnes RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .221 2 9
   a-S. Drew PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .331 3 19
   b-R. Willits RF, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 1 9
G. Blanco CF, RF 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .267 1 14
E. Armelini DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .292 8 21
R. Robnett LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .219 8 14
R. Klesko 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .254 8 18
C. Jones 3B 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .257 3 12
W. Pino 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 .389 2 9
O. Infante SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .270 1 13
J. Lopez C 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .211 4 13
Totals 32 3 7 3 3 6 15      
a - S. Drew pinch hit for E. Byrnes in the 8th
b - R. Willits substituted for S. Drew in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Klesko (5, 9th Inning off T. Trosper, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Robnett (8, 7th Inning off J. Karstens, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Jones (3, 7th Inning off J. Karstens, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Lopez (4, 8th Inning off J. Karstens, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Drew , R. Robnett 4 , R. Klesko 3 , C. Jones 4 , W. Pino , J. Lopez 4
2-out RBI: C. Jones
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Robnett , J. Lopez
GIDP: E. Byrnes , E. Armelini
Sac Bunt: G. Blanco
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: O. Infante (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Pino-Infante-Klesko)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Phillips 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .281 2 18
C. Walker DH 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .180 2 8
G. Martinez 1B 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 .340 6 20
H. Matsui LF 3 1 1 2 0 0 1 .270 5 14
   a-C. Carter LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 1
T. Hunter CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 7 30
G. Beckham 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309 5 22
M. Montero C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .301 5 19
C. Tapia RF 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .297 1 9
D. Relaford SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .194 0 11
Totals 28 4 5 4 1 2 4      
a - C. Carter substituted for H. Matsui in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: B. Phillips (2, 1st Inning off J. Smoltz, 0 on, 0 outs) , H. Matsui (5, 7th Inning off J. Smoltz, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Phillips 4 , C. Walker , H. Matsui 4 , M. Montero , C. Tapia
2-out RBI: C. Walker
GIDP: H. Matsui
Team LOB: 1

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Walker (2)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Relaford (10)
Double Plays: 2 (Beckham-Relaford-Martinez, Phillips-Beckham-Martinez)
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Smoltz L (0-2) 8.0 5 4 3 1 2 2 95 4.41   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Smoltz 59
Batters Faced: J. Smoltz 29
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Smoltz 8-12
Pitches - Strikes: J. Smoltz 95-61
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Karstens W (4-1) 7.2 6 3 3 2 4 3 94 4.91   
T. Trosper H (1) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 22 3.14   
K. Crowell SV (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Karstens 57
Batters Faced: J. Karstens 30, T. Trosper 5, K. Crowell 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Karstens 10-7, T. Trosper 0-1, K. Crowell 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Karstens 94-63, T. Trosper 22-13, K. Crowell 2-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Trosper 1-0 , K. Crowell 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jeff Karstens
Ballpark: Dodger Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (62 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM PT
Time: 2:26
Attendance: 45140
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