MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA BRAVES AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
06/15/2039
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA BRAVES AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 1606 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15TH , 2039 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Braves (41-25) 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 2 8 9 0
Tampa Bay Rays (25-39) 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 6 14 1
Merrill Leads Braves to 8-6 Win Over Rays
A good performance from catcher Dave Merrill helped the Atlanta Braves defeat the Tampa Bay Rays, 8-6. Merrill hit 2 home runs, while scoring 3 runs and driving in 5 for the Braves. The first-place Braves sport a record of 41-25.

Merrill had a game-changing home run in the top of the ninth. On a 2-1 fastball from Mike Munro, he banged a 2-run home run to right, giving the Braves a 8-6 lead. It was the 9th home run of the year for Merrill.

"You work hard, day in and day out, hoping to give the fans something to cheer about. Today was a good day," Merrill told the Atlanta Times.
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Acuna Jr. RF 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 .234 13 29
M. Williams 1B 5 0 1 0 0 3 1 .290 21 41
G. Re 2B 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 .338 22 55
N. Crawford 3B 4 1 1 0 1 2 3 .221 15 41
D. Merrill C 4 3 3 5 0 0 0 .215 9 32
R. Craig LF 3 1 2 2 0 0 3 .248 10 17
   a-O. Serrano PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .234 4 13
   b-M. Hutchinson LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .164 6 15
N. Debrow SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .252 12 32
J. David DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225 7 28
E. Rodriguez CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .218 4 17
Totals 37 8 9 8 4 12 10      
a - O. Serrano pinch hit for R. Craig in the 7th
b - M. Hutchinson substituted for O. Serrano in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Merrill (10, 6th Inning off K. Sterrett, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Craig (10, 6th Inning off K. Sterrett, 1 on, 0 outs) , D. Merrill 2 (9, 7th Inning off K. Sterrett, 2 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off M. Munro, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Williams , G. Re 2 , N. Crawford , D. Merrill 10 , R. Craig 5
2-out RBI: G. Re , D. Merrill 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Crawford , R. Craig
Hit by Pitch: D. Merrill
Team LOB: 7
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Tremble DH 5 2 2 0 0 2 4 .244 2 18
W. Franco 3B 4 0 0 1 1 1 4 .275 6 26
J. Molyneaux C 5 0 1 1 0 0 4 .356 1 28
J. Zambrano 1B 5 0 2 1 0 0 2 .227 7 30
D. Colon RF 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .255 1 16
E. Hill CF 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .277 1 20
J. Schossow 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .222 4 21
R. Ahrens SS 3 2 2 0 1 1 1 .222 2 18
J. Stemple LF 4 1 4 2 0 0 0 .714 0 2
Totals 41 6 14 5 2 7 25      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Stemple (1, 6th Inning off J. Ochoa, 2 on, 1 out) , E. Hill (10, 7th Inning off J. Caudill, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Tremble 2 , J. Molyneaux , J. Zambrano 2 , D. Colon , E. Hill 3 , R. Ahrens 2 , J. Stemple 5
2-out RBI: J. Zambrano
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Tremble , J. Molyneaux 2 , D. Colon , J. Schossow , R. Ahrens
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Tremble (20)

FIELDING
Errors: W. Franco (2)
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Nava 5.0 7 3 3 1 3 0 82 3.94   
J. Ochoa 0.2 4 3 3 0 0 0 23 4.30   
J. Caudill 1.2 2 0 0 1 2 0 28 6.04   
A. Brown W (2-2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 2.48   
J. Gutierrez SV (21) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 3.49   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Nava 43
Batters Faced: E. Nava 23, J. Ochoa 6, J. Caudill 8, A. Brown 2, J. Gutierrez 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Nava 6-6, J. Ochoa 1-1, J. Caudill 1-2, A. Brown 1-0, J. Gutierrez 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: E. Nava 82-54, J. Ochoa 23-14, J. Caudill 28-18, A. Brown 6-5, J. Gutierrez 14-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Caudill 1-0 , A. Brown 2-0
WP: E. Nava 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. O'Donnell 4.2 1 1 0 3 8 0 87 3.00   
K. Sterrett 2.0 6 5 5 0 1 2 38 6.35   
T. Jiron L (2-1) 1.1 1 1 1 1 1 0 23 5.24   
M. Munro 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 20 4.03   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. O'Donnell 65
Batters Faced: J. O'Donnell 19, K. Sterrett 13, T. Jiron 6, M. Munro 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. O'Donnell 3-3, K. Sterrett 1-4, T. Jiron 0-3, M. Munro 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. O'Donnell 87-56, K. Sterrett 38-25, T. Jiron 23-12, M. Munro 20-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Sterrett 1-1 , M. Munro 1-1
Hit Batsmen: J. O'Donnell
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dave Merrill
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:45
Attendance: 21581
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