MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA BRAVES AT SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS
08/23/2012
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA BRAVES AT SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS
GAME ID: 7807 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 23RD , 2012 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Braves (46-79) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 6 1
San Francisco Giants (65-60) 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 X 5 8 0
Rowand Excels in 5-4 San Francisco Win
The San Francisco Giants knocked off the Atlanta Braves, 5-4, at AT & T Park. Aaron Rowand was a big reason San Francisco won. The right fielder went 3-3 with a home run, 2 singles, and a walk. He scored 2 runs and drove in 3. San Francisco pitcher James Simmons got the win. He's now 5-2. Matt Shoemaker was tagged with the loss. The 4th-place Giants improved to 65-60.

Rowand had a big hit for San Francisco with no one out in the bottom of the eighth. With San Francisco leading 4-0, Rowand hit a solo home run. It was his 18th home run of the season and put the Giants up, 5-0.

Rowand told the San Francisco Observer: "I don't know which I enjoy more -- being a ballplayer or the perks that come with being a ballplayer."
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE SAN FRANCISCO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Escobar SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .260 6 37
G. Atkins 1B 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .269 14 54
D. Peralta LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .287 7 38
J. Guzman RF 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 .242 4 20
A. Ramirez 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .259 11 38
F. Gutierrez CF 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 .281 6 22
J. Arencibia C 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .214 21 45
J. Sellers 3B 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .217 0 3
   b-G. Jones PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .233 7 18
   J. Cosart P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
M. Shoemaker P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   C. Richard P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .750 0 0
   a-J. Jay PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 5 32
   J. Familia P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Soria P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-M. Reynolds PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .210 18 54
Totals 32 4 6 4 1 7 8      
a - J. Jay pinch hit for C. Richard in the 6th
b - G. Jones pinch hit for J. Sellers in the 8th
c - M. Reynolds pinch hit for J. Soria in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Gutierrez (8, 8th Inning off J. Simmons, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: G. Atkins (3, 9th Inning off D. MacKay, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: F. Gutierrez (6, 9th Inning off L. Gregerson, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Atkins 4 , D. Peralta , A. Ramirez , F. Gutierrez 6
2-out RBI: F. Gutierrez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Atkins , M. Reynolds
Sac Bunt: M. Shoemaker
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: A. Ramirez (9)
Double Plays: 1 (Ramirez-Escobar-Atkins)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Rodriguez 1B 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 .231 15 56
M. Kotsay LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .261 4 30
D. Murphy 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .333 20 80
A. Rowand RF 3 2 3 3 1 0 0 .308 18 68
P. Alvarez 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .249 17 56
T. Evans CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .218 12 48
J. Tweedy SS 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 .208 2 18
R. Padron C 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .139 2 8
J. Simmons P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .061 0 0
   D. MacKay P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   B. Kintzler P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .038 0 0
   L. Gregerson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 5 8 4 2 5 12      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Kotsay (15, 1st Inning off M. Shoemaker, 1 on, 0 outs) , A. Rodriguez (19, 5th Inning off M. Shoemaker, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Rowand (18, 8th Inning off J. Cosart, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Rodriguez 3 , M. Kotsay 2 , A. Rowand 6 , P. Alvarez , T. Evans
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Evans , R. Padron
GIDP: P. Alvarez
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Rowand (3)
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE SAN FRANCISCO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Shoemaker L (0-1) 4.1 7 4 3 0 2 0 79 6.23   
C. Richard 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 4.12   
J. Familia 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 18 2.10   
J. Soria 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5.98   
J. Cosart 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 16 2.09   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Shoemaker 37
Batters Faced: M. Shoemaker 21, C. Richard 2, J. Familia 6, J. Soria 1, J. Cosart 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Shoemaker 6-5, C. Richard 1-0, J. Familia 2-2, J. Soria 1-0, J. Cosart 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Shoemaker 79-50, C. Richard 11-6, J. Familia 18-11, J. Soria 3-2, J. Cosart 16-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Richard 1-0 , J. Soria 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Simmons W (5-2) 7.0 2 0 0 1 5 0 100 1.72   
D. MacKay 1.1 2 2 2 0 2 0 27 2.70   
B. Kintzler 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 0 9 3.83   
L. Gregerson SV (25) 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 11 4.98   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Simmons 77
Batters Faced: J. Simmons 24, D. MacKay 6, B. Kintzler 2, L. Gregerson 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Simmons 9-7, D. MacKay 1-1, B. Kintzler 1-0, L. Gregerson 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Simmons 100-67, D. MacKay 27-16, B. Kintzler 9-5, L. Gregerson 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. MacKay 1-0 , B. Kintzler 1-0 , L. Gregerson 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Aaron Rowand
Ballpark: AT & T Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:15 PM PT
Time: 3:21
Attendance: 34934
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