MAJOR LEAGUE
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS AT ATLANTA BRAVES
07/12/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS AT ATLANTA BRAVES
GAME ID: 1311 - SATURDAY, JULY 12TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
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Arizona Diamondbacks (35-54) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Atlanta Braves (48-39) 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 X 4 11 0
Niekro Mows Down Arizona, 4-0
Phil Niekro blitzed the Arizona Diamondbacks at Turner Field, pitching the Atlanta Braves to victory, 4-0. Niekro went 9 innings to shut out the Diamondbacks, striking out 12.

"I knew he had it in him, but it's still nice to see him put it all together," said Atlanta manager .

Niekro surrendered 2 hits and 1 walk in the outing.

This year, Niekro has a 9-5 record with a 2.24 ERA.
ARIZONA BATTING LINESCORE ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Sanders RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .182 6 13
B. Gilkey LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .198 2 21
K. Marte CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .323 8 39
L. Gonzalez DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 16 47
M. Williams 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .230 10 38
A. Dunn 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 11 24
O. Hudson 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .231 4 27
T. Batista SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .219 11 30
C. Snyder C 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 .182 3 7
Totals 29 0 2 0 1 12 6      
BATTING
Total Bases: O. Hudson , T. Batista
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Hudson-Batista-Dunn)
OF assists: 1 (Sanders(Acuna Jr. at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Duffy CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .331 1 24
H. Aaron RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .261 11 48
R. Acuna Jr. DH 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .291 12 50
F. Freeman 1B 4 2 3 1 0 0 1 .295 10 45
C. Jones 3B 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .246 10 44
R. Carty LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .184 1 5
M. Giles 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .238 5 29
R. Furcal SS 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 .266 5 26
B. McCann C 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .208 3 17
Totals 33 4 11 4 1 6 8      
BATTING
Doubles: F. Freeman (19, 4th Inning off M. Batista, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Furcal (8, 7th Inning off D. Hernandez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: R. Carty (1, 8th Inning off I. Kennedy, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Jones (10, 4th Inning off M. Batista, 1 on, 2 outs) , F. Freeman (10, 6th Inning off M. Batista, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Acuna Jr. 2 , F. Freeman 7 , C. Jones 4 , R. Carty 4 , M. Giles , R. Furcal 3
2-out RBI: R. Acuna Jr. , C. Jones
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Giles , B. McCann
GIDP: C. Jones
Team LOB: 6
ARIZONA PITCHING LINESCORE ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Batista L (4-11) 5.1 7 3 3 0 4 2 98 4.75   
D. Hernandez 1.2 3 1 1 1 1 0 24 2.42   
I. Kennedy 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 5.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Batista 46
Batters Faced: M. Batista 23, D. Hernandez 8, I. Kennedy 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Batista 6-6, D. Hernandez 3-0, I. Kennedy 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Batista 98-61, D. Hernandez 24-14, I. Kennedy 13-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: I. Kennedy 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Niekro W (9-5) 9.0 2 0 0 1 12 0 134 2.24   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Niekro 94
Batters Faced: P. Niekro 30
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Niekro 10-5
Pitches - Strikes: P. Niekro 134-91
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Phil Niekro
Ballpark: Turner Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 4:10 PM ET
Time: 3:07
Attendance: 34182
Special Notes: Phil Niekro sets the Atlanta Braves regular season game record for strikeouts with 12.
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