MAJOR LEAGUE
ATLANTA BRAVES AT PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES
04/23/2014
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MAJOR LEAGUE
ATLANTA BRAVES AT PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES
GAME ID: 217 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23RD , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Braves (8-7) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 6 0
Philadelphia Phillies (9-6) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Philadelphia Bats Silenced by Niekro
Phil Niekro was in a mood to talk following the Atlanta Braves contest against the Philadelphia Phillies, expounding to BNN reporters on his pitching philosophy. He had good reason to be excitable, having tossed a complete game shutout of the Phillies, 3-0.

"There are three important elements in pitching success: location, location, and location," Niekro said. "I was hitting my spots time and time again."

The right-hander blanked Philadelphia on a 6-hitter, allowing 4 walks and racking up 3 strikeouts.
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Jethroe CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 0 0
H. Aaron RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .196 3 8
R. Acuna Jr. DH 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .328 4 12
F. Freeman 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .185 0 4
R. Carty LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .156 0 0
E. Mathews 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .400 1 2
   a-W. Berger PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .118 0 2
   b-C. Jones 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .216 2 6
M. Giles 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .196 1 7
R. Furcal SS 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .314 0 5
B. McCann C 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .125 0 3
Totals 33 3 6 3 1 9 9      
a - W. Berger pinch hit for E. Mathews in the 7th
b - C. Jones substituted for W. Berger in the 7th

BATTING
Triples: W. Berger (1, 7th Inning off M. Williams, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Acuna Jr. 2 , R. Carty , W. Berger 3 , M. Giles , R. Furcal
2-out RBI: R. Furcal
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Aaron
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Acuna Jr. (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 4 (Mathews-Giles-Freeman, Furcal-Giles-Freeman, Freeman-Furcal-Freeman, Giles-Furcal-Freeman)
OF assists: 1 (Carty(O'Doul at home))
PB: B. McCann
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Hamilton CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .367 1 7
E. Delahanty LF 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .236 1 8
T. Turner 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .262 1 6
L. O'Doul DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .263 2 10
S. Rolen 3B 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .212 1 6
   a-C. Klein PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .400 2 3
R. Ashburn RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .279 0 3
J. Kruk 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .340 0 8
L. Bowa SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 3 12
S. Burgess C 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .188 0 1
Totals 27 0 6 0 4 3 15      
a - C. Klein pinch hit for S. Rolen in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: E. Delahanty , T. Turner , L. O'Doul , R. Ashburn 2 , J. Kruk
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Hamilton , L. O'Doul
GIDP: T. Turner , S. Rolen , J. Kruk 2
Sac Bunt: L. Bowa
Hit by Pitch: E. Delahanty , S. Rolen
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Hamilton (6)
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Niekro W (2-1) 9.0 6 0 0 4 3 0 94 3.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Niekro 74
Batters Faced: P. Niekro 34
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Niekro 13-6
Pitches - Strikes: P. Niekro 94-59
Hit Batsmen: P. Niekro 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Reed L (1-2) 6.1 2 1 1 1 4 0 81 4.50   
M. Williams 1.2 4 2 2 0 3 0 26 5.40   
R. Bottalico 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 6.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Reed 68
Batters Faced: R. Reed 22, M. Williams 9, R. Bottalico 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Reed 7-8, M. Williams 1-1, R. Bottalico 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Reed 81-51, M. Williams 26-17, R. Bottalico 15-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Williams 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Phil Niekro
Ballpark: Citizens Bank Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (54 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:44
Attendance: 34766
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