MAJOR LEAGUE
ATLANTA BRAVES AT SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS
05/21/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
ATLANTA BRAVES AT SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS
GAME ID: 597 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 21ST , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Braves (21-19) 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 5 12 2
San Francisco Giants (23-18) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 5 1
Giants Suffer 5-3 Home Defeat
Atlanta pitcher Phil Niekro did his part in helping his team beat the San Francisco Giants, 5-3. The right-hander kept opposing batters from doing too much damage. In 7 innings, Niekro surrendered 4 hits, while striking out 8 and walking 3. He allowed 2 runs. The save went to Gene Garber, number 1 for him.

Atlanta went up, 5-2, on Rafael Furcal's 2nd home run of the season. The 2-run home run, which Furcal hit in the top of the eighth, left San Francisco pitcher Christy Mathewson shaking his head.

"Phil did a good job keeping the game under control," said Atlanta manager .

Atlanta bumps their record to 21-19 with the win.
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE SAN FRANCISCO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Duffy CF 5 1 3 0 0 0 1 .348 1 13
H. Aaron RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .248 6 20
R. Acuna Jr. DH 5 1 2 1 0 2 2 .300 8 27
F. Freeman 1B 4 1 1 1 1 0 3 .240 2 16
W. Berger LF 5 0 1 1 0 2 3 .129 0 9
C. Jones 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .237 5 19
M. Giles 2B 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 .242 4 18
R. Furcal SS 3 1 1 2 1 0 1 .311 2 14
J. Lopez C 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .167 1 5
Totals 38 5 12 5 3 9 17      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Jones (5, 1st Inning off C. Mathewson, 1 on, 2 outs) , F. Freeman (5, 1st Inning off C. Mathewson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Furcal (2, 8th Inning off C. Mathewson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Duffy 3 , H. Aaron , R. Acuna Jr. 2 , F. Freeman 2 , W. Berger , C. Jones 2 , M. Giles 2 , R. Furcal 4
2-out RBI: F. Freeman , W. Berger , R. Furcal
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Freeman , W. Berger 2 , J. Lopez 2
GIDP: F. Freeman
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Duffy 3 (18) , R. Acuna Jr. (12) , R. Furcal (8)
CS: H. Aaron (2)

FIELDING
Errors: P. Niekro (1) , M. Giles (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Freeman-Furcal)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Mays CF 4 1 1 2 0 2 0 .232 4 11
M. Donlin LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .229 0 1
B. Bonds DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .316 9 28
B. Terry 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .258 2 18
M. Ott RF 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .303 9 28
T. Jackson SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .227 4 15
C. Meyers C 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .233 0 1
R. Thompson 2B 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .285 3 11
   a-W. McCovey PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .182 2 5
   c-F. Lindstrom 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321 3 13
A. Dark 3B 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .250 0 4
   b-M. Irvin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .240 5 25
   d-E. Stanky 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .214 0 0
Totals 32 3 5 3 4 10 12      
a - W. McCovey pinch hit for R. Thompson in the 7th
b - M. Irvin pinch hit for A. Dark in the 7th
c - F. Lindstrom substituted for W. McCovey in the 8th
d - E. Stanky substituted for M. Irvin in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Ott (6, 5th Inning off P. Niekro, 0 on, 1 out) , W. McCovey (1, 7th Inning off P. Niekro, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: W. Mays (4, 6th Inning off P. Niekro, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Ott (9, 9th Inning off C. Kimbrel, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: W. Mays 4 , M. Ott 6 , W. McCovey 2 , A. Dark
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Ott , C. Meyers , M. Irvin
GIDP: R. Thompson
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Donlin (1) , R. Thompson (4)
CS: A. Dark (1)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Mathewson (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Thompson-Jackson-Terry)
OF assists: 1 (Ott(Berger at home))
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE SAN FRANCISCO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Niekro W (3-3) 7.0 4 2 2 3 8 1 110 3.19   
J. Smoltz H (1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 3.29   
C. Kimbrel H (1) 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 1 17 3.07   
G. Garber SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 3.46   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Niekro 66
Batters Faced: P. Niekro 27, J. Smoltz 4, C. Kimbrel 4, G. Garber 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Niekro 9-2, J. Smoltz 2-1, C. Kimbrel 1-0, G. Garber 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: P. Niekro 110-65, J. Smoltz 11-5, C. Kimbrel 17-12, G. Garber 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Garber 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Mathewson L (3-2) 7.2 11 5 5 2 6 1 112 4.00   
J. Marichal 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.16   
R. Beck 1.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 26 5.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Mathewson 41
Batters Faced: C. Mathewson 35, J. Marichal 1, R. Beck 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Mathewson 7-8, J. Marichal 0-1, R. Beck 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Mathewson 112-73, J. Marichal 2-2, R. Beck 26-15
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Phil Niekro
Ballpark: AT&T Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 12:45 PM PT
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 27522
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