MAJOR LEAGUE
ATLANTA BRAVES AT BOSTON RED SOX
06/04/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
ATLANTA BRAVES AT BOSTON RED SOX
GAME ID: 796 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Braves (29-24) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 11 2
Boston Red Sox (27-25) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 13 1
Atlanta Jukes Past Boston, 3-2
The Atlanta Braves took Boston pitcher Jon Lester's best shot and still were able to claim a win at Fenway Park. The final score had Atlanta getting past the Red Sox, 3-2. Lester went 6.1 innings and allowed 2 runs, striking out 9. Johnny Sain picked up the win with 7 innings of work. He allowed 2 runs on 12 hits, while walking 1 and striking out 4. On the season, he is now 5-3. Craig Kimbrel earned the save for Atlanta, his 13th of the year.

Who knows how it would've ended, had it not been for Chipper Jones? The 27-year old third baseman Jones stroked a run-scoring single in the top of the eighth inning to put Atlanta up, 3-2. For the game, he was 2 for 4, including 1 double and 1 single.

Jones attributed the win to his team's "collective resolve."

The win hiked the Atlanta record to 29-24.
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Duffy CF 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 .351 1 15
H. Aaron RF 4 0 0 0 1 2 5 .249 6 27
R. Acuna Jr. DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .273 8 29
F. Freeman 1B 4 0 2 0 0 2 1 .255 4 20
W. Berger LF 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .186 0 11
   a-E. Mathews PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .182 2 3
   b-T. Holmes LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .172 0 3
C. Jones 3B 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .249 6 25
M. Giles 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .229 4 20
J. Lopez C 3 0 1 1 0 2 0 .202 2 7
   c-S. Jethroe PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .121 0 0
   d-D. Crandall C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 1 3
J. Logan SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .242 0 1
Totals 36 3 11 3 1 11 19      
a - E. Mathews pinch hit for W. Berger in the 8th
b - T. Holmes substituted for E. Mathews in the 8th
c - S. Jethroe pinch hit for J. Lopez in the 9th
d - D. Crandall substituted for S. Jethroe in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Jones (10, 2nd Inning off J. Lester, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Lopez (4, 2nd Inning off J. Lester, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Duffy 2 , R. Acuna Jr. , F. Freeman 2 , W. Berger , C. Jones 3 , J. Lopez 2 , J. Logan 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Duffy , H. Aaron , R. Acuna Jr. , M. Giles 2
Sac Bunt: W. Berger
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Duffy (22) , R. Acuna Jr. (15)
CS: H. Aaron (4)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Smoltz (1) , J. Logan (2)
Double Plays: 4 (Giles-Logan-Freeman, Freeman-Logan-Freeman, Giles-Logan-Freeman, Jones-Lopez-Freeman)
OF assists: 1 (Duffy(Yastrzemski at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Pedroia 2B 5 0 3 0 0 1 1 .235 3 16
J. Collins 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 5 .245 2 13
T. Williams DH 4 0 0 0 1 2 6 .308 12 37
T. Speaker CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 7 .333 0 5
D. Ortiz 1B 4 2 2 0 0 1 2 .182 2 14
C. Yastrzemski LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .271 5 16
E. Webb RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .224 0 7
   a-M. Betts PH, RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263 10 27
N. Garciaparra SS 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .100 0 2
   b-W. Boggs PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .389 2 4
   d-R. Gedman C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Varitek C 3 0 2 0 0 1 1 .107 0 0
   c-X. Bogaerts PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .306 12 43
Totals 37 2 13 2 2 5 28      
a - M. Betts pinch hit for E. Webb in the 8th
b - W. Boggs pinch hit for N. Garciaparra in the 8th
c - X. Bogaerts pinch hit for J. Varitek in the 8th
d - R. Gedman substituted for W. Boggs in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Yastrzemski (5, 2nd Inning off J. Sain, 1 on, 1 out) , D. Ortiz (2, 4th Inning off J. Sain, 0 on, 0 outs) , N. Garciaparra (1, 4th Inning off J. Sain, 1 on, 2 outs) , D. Pedroia (14, 5th Inning off J. Sain, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Pedroia 4 , J. Collins , D. Ortiz 3 , C. Yastrzemski 3 , E. Webb , M. Betts , N. Garciaparra 2 , J. Varitek 2
2-out RBI: N. Garciaparra
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Speaker , D. Ortiz , J. Varitek
GIDP: T. Williams , T. Speaker , E. Webb , X. Bogaerts
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: D. Pedroia (6)
OF assists: 1 (Webb(Freeman at home))
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Sain W (5-3) 7.0 12 2 2 1 4 0 106 3.55   
J. Smoltz H (2) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 23 3.71   
C. Kimbrel SV (13) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 2.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Sain 48
Batters Faced: J. Sain 31, J. Smoltz 5, C. Kimbrel 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Sain 8-5, J. Smoltz 2-0, C. Kimbrel 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Sain 106-70, J. Smoltz 23-13, C. Kimbrel 12-6
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Lester 6.1 7 2 2 1 9 0 104 3.13   
T. Gordon L (1-2) 2.0 4 1 1 0 1 0 27 2.75   
D. Radatz 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 1.17   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Lester 59
Batters Faced: J. Lester 26, T. Gordon 10, D. Radatz 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Lester 6-3, T. Gordon 2-2, D. Radatz 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Lester 104-69, T. Gordon 27-18, D. Radatz 9-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Radatz 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jon Lester
Ballpark: Fenway Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM ET
Time: 3:23
Attendance: 26151
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