MAJOR LEAGUE
ATLANTA BRAVES AT ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS
03/22/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
ATLANTA BRAVES AT ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS
GAME ID: 1459 - SATURDAY, MARCH 22ND , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Braves (0-1) 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 4 6 1
Arizona Diamondbacks (1-0) 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 5 13 0
Arizona Mettle Tested in Tight 5-4 Win
The Arizona Diamondbacks got their 2014 season off and running with a win over the Atlanta Braves at Chase Field. The final score was 5-4. Arizona pitcher Jose Mendez, in particular, had a fine performance.

In the bottom of the ninth, Wild Bill Wright knew he could end it with one good swing of the bat. And he did, hitting a 2-run single off Atlanta pitcher John Smoltz.

"What a rush!" said a smiling Wright.
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE ARIZONA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Duffy CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .000 0 0
C. Jones 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .000 0 0
F. Freeman 1B 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .250 0 0
R. Acuna Jr. DH 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .250 0 0
R. Carty LF 3 1 2 3 1 0 0 .667 1 3
   a-W. Berger LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Justice RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
M. Giles 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .250 0 0
R. Furcal SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .000 0 0
J. Lopez C 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .333 0 1
Totals 33 4 6 4 2 14 9      
a - W. Berger substituted for R. Carty in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Freeman (1, 4th Inning off J. Mendez, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Carty (1, 4th Inning off J. Mendez, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Giles (1, 7th Inning off D. Haren, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: R. Acuna Jr. (1, 6th Inning off J. Mendez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Carty (1, 6th Inning off D. Haren, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Freeman 2 , R. Acuna Jr. 3 , R. Carty 6 , M. Giles 2 , J. Lopez
2-out RBI: , R. Carty 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Justice
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: W. Berger (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Maddux-Freeman, Giles-Furcal-Freeman)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Wells DH 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .400 1 1
K. Marte CF 4 1 2 0 1 0 2 .500 0 0
W. Wright RF 5 1 2 2 0 2 3 .400 0 2
L. Gonzalez LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
A. Dunn 1B 3 0 1 0 1 2 2 .333 0 0
O. Hudson 2B 4 0 1 2 0 1 2 .250 0 2
M. Williams 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .250 0 0
T. Batista SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .500 0 0
C. Snyder C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .333 0 0
   a-J. Upton PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
Totals 37 5 13 5 2 10 16      
a - J. Upton pinch hit for C. Snyder in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Wright (1, 4th Inning off G. Maddux, 1 on, 0 outs) , A. Dunn (1, 6th Inning off G. Maddux, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: W. Wells (1, 1st Inning off G. Maddux, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: W. Wells 5 , K. Marte 2 , W. Wright 3 , A. Dunn 2 , O. Hudson , M. Williams , T. Batista 2 , C. Snyder , J. Upton
2-out RBI: W. Wright , O. Hudson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Wright , M. Williams , T. Batista
GIDP: O. Hudson
Team LOB: 8
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE ARIZONA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Maddux 6.1 10 3 3 0 8 1 104 4.26   
G. Garber H (1) 1.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 0.00   
C. Kimbrel L (0-1) 0.2 2 2 1 1 2 0 27 13.50   
J. Smoltz BS (1) 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Maddux 49
Batters Faced: G. Maddux 28, G. Garber 5, C. Kimbrel 5, J. Smoltz 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Maddux 5-5, G. Garber 4-0, C. Kimbrel 0-0, J. Smoltz 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: G. Maddux 104-69, G. Garber 11-5, C. Kimbrel 27-20, J. Smoltz 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Garber 2-0 , J. Smoltz 3-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Mendez 5.2 3 2 2 2 9 0 101 3.18   
D. Haren BS (1) 2.1 3 2 2 0 2 1 31 7.71   
C. Schilling W (1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 9 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Mendez 62
Batters Faced: J. Mendez 22, D. Haren 10, C. Schilling 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Mendez 3-5, D. Haren 2-3, C. Schilling 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Mendez 101-62, D. Haren 31-22, C. Schilling 9-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Haren 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jose Mendez
Ballpark: Chase Field
Weather: Clear skies (61 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM MT
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 48525
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