MAJOR LEAGUE
SAN DIEGO PADRES AT ATLANTA BRAVES
07/27/2014
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MAJOR LEAGUE
SAN DIEGO PADRES AT ATLANTA BRAVES
GAME ID: 2501 - SUNDAY, JULY 27TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Diego Padres (41-54) 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 5 9 0
Atlanta Braves (45-50) 0 0 0 2 1 5 1 2 X 11 13 1
Acuna Jr. has 3 hits to Ignite Braves Offense
Behind a fine performance from Ronald Acuna Jr., the Atlanta Braves knocked off the San Diego Padres, 11-5. Acuna Jr. was 3 for 4 with a home run, 2 doubles, and a walk, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 5 for the Braves. Atlanta pitcher Johnny Sain got the win, upping his record to 8-8. Bruce Hurst got the loss. The Braves improved their record to 45-50 with the win over San Diego.

Left Fielder Wally Berger made an impact for Atlanta, when he swatted a run-scoring triple off Bruce Hurst in the bottom of the fourth. For the contest, Berger was 1-5 with a triple.

Acuna Jr. told a Atlanta Chronicle reporter that the win made him feel "invigorated."
SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Templeton SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .241 6 28
T. Gwynn Sr LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .235 6 39
   a-C. Blackwell PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .538 2 7
   c-B. Roberts 3B, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .220 1 17
F. Tatis Jr. DH 3 2 1 0 2 0 1 .293 27 61
M. Machado 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 .257 13 51
   b-J. Clark PH, LF 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 .276 0 2
R. Dixon RF 3 1 2 3 0 0 1 .242 13 40
J. Kruk 1B 4 0 1 2 1 1 1 .259 5 18
D. Winfield CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 4 .210 8 34
R. Ready 2B, 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .236 3 12
B. Santiago C 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .215 6 22
Totals 34 5 9 5 6 4 20      
a - C. Blackwell pinch hit for T. Gwynn Sr in the 7th
b - J. Clark pinch hit for M. Machado in the 7th
c - B. Roberts substituted for C. Blackwell in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: R. Dixon (13, 9th Inning off P. Niekro, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Templeton , C. Blackwell , F. Tatis Jr. , J. Clark , R. Dixon 5 , J. Kruk , D. Winfield , R. Ready
2-out RBI: R. Dixon , J. Kruk
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Machado , D. Winfield , R. Ready , B. Santiago
GIDP: J. Kruk
Sac Fly: R. Dixon
Hit by Pitch: R. Dixon
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: F. Tatis Jr. (19) , M. Machado (3)
CS: G. Templeton (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Machado-Ready-Kruk)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Duffy CF 4 2 3 0 1 0 3 .283 1 18
C. Jones 3B 3 0 0 1 1 2 6 .221 12 37
R. Acuna Jr. DH 4 2 3 5 1 0 2 .287 12 51
F. Freeman 1B 4 1 1 1 1 1 3 .263 13 52
W. Berger LF 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 .223 4 25
M. Giles 2B 3 2 2 2 0 0 0 .212 6 28
D. Justice RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .194 10 22
R. Furcal SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .222 6 21
D. Crandall C 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 .355 1 6
Totals 34 11 13 11 5 5 17      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Acuna Jr. 2 (19, 5th Inning off B. Hurst, 2 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off S. Linebrink, 2 on, 2 outs) , M. Giles (19, 6th Inning off B. Hurst, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: W. Berger (3, 4th Inning off B. Hurst, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Giles (6, 7th Inning off A. Ashby, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Acuna Jr. (12, 8th Inning off A. Ashby, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Duffy 3 , R. Acuna Jr. 8 , F. Freeman , W. Berger 3 , M. Giles 6 , R. Furcal , D. Crandall 2
2-out RBI: R. Acuna Jr. , F. Freeman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Acuna Jr. , W. Berger
GIDP: C. Jones
Sac Fly: C. Jones , M. Giles
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Duffy (25)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Jones (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Freeman-Furcal-Freeman)
SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Hurst L (8-9) 5.0 6 4 4 4 3 0 90 3.26   
S. Linebrink 0.2 4 4 4 1 0 0 25 6.12   
A. Ashby 2.1 3 3 3 0 2 2 39 4.58   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Hurst 38
Batters Faced: B. Hurst 24, S. Linebrink 7, A. Ashby 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Hurst 4-7, S. Linebrink 1-1, A. Ashby 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: B. Hurst 90-47, S. Linebrink 25-14, A. Ashby 39-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Linebrink 1-1 , A. Ashby 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Sain W (8-8) 5.1 3 1 1 6 0 0 101 3.93   
E. O'Flaherty H (3) 1.0 3 2 0 0 1 0 23 3.91   
P. Niekro 2.2 3 2 2 0 3 1 44 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Sain 52
Batters Faced: J. Sain 23, E. O'Flaherty 7, P. Niekro 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Sain 6-8, E. O'Flaherty 1-1, P. Niekro 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Sain 101-50, E. O'Flaherty 23-14, P. Niekro 44-28
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Niekro 2-2
Hit Batsmen: P. Niekro
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ronald Acuna Jr.
Ballpark: Turner Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 2:35 PM ET
Time: 3:44
Attendance: 25694
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