MAJOR LEAGUE
ATLANTA BRAVES AT COLORADO ROCKIES
08/29/2014
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MAJOR LEAGUE
ATLANTA BRAVES AT COLORADO ROCKIES
GAME ID: 2765 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 29TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Braves (60-59) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
Colorado Rockies (61-58) 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 X 5 5 0
Rockies Bump Off Braves, 5-0
Colorado Rockies starter Bill Byrd pitched well against the Atlanta Braves at Coors Field, leading his team to a win, 5-0. Colorado, now 61-58, holds down third place in the National League Western Division.

Early in the game, third baseman Jeff Cirillo had a solo home run for Colorado. It was his 2nd home run of the season and put the Rockies on top, 1-0.

"It's no secret that good defense follows around people who throw strikes," said Colorado manager .
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE COLORADO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Duffy CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .277 2 19
C. Jones 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .214 13 44
R. Acuna Jr. DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276 12 58
F. Freeman 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .259 15 60
W. Berger LF 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .236 7 34
   a-S. Jethroe PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .148 0 3
   c-R. Carty LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .271 7 23
D. Justice RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .199 12 25
M. Giles 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .199 6 29
   b-E. Mathews PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 3 10
   d-R. Maranville 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
R. Furcal SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .227 12 36
J. Lopez C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .248 10 36
Totals 32 0 5 0 1 3 8      
a - S. Jethroe pinch hit for W. Berger in the 7th
b - E. Mathews pinch hit for M. Giles in the 7th
c - R. Carty substituted for S. Jethroe in the 7th
d - R. Maranville substituted for E. Mathews in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Freeman (29, 1st Inning off B. Byrd, 1 on, 2 outs) , D. Justice (9, 7th Inning off B. Byrd, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Jones , F. Freeman 2 , R. Carty , D. Justice 2 , J. Lopez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Justice , E. Mathews
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: G. Maddux (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Gonzalez LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .219 22 51
D. LeMahieu 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 4 28
C. Blackmon CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .324 14 66
D. Kennard DH 4 1 0 0 0 2 1 .249 17 79
T. Helton 1B 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 .304 21 63
L. Walker RF 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 .266 16 59
T. Tulowitzki SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .217 8 45
J. Cirillo 3B 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 .305 2 5
W. Rosario C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 0 3
Totals 30 5 5 5 1 3 7      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Helton (34, 7th Inning off G. Maddux, 2 on, 0 outs) , C. Blackmon (34, 7th Inning off G. Maddux, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Cirillo (2, 3rd Inning off G. Maddux, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Gonzalez (22, 8th Inning off G. Maddux, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Gonzalez 4 , C. Blackmon 2 , T. Helton 2 , L. Walker , J. Cirillo 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Cirillo
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Blackmon (7)
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE COLORADO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Maddux L (10-8) 7.0 5 5 4 1 3 2 97 2.60   
P. Niekro 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 4.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Maddux 51
Batters Faced: G. Maddux 28, P. Niekro 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Maddux 12-6, P. Niekro 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: G. Maddux 97-58, P. Niekro 11-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Byrd W (8-8) 7.1 4 0 0 1 1 0 97 4.21   
B. Fuentes 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 21 5.85   
K. Ritz 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4.94   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Byrd 70
Batters Faced: B. Byrd 27, B. Fuentes 5, K. Ritz 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Byrd 11-10, B. Fuentes 2-0, K. Ritz 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Byrd 97-64, B. Fuentes 21-15, K. Ritz 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Fuentes 1-0 , K. Ritz 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bill Byrd
Ballpark: Coors Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (63 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM MT
Time: 2:50
Attendance: 34223
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