MAJOR LEAGUE
ATLANTA BRAVES AT COLORADO ROCKIES
08/30/2014
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MAJOR LEAGUE
ATLANTA BRAVES AT COLORADO ROCKIES
GAME ID: 2766 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 30TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Braves (61-59) 4 2 0 1 0 3 1 2 0 13 21 0
Colorado Rockies (61-59) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 7 14 0
5-Hit Blitz by Atlanta's Acuna Jr.
Ronald Acuna Jr. really sizzled at the plate in his team's 13-7 win over the Colorado Rockies. The Atlanta right fielder blistered Colorado for 5 hits in 6 at-bats.

"Acuna Jr. was too tough to get out today," the Rockies skipper said in the postgame interview. "No matter what we threw him, he hit it. And he hit some good pitches, too."

Ronald Acuna Jr. hit a two-run double in the 1st, struck out in the 2nd, singled in the 4th, singled in the 6th, singled in the 7th and singled in the 9th.

To date Acuna Jr. has chalked up a .283 average with 12 home runs, driven in 60 runs and scored 56 times.
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE COLORADO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Duffy CF 6 2 3 1 0 0 1 .279 2 20
C. Jones 3B 3 3 2 0 1 0 0 .217 13 44
   a-H. Long PH, 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .429 0 0
R. Acuna Jr. DH 6 4 5 2 0 1 2 .283 12 60
F. Freeman 1B 5 1 4 4 1 0 1 .265 15 64
W. Berger LF 5 0 2 1 1 0 4 .239 7 35
D. Justice RF 5 1 1 1 0 1 5 .199 12 26
M. Giles 2B 5 0 2 2 0 1 0 .202 6 31
R. Furcal SS 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 .228 13 37
B. McCann C 4 1 1 0 1 3 2 .227 3 10
Totals 45 13 21 12 5 6 17      
a - H. Long pinch hit for C. Jones in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Acuna Jr. (24, 1st Inning off U. Jimenez, 2 on, 0 outs) , M. Giles (23, 1st Inning off U. Jimenez, 1 on, 2 outs) , F. Freeman 2 (31, 6th Inning off P. Astacio, 2 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off K. Ritz, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. McCann (6, 8th Inning off K. Ritz, 0 on, 2 outs) , H. Duffy (25, 8th Inning off K. Ritz, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Furcal (13, 8th Inning off K. Ritz, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Duffy 4 , C. Jones 2 , R. Acuna Jr. 6 , F. Freeman 6 , W. Berger 2 , D. Justice , M. Giles 3 , R. Furcal 4 , B. McCann 2
2-out RBI: H. Duffy , F. Freeman 2 , W. Berger , D. Justice , M. Giles 2 , R. Furcal
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Long , D. Justice 2 , R. Furcal , B. McCann
GIDP: W. Berger 2
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Jones (6) , R. Acuna Jr. (23)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Spahn-Giles-Freeman)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Walker RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .266 16 59
   a-E. Young Sr PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 1
   b-C. Gonzalez RF 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .219 22 51
D. LeMahieu 2B 5 1 2 1 0 0 5 .282 4 29
C. Blackmon CF 5 1 1 1 0 2 4 .323 14 67
D. Kennard DH 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 .253 17 80
T. Helton 1B 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 .304 21 64
N. Arenado 3B 4 1 2 1 1 0 3 .285 18 60
M. Holliday LF 5 1 2 2 0 1 2 .240 1 9
W. Weiss SS 5 0 1 0 0 3 3 .136 0 0
B. Mayne C 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .227 1 37
Totals 40 7 14 7 4 7 23      
a - E. Young Sr pinch hit for L. Walker in the 7th
b - C. Gonzalez substituted for E. Young Sr in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Holliday 2 (3, 2nd Inning off W. Spahn, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off K. Millwood, 3 on, 2 outs)
Triples: C. Blackmon (7, 9th Inning off K. Millwood, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: N. Arenado (18, 8th Inning off K. Millwood, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Walker , D. LeMahieu 2 , C. Blackmon 3 , D. Kennard 3 , T. Helton , N. Arenado 5 , M. Holliday 4 , W. Weiss , B. Mayne
2-out RBI: C. Blackmon , D. Kennard , T. Helton , M. Holliday
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Blackmon , N. Arenado , M. Holliday , W. Weiss
GIDP: D. LeMahieu
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Kennard (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Arenado-LeMahieu-Helton, Arenado-LeMahieu-Helton)
OF assists: 1 (Blackmon(Freeman at home))
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE COLORADO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Spahn W (7-10) 6.1 10 2 2 1 5 0 101 3.62   
K. Millwood 2.1 4 5 5 3 2 1 49 3.26   
J. Rocker 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Spahn 49
Batters Faced: W. Spahn 29, K. Millwood 14, J. Rocker 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Spahn 6-7, K. Millwood 3-2, J. Rocker 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: W. Spahn 101-66, K. Millwood 49-27, J. Rocker 4-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Millwood 1-0 , J. Rocker 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
U. Jimenez L (7-8) 3.2 9 7 7 2 3 0 78 5.16   
P. Astacio 2.1 5 3 3 3 2 0 57 4.34   
K. Ritz 3.0 7 3 3 0 1 1 43 5.17   
PITCHING
Game Score: U. Jimenez 14
Batters Faced: U. Jimenez 21, P. Astacio 15, K. Ritz 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: U. Jimenez 5-2, P. Astacio 1-4, K. Ritz 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: U. Jimenez 78-47, P. Astacio 57-28, K. Ritz 43-28
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Astacio 1-1
WP: U. Jimenez 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ronald Acuna Jr.
Ballpark: Coors Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM MT
Time: 3:52
Attendance: 37212
Special Notes: Ronald Acuna Jr. sets the ATL regular season game record for runs with 4. Ronald Acuna Jr. ties the NL regular season game record for hits with 5.
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