MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA BRAVES AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
04/20/2044
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA BRAVES AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 823 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20TH , 2044 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Braves (9-8) 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 7 0
Tampa Bay Rays (11-7) 0 0 3 0 0 1 9 0 X 13 15 1
Carroll Swats 2 Homers, Rays Top Braves, 13-6
The Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Atlanta Braves, 13-6. Third Baseman Greg Carroll deserved a large share of the credit. Carroll went 3 for 5 with 2 home runs. He drove in 6 runs and scored twice for the Rays. The winner in relief was Mike Novak. The right-hander allowed no runs on no hits in 2.1 innings. He now owns a record of 1-0. Tampa Bay, now 11-7, has played well in the early going.

In the bottom of the seventh, the Rays grabbed the lead when Carroll hit his 5th home run of the season. The 3-run home run off Jon Figueroa made it 7-6, Tampa Bay.

"It's nice to see a lot of guys make contributions," said Rays manager Seth Smith.
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Eby 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .212 2 4
M. Jackson LF 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 .286 4 6
R. Watson 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .185 3 6
E. Weisel RF 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .134 2 3
   a-H. Keller PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Avalos DH 4 2 2 5 0 0 0 .387 6 27
C. Sanchez C 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .240 0 2
C. Nelson SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .214 1 6
D. Arana 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .237 2 11
P. Booker CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .062 0 0
Totals 34 6 7 6 0 7 9      
a - H. Keller pinch hit for E. Weisel in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Avalos 2 (6, 1st Inning off T. Michaelson, 3 on, 1 out; 3rd Inning off T. Michaelson, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Nelson (1, 3rd Inning off T. Michaelson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Eby , J. Avalos 8 , C. Sanchez 2 , C. Nelson 5
2-out RBI: C. Nelson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Watson , P. Booker
GIDP: C. Nelson
Hit by Pitch: M. Jackson , E. Weisel
Team LOB: 3
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Rozier DH 3 0 0 1 1 0 3 .241 2 6
G. Carroll 3B 5 2 3 6 0 0 0 .222 5 12
G. Rucelli 2B 5 1 1 1 0 2 3 .233 2 4
S. Huesman CF 5 2 2 1 0 1 3 .258 3 9
C. Anthony C 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 .235 0 0
A. LaPoint LF 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 .175 0 1
F. Gomez RF 4 1 2 3 1 1 1 .179 1 3
A. Rodriguez 1B 3 3 2 0 2 0 2 .261 1 2
G. O'Brien SS 5 2 3 0 0 0 2 .317 1 8
Totals 38 13 15 13 6 5 16      
BATTING
Doubles: G. O'Brien (4, 3rd Inning off J. Escalante, 1 on, 1 out) , C. Anthony (2, 7th Inning off C. Anthon, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: G. Carroll 2 (5, 3rd Inning off J. Escalante, 1 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off J. Figueroa, 2 on, 1 out) , S. Huesman (3, 6th Inning off J. Escalante, 0 on, 1 out) , G. Rucelli (2, 7th Inning off C. Anthon, 0 on, 1 out) , F. Gomez (1, 7th Inning off C. Anthon, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Carroll 9 , G. Rucelli 4 , S. Huesman 5 , C. Anthony 2 , A. LaPoint , F. Gomez 5 , A. Rodriguez 2 , G. O'Brien 4
2-out RBI: G. Carroll
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Huesman , A. Rodriguez , G. O'Brien
Sac Fly: T. Rozier
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: G. Rucelli (1)
Double Plays: 1 (O'Brien-Rucelli-Rodriguez)
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Escalante 5.1 4 4 4 3 2 2 82 4.70   
J. Figueroa L (1-2), BS (3) 1.0 3 3 3 0 2 1 22 5.79   
C. Anthon 0.0 5 5 5 0 0 2 16 6.75   
R. Morales 1.2 3 1 1 3 1 0 40 7.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Escalante 43
Batters Faced: J. Escalante 23, J. Figueroa 6, C. Anthon 5, R. Morales 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Escalante 9-5, J. Figueroa 0-1, C. Anthon 0-0, R. Morales 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Escalante 82-51, J. Figueroa 22-14, C. Anthon 16-8, R. Morales 40-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Figueroa 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Michaelson 4.0 5 6 5 0 5 3 78 4.58   
S. Clark 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 4.91   
T. Gauthier 0.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 18 2.25   
M. Novak W (1-0) 2.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Michaelson 35
Batters Faced: T. Michaelson 20, S. Clark 6, T. Gauthier 3, M. Novak 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Michaelson 3-4, S. Clark 3-2, T. Gauthier 0-0, M. Novak 4-3
Pitches - Strikes: T. Michaelson 78-52, S. Clark 26-14, T. Gauthier 18-11, M. Novak 21-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Novak 1-0
WP: T. Gauthier
Hit Batsmen: T. Michaelson 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Greg Carroll
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 6:35 PM ET
Time: 3:35
Attendance: 31291
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