MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA BRAVES AT LOS ANGELES DODGERS
07/09/2007
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA BRAVES AT LOS ANGELES DODGERS
GAME ID: 1341 - MONDAY, JULY 9TH , 2007 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Braves (45-45) 1 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 8 11 2
Los Angeles Dodgers (42-47) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 9 0
Braves Victorious at Los Angeles, 8-4
The Atlanta Braves picked up a win at Dodger Stadium, downing the Los Angeles Dodgers, 8-4. On the mound for Atlanta was left-hander Eric Knott, who played a pivotal role in the win. In 7 innings, Knott surrendered 5 hits, while striking out 4 and walking 2. He allowed 3 runs. Brian Carter was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 12 of 14 save opportunities.

Early in the game, shortstop Chipper Jones had a 2-run home run for Atlanta. It was his 4th home run of the season and put the Braves on top, 3-1.

"Really good pitchers have that ability to raise their game when they need to," said Atlanta manager Brandon R.

The losing streak for Los Angeles has now reached 4 games.
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Jones SS 3 2 1 2 1 0 2 .257 4 27
   a-O. Garcia PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .206 2 16
A. Carreiras DH 4 1 2 1 0 2 0 .252 8 42
   c-R. Tegland DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 9 35
E. Preciado 3B 4 1 1 1 1 0 2 .312 23 58
M. Figueroa 1B 4 0 1 2 0 1 0 .268 11 53
   b-L. Castillo SS, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .277 0 12
R. Rodriguez LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .259 7 31
   d-X. Paul LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 0 6
M. Young 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .333 7 55
N. Swisher RF 4 1 2 0 0 1 3 .247 5 14
C. Freeman CF 4 2 2 2 0 0 1 .276 9 34
G. Ramon C 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 .243 3 16
Totals 36 8 11 8 4 9 12      
a - O. Garcia pinch hit for C. Jones in the 8th
b - L. Castillo substituted for M. Figueroa in the 8th
c - R. Tegland inserted as DH in the 9th
d - X. Paul substituted for R. Rodriguez in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: N. Swisher (1, 8th Inning off A. Wilches, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Preciado (23, 1st Inning off E. Gonzalez, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Jones (4, 3rd Inning off E. Gonzalez, 1 on, 1 out) , C. Freeman (9, 5th Inning off E. Gonzalez, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Jones 4 , A. Carreiras 2 , E. Preciado 4 , M. Figueroa , N. Swisher 4 , C. Freeman 5 , G. Ramon 2
2-out RBI: E. Preciado
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Swisher
GIDP: E. Preciado
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Jones (11)

FIELDING
Errors: O. Garcia (3) , M. Young (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Young-Jones-Figueroa)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Parra RF 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .247 4 34
B. Barnes LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .281 1 5
D. Fornes 1B 3 1 2 0 2 0 1 .301 21 70
J. Bruce CF 5 0 2 2 0 0 5 .270 25 68
A. Pierzynski C 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .310 6 51
B. Barden 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .260 3 45
   a-K. Hansley PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-B. Lillibridge 3B, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .089 1 3
   c-S. Victorino PH, 2B 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .297 9 34
D. Pedroia 2B, SS 4 0 0 1 0 1 2 .274 6 39
C. Delgado DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .245 10 45
M. Smith SS, 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .225 6 31
Totals 36 4 9 4 3 5 21      
a - K. Hansley pinch hit for B. Barden in the 7th
b - B. Lillibridge substituted for K. Hansley in the 8th
c - S. Victorino pinch hit for B. Lillibridge in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Pierzynski (29, 2nd Inning off E. Knott, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Fornes (13, 6th Inning off E. Knott, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Parra , D. Fornes 3 , J. Bruce 2 , A. Pierzynski 2 , S. Victorino , C. Delgado , M. Smith
2-out RBI: S. Victorino
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Fornes , J. Bruce , A. Pierzynski , D. Pedroia
GIDP: B. Barden
Sac Bunt: G. Parra
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Smith-Pedroia-Fornes, Parra-Pierzynski)
OF assists: 1 (Parra(Swisher at home))
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Knott W (8-7) 7.0 5 3 3 2 4 0 106 4.87   
J. Martin 1.0 3 1 1 0 1 0 26 6.53   
S. Farrell 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 3.09   
B. Carter SV (12) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 13 1.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Knott 57
Batters Faced: E. Knott 28, J. Martin 6, S. Farrell 3, B. Carter 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Knott 8-8, J. Martin 0-2, S. Farrell 1-0, B. Carter 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Knott 106-65, J. Martin 26-16, S. Farrell 7-4, B. Carter 13-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Martin 2-2 , B. Carter 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Gonzalez L (5-11) 4.0 5 5 5 0 6 3 76 6.80   
S. Kazmir 1.0 3 3 3 3 2 0 42 8.70   
A. Wilches 2.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 32 6.26   
J. Link 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 3.18   
S. West 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 3.73   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Gonzalez 38
Batters Faced: E. Gonzalez 17, S. Kazmir 9, A. Wilches 8, J. Link 3, S. West 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Gonzalez 2-4, S. Kazmir 0-1, A. Wilches 3-2, J. Link 1-1, S. West 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Gonzalez 76-50, S. Kazmir 42-21, A. Wilches 32-18, J. Link 10-9, S. West 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Wilches 1-1 , J. Link 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eric Knott
Ballpark: Dodger Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM PT
Time: 3:18
Attendance: 41478
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