MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA BRAVES AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
07/18/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA BRAVES AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 1760 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 18TH , 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Braves (45-59) 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 5 10 1
St. Louis Cardinals (51-53) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 8 1
Braves Deal Cardinals 5-2 Defeat
The Atlanta Braves picked up a win at Busch Stadium 1997-2005, taking down the St. Louis Cardinals, 5-2. Starting pitcher Tyler Skaggs was a big reason why. The Atlanta winning streak has reached 3 games.

Atlanta third baseman Marwin Gonzalez contributed a timely at-bat in the top of the second. With two down, he hit a curveball to center field for a run-scoring single. It was his 66th hit of the season and put the Braves ahead, 1-0.

"I felt good. I felt like I was locating the ball well and I was able to keep them off-balance," said Skaggs.
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Zobrist DH 5 1 1 1 0 2 2 .219 2 14
B. Nimmo CF 3 0 1 0 2 1 2 .324 8 47
J. Winker RF 5 0 2 2 0 2 3 .279 10 49
   a-Y. Puig RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 14 32
A. Gonzalez 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .277 17 46
M. Conforto LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .182 19 54
R. Tejada 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .244 0 27
E. Adrianza SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .222 0 11
M. Gonzalez 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .186 9 28
K. Smith C 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .189 1 6
Totals 35 5 10 5 2 9 20      
a - Y. Puig substituted for J. Winker in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Zobrist (9, 7th Inning off N. Anderson, 2 on, 0 outs) , E. Adrianza (6, 7th Inning off N. Anderson, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Winker (17, 7th Inning off N. Anderson, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Zobrist 2 , B. Nimmo , J. Winker 3 , M. Conforto , E. Adrianza 3 , M. Gonzalez , K. Smith 2
2-out RBI: M. Gonzalez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Zobrist , R. Tejada , K. Smith
GIDP: J. Winker
Sac Bunt: R. Tejada
Hit by Pitch: R. Tejada
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: M. Gonzalez (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Tejada-Adrianza-Gonzalez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Fletcher SS 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .314 3 39
J. Upton DH 3 0 0 1 1 1 5 .213 23 58
M. Olson 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 7 .245 25 62
R. Laureano RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .245 15 50
A. Rendon 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .247 20 57
A. McCutchen LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .237 3 12
K. Wong 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .251 5 41
T. Barnhart C 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .185 6 33
M. Margot CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215 3 20
   a-V. Robles CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .333 0 0
Totals 34 2 8 2 4 6 23      
a - V. Robles substituted for M. Margot in the 2nd

BATTING
Doubles: R. Laureano (16, 6th Inning off T. Skaggs, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. McCutchen (2, 9th Inning off J. Devine, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Fletcher , M. Olson , R. Laureano 2 , A. McCutchen 2 , K. Wong 2 , T. Barnhart , V. Robles
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Upton , M. Olson 3 , K. Wong
GIDP: R. Laureano
Sac Fly: J. Upton
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Wong (27) , V. Robles (1)

FIELDING
Errors: V. Robles (1)
Double Plays: 2 (McCutchen-Wong, Fletcher-Wong-Olson)
OF assists: 1 (McCutchen(Winker at 2nd base))
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Skaggs W (5-9) 7.0 4 0 0 3 5 0 89 6.36   
J. Devine 1.2 4 2 2 1 1 0 26 7.83   
C. Leroux SV (8) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3.78   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Skaggs 71
Batters Faced: T. Skaggs 29, J. Devine 9, C. Leroux 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Skaggs 6-10, J. Devine 2-1, C. Leroux 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Skaggs 89-56, J. Devine 26-14, C. Leroux 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Leroux 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Turnbull L (6-10) 6.0 5 1 1 1 6 0 87 4.54   
N. Anderson 0.1 4 4 3 0 1 0 18 3.00   
D. Altavilla 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 20 3.73   
V. Arano 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13 3.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Turnbull 63
Batters Faced: S. Turnbull 24, N. Anderson 6, D. Altavilla 6, V. Arano 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Turnbull 7-5, N. Anderson 0-0, D. Altavilla 0-2, V. Arano 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Turnbull 87-54, N. Anderson 18-14, D. Altavilla 20-14, V. Arano 13-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Altavilla 1-0
Hit Batsmen: D. Altavilla
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tyler Skaggs
Ballpark: Busch Stadium 1997-2005
Weather: Partly Cloudy (79 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 49260
Special Notes: CF Manuel Margot was injured while throwing the ball.
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