MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA BRAVES AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
08/11/2017
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA BRAVES AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 1886 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 11TH , 2017 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Braves (68-57) 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 8 14 0
St. Louis Cardinals (68-57) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 7 1
Braves Tag Cardinals with 8-3 Loss
The Atlanta Braves beat the St. Louis Cardinals, 8-3, at Busch Stadium 1997-2005. Atlanta designated hitter Ben Zobrist had the hot bat. He went 3-5 with a home run and a double. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. The win for the Braves lifted their record to 68-57.

With Atlanta leading 1-0 in the top of the second, Zobrist hit a sinker from Sonny Gray for a 2-run home run. It was his 12th home run of the season and put the Braves ahead, 3-0.

"Winning never gets dull," said Zobrist.
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Y. Puig RF 5 1 3 2 0 1 1 .278 26 60
E. Andrus SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .233 8 32
B. Nimmo CF 4 1 1 1 1 0 2 .324 12 60
A. Gonzalez 1B 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .287 26 83
M. Conforto LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .223 26 78
B. Zobrist DH 5 1 3 3 0 0 1 .196 12 59
J. Gyorko 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .222 1 6
R. Tejada 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .225 0 30
K. Smith C 4 2 3 0 0 0 1 .269 5 27
Totals 39 8 14 7 2 7 17      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Andrus (24, 1st Inning off S. Gray, 0 on, 1 out) , K. Smith 2 (24, 2nd Inning off S. Gray, 1 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off V. Pestano, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Zobrist (24, 3rd Inning off S. Gray, 1 on, 2 outs) , Y. Puig (23, 4th Inning off S. Gray, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Zobrist (12, 2nd Inning off S. Gray, 1 on, 0 outs) , Y. Puig (26, 6th Inning off A. Bastardo, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: Y. Puig 7 , E. Andrus 2 , B. Nimmo , M. Conforto , B. Zobrist 7 , J. Gyorko , R. Tejada , K. Smith 5
2-out RBI: Y. Puig , B. Nimmo , B. Zobrist
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Andrus , B. Nimmo , A. Gonzalez , J. Gyorko 2
GIDP: K. Smith
Sac Fly: E. Andrus
Hit by Pitch: M. Conforto
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Gyorko-Gonzalez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Andújar RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .284 10 61
M. Olson 1B 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .288 26 72
J. Upton DH 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .281 35 90
A. McCutchen LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .313 13 71
A. Rendon 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .276 6 53
M. Margot CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .255 12 55
   a-K. Wong PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .233 8 50
T. Barnhart C 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 .231 5 45
D. Fletcher 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .221 1 7
S. Castro SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .228 4 42
Totals 33 3 7 3 3 3 12      
a - K. Wong pinch hit for M. Margot in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Andújar (36, 3rd Inning off S. Baker, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Olson (26, 3rd Inning off S. Baker, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Andújar 2 , M. Olson 4 , J. Upton 2 , A. McCutchen , T. Barnhart , D. Fletcher
2-out RBI: T. Barnhart
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Castro
GIDP: A. Rendon
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: V. Pestano (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Rendon-Fletcher-Olson)
OF assists: 1 (Andújar(Smith at home))
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Baker W (9-5) 6.1 3 2 2 2 3 1 87 3.31   
T. Bell 2.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 27 5.28   
J. Putz 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 2.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Baker 60
Batters Faced: S. Baker 23, T. Bell 9, J. Putz 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Baker 5-10, T. Bell 3-3, J. Putz 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Baker 87-55, T. Bell 27-16, J. Putz 12-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Putz 2-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Gray L (11-3) 3.1 8 6 6 2 2 1 56 3.02   
E. Frieri 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 25 5.15   
A. Bastardo 2.0 3 1 1 0 2 1 25 4.60   
V. Pestano 1.0 1 1 0 0 1 0 19 7.13   
D. Altavilla 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 16 2.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Gray 18
Batters Faced: S. Gray 19, E. Frieri 5, A. Bastardo 9, V. Pestano 5, D. Altavilla 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Gray 4-3, E. Frieri 1-3, A. Bastardo 2-1, V. Pestano 2-0, D. Altavilla 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Gray 56-35, E. Frieri 25-15, A. Bastardo 25-19, V. Pestano 19-12, D. Altavilla 16-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Frieri 2-1 , A. Bastardo 1-0 , V. Pestano 2-0 , D. Altavilla 2-1
WP: S. Gray , D. Altavilla
Hit Batsmen: A. Bastardo
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ben Zobrist
Ballpark: Busch Stadium 1997-2005
Weather: Clear skies (75 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:26
Attendance: 49393
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