Braves 10, Pirates 2
Chipper Jones drove in the Braves' first run in the first inning. (John Bazemore/AP)
By Mark Bowman / MLB.com
The Braves won their first game in 2008 with help from Jair Jurrjens, who made his debut with the team. The right-hander gave up a pair of runs in 5 1/3 innings, while homers by Matt Diaz and Mark Teixeira lifted Atlanta to victory.
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Atlanta 10, Pittsburgh 2
Today's Boxes 4/2/08
KC 4, DET 0
MIL 8, CHC 2
BOS 5, OAK 0
CLE 7, CWS 2
BAL 9, TB 6
TOR 5, NYY 2
WSH 1, PHI 0
CIN 6, ARI 5
NYM 13, FLA 0
LAA 1, MIN 0
STL 8, COL 3
HOU 9, SD 6
SF 2, LAD 1
SEA 4, TEX 1
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Standings thru 4/2/08 | Recap: PIT | ATL | Gameday | Pirates stats | Braves stats
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
McLouth , CF4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .444
Sanchez, F , 2B4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .556
Bay , LF2 1 1 0 2 1 1 .125
LaRoche , 1B4 0 0 0 0 3 5 .200
Nady , RF3 0 1 2 1 0 1 .500
Doumit , C4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .455
Bautista , 3B4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .111
Wilson , SS4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Gorzelanny , P2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
a-Gomez , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Grabow , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Yates , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Marte , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Meek , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Rivas, L , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 33 2 7 2 3 6 14
BATTING 2B : McLouth (1, Jurrjens).TB : McLouth 2; Sanchez, F 2; Bay; Nady; Doumit 2.RBI : Nady 2 (6).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Sanchez, F; Bautista; Doumit.GIDP : Bautista.Team LOB : 7.FIELDING E : Sanchez, F (1, throw).DP : 2 (Sanchez, F-Wilson-LaRoche, Wilson-Sanchez, F-LaRoche).
Atlanta AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Prado , 2B4 3 2 1 1 0 1 .286
Escobar , SS4 1 2 3 1 2 2 .455
Jones, C , 3B3 1 2 2 1 0 0 .385
Teixeira , 1B4 1 1 2 0 0 4 .143
Francoeur , RF4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .308
McCann , C3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .308
Diaz , LF4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .231
Kotsay , CF4 1 0 0 0 0 3 .182
Jurrjens , P2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000
Bennett , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Acosta , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Pena , PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500
Moylan , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ring , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Resop , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Gotay , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
Ohman , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 34 10 13 10 4 4 14
BATTING 3B : Prado (1, Gorzelanny).HR : Diaz (1, 4th inning off Gorzelanny, 0 on, 2 out), Teixeira (1, 8th inning off Marte, 1 on, 0 out), Escobar (1, 8th inning off Meek, 2 on, 2 out).TB : Prado 4; Escobar 5; Jones, C 2; Teixeira 4; Francoeur 2; McCann; Diaz 5; Pena.RBI : Jones, C 2 (6), Diaz 2 (3), Teixeira 2 (2), Prado (1), Escobar 3 (6).2-out RBI : Diaz; Prado; Escobar 3.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Kotsay; Teixeira.SF : Jones, C.GIDP : Teixeira; Diaz.Team LOB : 5.FIELDING DP : (Jones, C-Prado-Teixeira).
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Jurrjens (W, 1-0)5.1 7 2 2 1 5 0 3.38
Bennett (H, 1)0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.50
Acosta (H, 1)1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21.60
Moylan (H, 1)0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.50
Ring (H, 1)0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Resop (H, 2)0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 6.75
Ohman 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Pitches-strikes : Gorzelanny 95-54, Grabow 10-6, Yates 11-6, Marte 12-8, Meek 9-5, Jurrjens 88-57, Bennett 4-2, Acosta 12-6, Moylan 10-5, Ring 4-3, Resop 14-7, Ohman 12-9.Ground outs-fly outs : Gorzelanny 9-6, Grabow 1-0, Yates 0-1, Marte 1-0, Meek 1-1, Jurrjens 7-4, Bennett 2-0, Acosta 1-2, Moylan 1-0, Ring 0-0, Resop 0-1, Ohman 2-1.Batters faced : Gorzelanny 25, Grabow 2, Yates 3, Marte 5, Meek 4, Jurrjens 24, Bennett 1, Acosta 3, Moylan 2, Ring 1, Resop 2, Ohman 3.Inherited runners-scored : Yates 1-0, Marte 1-1, Meek 2-2, Bennett 2-0, Ring 1-0, Resop 1-0.Umpires : HP: Ed Rapuano. 1B: Ed Hickox. 2B: CB Bucknor. 3B: Joe West.Weather : 74 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 4 mph, L to R.T : 2:57.Att : 17,893.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
