Rockies 4, Braves 3
Jair Jurrjens allowed four runs on nine hits over seven innings. (Jack Dempsey/AP)
By Mark Bowman / MLB.com
The Braves dropped their second straight in Denver, as Jair Jurrjens lost in his first road start. Jurrjens allowed four runs over seven innings. Mark Kotsay hit his first homer with Atlanta. All five of the Braves' losses have been by one run.
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Colorado 4, Atlanta 3
Today's Boxes 4/8/08
PHI 5, NYM 2
BAL 8, TEX 1
BOS 5, DET 0
KC 5, NYY 2
OAK 9, TOR 8
SEA 6, TB 5
MIL 3, CIN 2
STL 5, HOU 3
ARI 10, LAD 5
CLE 4, LAA 3
SF 3, SD 2
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Standings thru 4/8/08 | Recap: ATL | COL | Gameday | Braves stats | Rockies stats
Atlanta AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Johnson , 2B5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .300
Escobar , SS3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .300
Jones, C , 3B4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .382
Teixeira , 1B3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .156
McCann , C3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .269
Francoeur , RF4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .265
Kotsay , CF4 1 1 2 0 2 1 .267
Acosta , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Diaz , LF4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .281
Jurrjens , P1 0 0 0 2 0 1 .000
Blanco , CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Totals 32 3 6 3 5 6 13
BATTING HR : Kotsay (1, 6th inning off Jimenez, 1 on, 2 out).TB : Johnson; Escobar; Jones, C; McCann; Kotsay 4; Diaz.RBI : Jones, C (8), Kotsay 2 (3).2-out RBI : Kotsay 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Francoeur; Jones, C; Kotsay.Team LOB : 7.FIELDING DP : (Johnson-Escobar-Teixeira).
Colorado AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Taveras , CF4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .200
Tulowitzki , SS4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .212
Helton , 1B3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .333
Holliday , LF4 0 3 2 0 0 1 .267
Atkins , 3B4 1 1 1 0 1 4 .290
Corpas , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Hawpe , RF3 0 1 1 1 1 2 .231
Torrealba , C4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .136
Nix , 2B3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .111
Jimenez , P2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000
a-Baker , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
Buchholz , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Fuentes , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Barmes , 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Totals 32 4 10 4 3 5 16
BATTING 2B : Helton (4, Jurrjens), Atkins (2, Jurrjens), Hawpe (2, Jurrjens), Taveras (2, Jurrjens), Holliday (2, Acosta).TB : Taveras 3; Tulowitzki; Helton 3; Holliday 4; Atkins 2; Hawpe 2.RBI : Holliday 2 (5), Atkins (1), Hawpe (3).2-out RBI : Holliday.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Atkins; Jimenez 2; Hawpe; Nix.GIDP : Tulowitzki.Team LOB : 7.BASERUNNING SB : Nix (1, 2nd base off Jurrjens/McCann).CS : Tulowitzki (2, 2nd base by Jurrjens/McCann).FIELDING PB : Torrealba (1).DP : (Nix-Tulowitzki).
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Jurrjens (L, 1-1)7.0 9 4 4 2 3 0 4.38
Acosta 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 9.00
IBB : Nix (by Jurrjens), Helton (by Jurrjens), Hawpe (by Acosta).Pitches-strikes : Jurrjens 97-60, Acosta 25-12, Jimenez 93-52, Buchholz 9-6, Fuentes 17-10, Corpas 10-8.Ground outs-fly outs : Jurrjens 10-7, Acosta 1-0, Jimenez 7-8, Buchholz 3-0, Fuentes 1-1, Corpas 1-0.Batters faced : Jurrjens 30, Acosta 5, Jimenez 27, Buchholz 3, Fuentes 4, Corpas 3.Umpires : HP: Derryl Cousins. 1B: Angel Hernandez. 2B: Eric Cooper. 3B: Marty Foster.Weather : 54 degrees, cloudy.Wind : 11 mph, In from CF.T : 2:24.Att : 24,640.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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