Braves 6, Dodgers 1
Chipper Jones is greeted by Mark Teixeira (left) and Yunel Escobar. (Getty)
By Jon Cooper / Special to MLB.com
Red-hot Chipper Jones stayed locked in for the Braves' return to Turner Field, jacking two home runs -- his second two-homer game in two days. Meanwhile, former teammate Andruw Jones made his first trip back to Atlanta with the Dodgers.
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Atlanta 6, LA Dodgers 1
Today's Boxes 4/18/08
CHC 3, PIT 2
BAL 8, NYY 2
NYM 6, PHI 4
BOS 11, TEX 3
DET 8, TOR 4
CWS 9, TB 2
MIL 5, CIN 2
WSH 6, FLA 4
COL 11, HOU 5
CLE 4, MIN 0
STL 11, SF 1
ARI 9, SD 0
OAK 13, KC 2
LAA 5, SEA 4
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Standings thru 4/18/08 | Recap: LAD | ATL | Gameday | Dodgers stats | Braves stats
LA Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Furcal , SS3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .403
Kemp , RF3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .289
Ethier , LF4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .286
Kent , 2B3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .283
Loney , 1B4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .339
Martin , C3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .196
Jones , CF3 1 1 0 1 2 0 .167
Garciaparra , 3B4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167
Lowe , P2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .300
Kuo , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Proctor , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Pierre , PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .303
Park , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Sweeney , PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .083
Totals 31 1 5 1 4 7 17
BATTING 2B : Furcal (8, Bennett), Jones (3, Acosta).TB : Furcal 2; Kent; Jones 2; Lowe; Pierre.RBI : Pierre (6).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Martin 2; Ethier; Kemp; Sweeney.GIDP : Loney.Team LOB : 8.BASERUNNING SB : Pierre (3, 3rd base off Boyer/McCann).CS : Martin (1, 2nd base by Bennett/McCann).FIELDING E : Kent (1, fielding), Martin (2, throw).PB : Martin (1).DP : 2 (Kent-Furcal-Loney 2).
Atlanta AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Johnson , 2B4 1 0 0 1 0 2 .241
Escobar , SS4 1 1 0 1 1 0 .328
Jones, C , 3B5 2 3 4 0 1 1 .455
Teixeira , 1B5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .203
McCann , C4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .298
Francoeur , RF3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .292
Kotsay , CF3 0 1 0 1 0 4 .241
Blanco , LF3 0 2 1 1 1 2 .333
Bennett , P1 0 0 0 1 1 2 .000
Ohman , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Prado , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
Carlyle , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Boyer , P 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000
Acosta , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 34 6 11 6 6 4 17
BATTING 2B : McCann (6, Lowe).HR : Jones, C 2 (6, 5th inning off Lowe, 2 on, 0 out; 7th inning off Park, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Escobar; Jones, C 9; Teixeira; McCann 3; Francoeur; Kotsay; Blanco 2.RBI : Francoeur (13), Blanco (1), Jones, C 4 (18).2-out RBI : Blanco.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Johnson; Bennett; Blanco; Boyer 2.GIDP : Kotsay; Jones, C.Team LOB : 10.BASERUNNING SB : Johnson (2, 2nd base off Lowe/Martin).FIELDING E : Johnson 2 (3, missed catch, missed catch).DP : (Ohman-Escobar-Teixeira).
LA Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Lowe (L, 1-1)4.1 8 5 3 4 2 1 2.59
Kuo 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.79
Proctor 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.68
Park 2.0 3 1 1 2 0 1 2.25
Balk : Carlyle.HBP : Kent (by Bennett).Pitches-strikes : Lowe 101-58, Kuo 6-4, Proctor 13-10, Park 44-26, Bennett 85-48, Ohman 17-11, Carlyle 17-10, Boyer 14-10, Acosta 16-9.Ground outs-fly outs : Lowe 11-0, Kuo 0-1, Proctor 2-0, Park 3-3, Bennett 4-5, Ohman 2-1, Carlyle 0-2, Boyer 2-1, Acosta 2-0.Batters faced : Lowe 24, Kuo 2, Proctor 3, Park 11, Bennett 20, Ohman 4, Carlyle 4, Boyer 4, Acosta 4.Inherited runners-scored : Kuo 2-0, Ohman 2-0, Boyer 1-0.Umpires : HP: Paul Schrieber. 1B: Wally Bell. 2B: Mike Winters. 3B: Laz Diaz.Weather : 72 degrees, cloudy.Wind : 12 mph, R to L.T : 3:03.Att : 38,250.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
