Braves 4, Dodgers 1
Yunel Escobar slides home in the fifth inning. (John Bazemore/AP)
By Jon Cooper / Special to MLB.com
The sun rose on Saturday morning, and Chipper Jones got a base hit in the afternoon. The third baseman extended his hitting streak to 11 games in the third inning, and Mark Teixeira's two-run single in the fifth helped the Braves to a win.
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Atlanta 4, LA Dodgers 1
Today's Boxes 4/19/08
CHC 13, PIT 1
TOR 3, DET 2
MIL 5, CIN 3
SF 3, STL 0
MIN 3, CLE 0
NYM 4, PHI 2
OAK 6, KC 5
COL 3, HOU 2
BAL 6, NYY 0
BOS 5, TEX 3
TB 5, CWS 0
FLA 6, WSH 5
ARI 10, SD 3
LAA 4, SEA 1
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Standings thru 4/19/08 | Recap: LAD | ATL | Gameday | Dodgers stats | Braves stats
LA Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Furcal , SS4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .409
Ethier , LF4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .283
Kemp , RF4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .286
Kent , 2B4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .281
Loney , 1B4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .317
Garciaparra , 3B4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .100
Jones , CF1 1 1 1 2 0 0 .182
Bennett , C2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
a-Pierre , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .294
Loaiza , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Billingsley , P1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333
Beimel , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Martin , PH-C 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .193
Totals 30 1 7 1 2 4 17
BATTING 2B : Kemp (1, James).HR : Jones (1, 2nd inning off James, 0 on, 2 out).TB : Furcal 2; Ethier; Kemp 2; Kent; Jones 4; Billingsley.RBI : Jones (3).2-out RBI : Jones.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Garciaparra; Furcal.S : Billingsley.GIDP : Furcal; Kemp; Loney.Team LOB : 5.FIELDING E : Garciaparra (2, throw).Outfield assists : Kemp (McCann at home).
Atlanta AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Johnson , 2B3 1 0 0 2 1 3 .228
Escobar , SS4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .324
Jones, C , 3B3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .449
Teixeira , 1B4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .221
McCann , C3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .283
Francoeur , RF4 0 0 1 0 1 3 .275
Kotsay , CF3 0 2 1 1 0 1 .262
Blanco , LF4 0 2 0 0 2 3 .385
James , P1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
a-Pena , PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250
Campillo , P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
Boyer , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Gotay , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .300
Acosta , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 32 4 8 4 5 10 18
BATTING 2B : Teixeira (3, Billingsley).TB : Escobar; Jones, C; Teixeira 3; Kotsay 2; Blanco 2.RBI : Teixeira 2 (9), Francoeur (14), Kotsay (4).2-out RBI : Kotsay.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Blanco; Teixeira; Johnson.Team LOB : 9.FIELDING DP : 3 (Jones, C-Johnson-Teixeira 2, Escobar-Teixeira).
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
James (W, 1-1)5.0 4 1 1 1 2 1 7.88
Campillo (H, 1)2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.00
Boyer (H, 2)1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.09
Acosta (S, 1)1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.50
Pitches-strikes : Billingsley 99-56, Beimel 17-14, Loaiza 24-16, James 69-41, Campillo 30-19, Boyer 14-9, Acosta 10-7.Ground outs-fly outs : Billingsley 4-1, Beimel 1-1, Loaiza 2-4, James 3-10, Campillo 3-2, Boyer 2-0, Acosta 3-0.Batters faced : Billingsley 25, Beimel 4, Loaiza 8, James 19, Campillo 8, Boyer 3, Acosta 3.Umpires : HP: Wally Bell. 1B: Mike Winters. 2B: Laz Diaz. 3B: Paul Schrieber.Weather : 71 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 11 mph, L to R.T : 2:40.Att : 40,451.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
