Braves 6, Dodgers 1
Jair Jurrjens reacts after recording the final out of the sixth. (John Bazemore/AP)
By Mark Bowman / MLB.com
Jair Jurrjens continued a string of strong starts by Braves pitchers, holding the Dodgers to three hits over seven innings. Kelly Johnson's solo homer helped Jurrjens leave with the lead, and Atlanta broke things open with a four-run eighth, highlighted by Mark Teixeira's homer.
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Atlanta 6, LA Dodgers 1
Today's Boxes 4/20/08
TOR 5, DET 3
FLA 6, WSH 1
CIN 4, MIL 3
NYY 7, BAL 1
BOS 6, TEX 5
CWS 6, TB 0
HOU 6, COL 4
MIN 2, CLE 1
SF 8, STL 2
CHC 13, PIT 6
SEA 4, LAA 2
OAK 7, KC 1
SD 9, ARI 4
PHI 5, NYM 4
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Standings thru 4/20/08 | Recap: LAD | ATL | Gameday | Dodgers stats | Braves stats
LA Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Furcal , SS3 0 0 0 2 0 2 .391
Pierre , LF5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .282
Loney , 1B4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .299
Jones , CF4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .169
Ethier , RF2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .290
Martin , C4 1 1 1 0 2 4 .197
DeWitt , 3B4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .260
Hu , 2B4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .214
Kuroda , P2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .125
a-Garciaparra , PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .100
Beimel , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Proctor , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Kemp , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .280
Totals 33 1 5 1 5 9 19
BATTING HR : Martin (2, 4th inning off Jurrjens, 0 on, 2 out).TB : Pierre; Ethier; Martin 4; DeWitt; Hu.RBI : Martin (6).2-out RBI : Martin.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Jones; Kuroda; Pierre 2; Martin.Team LOB : 10.BASERUNNING SB : Furcal 2 (4, 2nd base off Jurrjens/Miller, 2nd base off Jurrjens/Miller), Pierre 2 (5, 2nd base off Boyer/McCann, 3rd base off Boyer/McCann).FIELDING E : Martin (3, throw).
Atlanta AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Johnson , 2B4 3 2 1 1 0 2 .246
Escobar , SS4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .306
Jones, C , 3B3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .458
Prado , 3B 2 1 1 1 0 0 3 .250
Teixeira , 1B4 1 3 3 1 0 0 .250
Francoeur , RF5 1 3 0 0 0 4 .297
Kotsay , CF5 0 2 1 0 0 5 .273
Blanco , LF2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .400
a-Diaz , PH-LF 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 .258
Miller , C3 0 0 0 0 2 4 .111
b-McCann , PH-C 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .279
Jurrjens , P3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Boyer , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-Gotay , PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .273
Ohman , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 39 6 14 6 4 7 27
BATTING 2B : Francoeur 2 (6, Kuroda, Proctor), Jones, C (4, Kuroda), Johnson (2, Proctor).3B : Prado (2, Proctor).HR : Johnson (3, 5th inning off Kuroda, 0 on, 0 out), Teixeira (4, 8th inning off Proctor, 1 on, 2 out).TB : Johnson 6; Jones, C 3; Prado 3; Teixeira 6; Francoeur 5; Kotsay 2; Blanco.RBI : Teixeira 3 (12), Johnson (7), Prado (2), Kotsay (5).2-out RBI : Teixeira 3; Prado; Kotsay.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Miller; Francoeur; Kotsay; Prado 2; McCann; Diaz.Team LOB : 13.FIELDING E : Johnson (4, fielding).
LA Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Kuroda (L, 1-2)6.0 7 2 2 4 4 1 2.92
Beimel 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.29
Proctor 1.2 5 4 4 0 3 1 9.00
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Jurrjens (W, 2-2)7.0 3 1 1 3 8 1 3.20
Boyer (H, 3)1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 3.75
Ohman 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1.17
IBB : Teixeira (by Kuroda), Escobar (by Kuroda).Pitches-strikes : Kuroda 118-69, Beimel 10-8, Proctor 42-25, Jurrjens 114-73, Boyer 18-8, Ohman 17-9.Ground outs-fly outs : Kuroda 9-5, Beimel 0-1, Proctor 0-2, Jurrjens 7-6, Boyer 2-0, Ohman 0-3.Batters faced : Kuroda 30, Beimel 3, Proctor 10, Jurrjens 28, Boyer 5, Ohman 5.Inherited runners-scored : Proctor 2-0.Umpires : HP: Mike Winters. 1B: Laz Diaz. 2B: Paul Schrieber. 3B: Wally Bell.Weather : 69 degrees, sunny.Wind : 15 mph, L to R.T : 3:11.Att : 36,772.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
