Braves 9, Reds 1
Chipper Jones doubles in a run in the first inning Saturday night. (John Bazemore/AP)
By Jon Cooper / Special to MLB.com
Yunel Escobar was 3-for-4 with two runs and an RBI and Brian McCann had two RBIs, as the Braves pounded out 15 hits, batting around for six runs in the seventh inning to turn a one-run lead into a rout. Jo-Jo Reyes went 5 1/3 innings, giving up one run on four hits, striking out five.
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Atlanta 9, Cincinnati 1
Today's Boxes 5/3/08
WSH 9, PIT 8
NYY 6, SEA 1
TOR 5, CWS 2
LAA 3, BAL 1
CHC 9, STL 3
ARI 10, NYM 4
KC 4, CLE 2
HOU 6, MIL 2
SF 3, PHI 2
BOS 12, TB 4
MIN 4, DET 1
SD 7, FLA 2
LAD 12, COL 7
TEX 6, OAK 3
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Standings thru 5/3/08 | Recap: CIN | ATL | Gameday | Reds stats | Braves stats
Cincinnati AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Freel , CF-LF4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .316
Griffey , RF4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .239
Phillips , 2B4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .274
Votto , 1B3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .293
Encarnacion , 3B3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .280
Dunn , LF3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .209
Lincoln , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Affeldt , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Burton , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Cordero , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Valentin , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214
Keppinger , SS3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .300
Ross , C2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .167
Belisle , P1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000
Bray , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Patterson , CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .202
Totals 29 1 4 1 3 7 10
BATTING TB : Freel; Phillips; Keppinger 2.RBI : Phillips (15).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Freel; Belisle; Dunn 2.S : Belisle.GIDP : Dunn.Team LOB : 5.BASERUNNING SB : Freel 2 (3, 2nd base off Reyes/McCann, 3rd base off Reyes/McCann), Phillips (5, 2nd base off Reyes/McCann).
Atlanta AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Johnson , 2B4 2 2 0 0 0 0 .242
Escobar , SS4 2 3 1 1 0 1 .317
Jones, C , 3B4 1 2 1 1 0 2 .421
1-Prado , PR-3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
Teixeira , 1B4 1 2 1 1 0 2 .274
McCann , C4 1 2 2 1 0 1 .283
Francoeur , RF5 1 2 1 0 0 5 .280
Kotsay , CF5 0 1 1 0 1 6 .283
Blanco , LF2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .317
a-Diaz , PH-LF 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .289
Reyes , P2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Bennett , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ohman , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Campillo , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Pena , PH 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .231
Boyer , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Resop , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 37 9 15 8 4 3 21
BATTING 2B : Escobar (4, Belisle), Jones, C (5, Belisle), Johnson 2 (4, Belisle, Cordero), Francoeur (11, Belisle), McCann (8, Affeldt), Kotsay (5, Burton).TB : Johnson 4; Escobar 4; Jones, C 3; Teixeira 2; McCann 3; Francoeur 3; Kotsay 2; Pena.RBI : Jones, C (22), Escobar (13), Teixeira (18), McCann 2 (16), Francoeur (20), Kotsay (9), Diaz (13).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : McCann; Blanco; Teixeira; Diaz; Pena; Kotsay 2.S : Johnson.SF : Diaz.Team LOB : 10.FIELDING DP : (Johnson-Jones, C-Teixeira).
WP : Belisle, Cordero.Pitches-strikes : Belisle 86-55, Bray 3-3, Lincoln 12-5, Affeldt 12-5, Burton 14-9, Cordero 26-12, Reyes 88-48, Bennett 4-2, Ohman 4-3, Campillo 14-10, Boyer 9-6, Resop 19-11.Ground outs-fly outs : Belisle 6-8, Bray 0-0, Lincoln 2-0, Affeldt 0-0, Burton 1-1, Cordero 1-2, Reyes 8-3, Bennett 1-0, Ohman 0-0, Campillo 1-2, Boyer 1-1, Resop 3-0.Batters faced : Belisle 24, Bray 1, Lincoln 4, Affeldt 3, Burton 4, Cordero 7, Reyes 22, Bennett 1, Ohman 1, Campillo 3, Boyer 3, Resop 3.Inherited runners-scored : Bray 1-0, Lincoln 1-0, Affeldt 2-2, Burton 2-2, Bennett 2-0, Ohman 2-0.Umpires : HP: Mark Wegner. 1B: Chad Fairchild. 2B: Rick Reed. 3B: Jeff Kellogg.Weather : 68 degrees, cloudy.Wind : 10 mph, Out to CF.T : 2:58.Att : 37,969.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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