Braves 5, Padres 3
Jair Jurrjens tossed six strong frames, giving up just one run. (John Amis/AP)
By Mark Bowman / MLB.com
A pair of two-run frames, highlighted by Chipper Jones' homer in the third, was more than enough for Jair Jurrjens, who confounded Padres hitters for six strong frames. The Braves' righty struck out eight and walked just one for his team-tying fourth win of the season.
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Atlanta 5, San Diego 3
Today's Boxes 5/6/08
BOS 5, DET 0
CLE 5, NYY 3
PIT 12, SF 6
TB 5, TOR 4
CHC 3, CIN 0
FLA 3, MIL 0
HOU 6, WSH 5
LAA 5, KC 3
CWS 7, MIN 1
STL 6, COL 5
ARI 6, PHI 4
OAK 4, BAL 2
LAD 5, NYM 4
TEX 10, SEA 1
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Standings thru 5/6/08 | Recap: SD | ATL | Gameday | Padres stats | Braves stats
San Diego AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Giles , RF5 2 4 0 0 0 1 .286
Iguchi , 2B5 1 2 1 0 1 3 .250
Gonzalez, A , 1B5 0 1 2 0 3 4 .298
Kouzmanoff , 3B4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .277
Edmonds , CF4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .172
Greene , SS4 0 0 0 0 4 0 .213
McAnulty , LF4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .230
Bard , C3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .216
Young , P2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .077
a-Huber , PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .185
Cameron , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Rusch , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Clark , PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .231
Totals 38 3 11 3 1 12 20
BATTING 2B : Giles (8, Jurrjens), Gonzalez, A (7, Jurrjens).3B : Iguchi (1, Ohman).TB : Giles 5; Iguchi 4; Gonzalez, A 2; Kouzmanoff; McAnulty; Bard; Clark.RBI : Gonzalez, A 2 (25), Iguchi (9).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Edmonds 3; Young; Kouzmanoff.Team LOB : 10.FIELDING DP : (Greene-Iguchi-Gonzalez, A).
Atlanta AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Johnson , 2B4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .267
Escobar , SS4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .321
Jones, C , 3B2 1 1 2 2 0 1 .426
Teixeira , 1B4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .258
McCann , C3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .283
Francoeur , RF4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .276
Kotsay , CF4 2 2 2 0 0 1 .308
Blanco , LF4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .314
Jurrjens , P2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .154
a-Norton , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .412
Ohman , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Boyer , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Acosta , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ring , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bennett , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 32 5 9 5 3 4 13
BATTING 2B : Francoeur (12, Young), Blanco (4, Young).HR : Jones, C (10, 3rd inning off Young, 1 on, 0 out), Kotsay (3, 4th inning off Young, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Johnson; Escobar 2; Jones, C 4; Francoeur 2; Kotsay 5; Blanco 2; Jurrjens.RBI : Kotsay 2 (14), Blanco (3), Jones, C 2 (29).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Teixeira 3; Johnson.GIDP : Teixeira.Team LOB : 6.BASERUNNING SB : Escobar (2, 2nd base off Young/Bard).
San Diego IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Young (L, 2-3)5.0 9 5 5 2 4 2 4.31
Cameron 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.60
Rusch 3.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6.62
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Jurrjens (W, 4-2)6.0 7 1 1 1 8 0 2.84
Ohman 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 0 3.38
Boyer (H, 5)1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.58
Acosta (H, 2)0.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.60
Ring (H, 3)0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 7.20
Bennett (S, 1)0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.90
Balk : Young.IBB : Jones, C (by Young).HBP : Kouzmanoff (by Jurrjens).Pitches-strikes : Young 98-59, Cameron 3-1, Rusch 32-20, Jurrjens 103-69, Ohman 16-13, Boyer 14-10, Acosta 7-6, Ring 6-5, Bennett 2-1.Ground outs-fly outs : Young 3-8, Cameron 0-0, Rusch 7-2, Jurrjens 5-5, Ohman 2-0, Boyer 1-0, Acosta 1-0, Ring 0-0, Bennett 0-1.Batters faced : Young 26, Cameron 0, Rusch 9, Jurrjens 27, Ohman 5, Boyer 3, Acosta 3, Ring 1, Bennett 1.Inherited runners-scored : Ring 2-0, Bennett 2-0.Umpires : HP: Wally Bell. 1B: Brian Knight. 2B: Paul Schrieber. 3B: Laz Diaz.Weather : 78 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 2 mph, Varies.T : 2:42.Att : 21,657.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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