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Braves 5, Padres 3
Jair Jurrjens tossed six strong frames, giving up just one run. (John Amis/AP)
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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Series at a glance:
SD
San Diego (12-21)
Lost 2
Atlanta 5, San Diego 3   ATL
Atlanta (16-15)
Won 4
May 6, 2008
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
San Diego
1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0   3 11 0
Atlanta
0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 X   5 9 0
Standings thru 5/6/08  |  Recap: SD | ATL  |  Gameday  |  Padres stats  |  Braves stats
San DiegoABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Giles, RF5240001.286
Iguchi, 2B5121013.250
Gonzalez, A, 1B5012034.298
Kouzmanoff, 3B4010003.277
Edmonds, CF4000015.172
Greene, SS4000040.213
McAnulty, LF4010010.230
Bard, C3010101.216
Young, P2000012.077
  a-Huber, PH1000011.185
  Cameron, P0000000.000
  Rusch, P0000000.000
  b-Clark, PH1010000.231
Totals38311311220 

a-Struck out for Young in the 6th. b-Singled for Rusch in the 9th.

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).

 
AtlantaABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Johnson, 2B4010001.267
Escobar, SS4120012.321
Jones, C, 3B2112201.426
Teixeira, 1B4000005.258
McCann, C3000100.283
Francoeur, RF4110011.276
Kotsay, CF4222001.308
Blanco, LF4011021.314
Jurrjens, P2010001.154
  a-Norton, PH1000000.412
  Ohman, P0000000.000
  Boyer, P0000000.000
  Acosta, P0000000.000
  Ring, P0000000.000
  Bennett, P0000000.000
Totals325953413 

a-Grounded out for Jurrjens in the 6th.

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 DiegoIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Young (L, 2-3)5.09552424.31
Cameron 0.00000003.60
Rusch 3.00001006.62
 
AtlantaIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Jurrjens (W, 4-2)6.07111802.84
Ohman 1.02220103.38
Boyer (H, 5)1.00000204.58
Acosta (H, 2)0.12000003.60
Ring (H, 3)0.10000107.20
Bennett (S, 1)0.10000003.90

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