Pirates 3, Braves 0
Jair Jurrjens hurled 6 2/3 innings, giving up just one run. (John Heller/AP)
By Mark Bowman / MLB.com
Jair Jurrjens deserved a better fate after hurling 6 2/3 innings of one-run ball, but his counterpart, Pirates lefty Paul Maholm, was just a tad better, as the Braves' losing streak hit four games.
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Atlanta
(5-5)
Lost 4
Pittsburgh 3, Atlanta 0
Today's Boxes 4/17/09
NYY 6, CLE 5
CHC 8, STL 7
FLA 3, WSH 2
SD 8, PHI 7
OAK 8, TOR 5
BOS 10, BAL 8
NYM 5, MIL 4
TB 6, CWS 5
CIN 2, HOU 1
KC 12, TEX 3
MIN 11, LAA 9
LAD 4, COL 3
SEA 6, DET 3
SF 2, ARI 0
Pittsburgh
(5-5)
Won 1
April 17, 2009
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
Atlanta
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
Pittsburgh
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
X
3
6
0
Standings thru 4/17/09  | Recap: ATL | PIT  | Gameday  | Braves stats  | Pirates stats
Atlanta
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Johnson, K , 2B
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
.270
Infante , SS
4
0
1
0
0
0
3
.316
Diaz , LF
4
0
0
0
0
0
2
.190
McCann , C
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
.219
Francoeur , RF
4
0
3
0
0
0
1
.350
Prado , 3B
4
0
1
0
0
0
4
.273
Kotchman , 1B
4
0
0
0
0
1
3
.235
Schafer , CF
3
0
0
0
1
1
3
.243
Jurrjens , P
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
.200
Moylan , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Gonzalez, M , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
a-Anderson, G , PH
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.211
Totals
29
0
6
0
3
4
18
a-Flied out for Gonzalez, M in the 9th.
BATTING TB : Infante; Francoeur 3; Prado; Jurrjens.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Diaz;
Infante; Johnson, K; Prado.SAC : Johnson, K; Jurrjens.GIDP : Schafer.Team RISP : 1-for-8.Team
LOB : 9.
Pittsburgh
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Morgan , LF
4
0
0
0
0
2
1
.364
Sanchez, F , 2B
4
1
2
0
0
1
0
.326
McLouth , CF
4
1
2
2
0
1
1
.250
Doumit , C
4
0
0
0
0
2
2
.211
LaRoche, Ad , 1B
4
0
0
0
0
1
1
.263
Moss , RF
3
1
1
0
0
0
1
.267
LaRoche, An , 3B
2
0
1
1
1
0
0
.091
Vazquez , SS
2
0
0
0
1
0
1
.167
Maholm , P
2
0
0
0
0
2
1
.167
a-Young, D , PH
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
.000
Grabow , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Capps , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Totals
30
3
6
3
2
9
10
a-Popped out for Maholm in the 7th.
BATTING 3B : Sanchez, F (1, Jurrjens), Moss (1, Jurrjens).HR : McLouth (3, 8th inning off Gonzalez,
M, 1 on, 1 out).TB : Sanchez, F 4; McLouth 5; Moss 3; LaRoche, An.RBI : LaRoche, An (1), McLouth 2 (8).Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out : Doumit; Moss; Morgan; Young, D.Team RISP : 0-for-8.Team LOB : 5.
BASERUNNING SB : LaRoche, An (1, 2nd base off Jurrjens/McCann). FIELDING DP :
2 (LaRoche, An-LaRoche, Ad, Maholm-Doumit-LaRoche, Ad).
Atlanta
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
ERA
Jurrjens (L, 2-1)
6.2
4
1
1
2
7
0
2.04
Moylan
0.1
0
0
0
0
0
0
18.00
Gonzalez, M
1.0
2
2
2
0
2
1
7.20
Pittsburgh
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
ERA
Maholm (W, 2-0)
7.0
4
0
0
3
2
0
0.87
Grabow (H, 1)
1.0
2
0
0
0
1
0
0.00
Capps (S, 3)
1.0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0.00
Balk : Maholm.HBP : McCann (by Maholm), McCann (by Maholm).Pitches-strikes : Jurrjens 120-72,
Moylan 6-3, Gonzalez, M 20-12, Maholm 102-57, Grabow 21-13, Capps 8-6.Groundouts-flyouts : Jurrjens 7-4, Moylan
0-0, Gonzalez, M 0-0, Maholm 9-3, Grabow 0-0, Capps 0-2.Batters faced : Jurrjens 26, Moylan 1, Gonzalez, M 5, Maholm
28, Grabow 5, Capps 3.Inherited runners-scored : Moylan 2-0.Umpires : HP: Bill Hohn. 1B: Bruce Dreckman.
2B: Paul Emmel. 3B: Gary Darling.Weather : 69 degrees, clear.Wind : 10 mph, Out to CF.T :
2:36.Att : 15,659.April 17, 2009 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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