MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES DODGERS AT ATLANTA BRAVES
07/26/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES DODGERS AT ATLANTA BRAVES
GAME ID: 1867 - THURSDAY, JULY 26TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Dodgers (55-48) 3 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 15 0
Atlanta Braves (38-63) 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 0
Braves Lose to Dodgers, 8-3
2018 is shaping up to be a forgettable year for the Atlanta Braves.

The Los Angeles Dodgers picked up a win at SunTrust Park, knocking off the Atlanta Braves, 8-3. Starting pitcher Jeff Samardzija played a key role in the triumph. The Dodgers bumped their record to 55-48 with this latest triumph.

Justin Smoak chipped in for Los Angeles with a 2-run home run in the top of the third. For the game, the first baseman had 2 hits in 5 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 2 RBI.

"I tried to mix it up, keep them off balance," said Samardzija.
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Betts RF 4 0 3 2 1 0 0 .270 11 40
J. Peraza SS 5 1 2 1 0 1 4 .304 0 21
J. Donaldson 3B 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 .289 32 79
R. Grichuk LF 5 1 3 1 0 0 5 .260 18 67
J. Schoop 2B 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .266 19 58
J. Smoak 1B 5 1 2 2 0 1 2 .195 12 32
B. Gardner CF 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .308 13 38
E. Gattis C 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .233 12 37
   b-T. Wolters C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 1 4
J. Samardzija P 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 .158 0 0
   S. Freeman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   a-W. Difo PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 1 10
   J. Holder P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
Totals 38 8 15 8 4 4 21      
a - W. Difo pinch hit for S. Freeman in the 9th
b - T. Wolters substituted for E. Gattis in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Betts (27, 2nd Inning off B. McCarthy, 1 on, 1 out) R. Grichuk 2 (25, 4th Inning off B. McCarthy, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off Z. Duke, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: R. Grichuk (4, 1st Inning off B. McCarthy, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Smoak (12, 3rd Inning off B. McCarthy, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Peraza 2 , B. Gardner , M. Betts 4 , J. Schoop 2 , E. Gattis , R. Grichuk 7 , J. Donaldson , J. Smoak 5
2-out RBI: M. Betts
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Gardner , R. Grichuk 2 , J. Smoak
GIDP: J. Peraza
Sac Bunt: J. Samardzija 2
Hit by Pitch: E. Gattis
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Gardner (9) , J. Schoop (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Smith CF 4 0 1 3 0 1 0 .256 5 26
B. Gamel LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .246 2 8
M. Sano 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .230 18 44
G. Bird 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .205 18 50
D. Santana RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .270 18 52
L. Garcia 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .247 8 35
K. Suzuki C 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .222 2 16
J. Iglesias SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .218 3 19
B. McCarthy P 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .143 0 1
   T. Cahill P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Shields P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-H. Renfroe PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .190 12 24
   Z. Duke P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   G. Infante P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 3 4 3 3 6 9      
a - H. Renfroe pinch hit for J. Shields in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Suzuki (10, 2nd Inning off J. Samardzija, 1 on, 1 out) M. Smith (15, 2nd Inning off J. Samardzija, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Suzuki 3 , M. Smith 2 , M. Sano
2-out RBI: M. Smith
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Gamel , H. Renfroe
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Iglesias (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Garcia-Iglesias-Bird)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Samardzija W (7-6) 7.0 4 3 3 2 4 0 99 69 3.48   
S. Freeman 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 16 8 6.21   
J. Holder 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 8 3.13   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Samardzija 59
Batters Faced: J. Samardzija 27, S. Freeman 4, J. Holder 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Samardzija 9-8, S. Freeman 0-2, J. Holder 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Samardzija 99-69, S. Freeman 16-8, J. Holder 11-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. McCarthy L (6-8) 3.2 12 7 7 2 1 1 95 60 4.61   
T. Cahill 2.1 0 0 0 2 2 0 39 23 0.96   
J. Shields 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 10 7 5.71   
Z. Duke 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 11 6.56   
G. Infante 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 11 1.99   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. McCarthy 6
Batters Faced: B. McCarthy 24, T. Cahill 10, J. Shields 4, Z. Duke 4, G. Infante 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. McCarthy 4-5, T. Cahill 3-2, J. Shields 2-0, Z. Duke 1-1, G. Infante 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. McCarthy 95-60, T. Cahill 39-23, J. Shields 10-7, Z. Duke 16-11, G. Infante 15-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Cahill 2-0
WP: B. McCarthy
Hit Batsmen: T. Cahill
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jeff Samardzija
Ballpark: SunTrust Park
Weather: Clear skies (84 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM MST
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 30516
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