MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA BRAVES AT ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS
09/06/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA BRAVES AT ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS
GAME ID: 2426 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
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Atlanta Braves (52-88) 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 7 12 0
Arizona Diamondbacks (65-75) 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 5 10 0
Braves Topple Diamondbacks with Late Rally
Getting a good performance from pinch hitter Jeremy Hazelbaker, the Atlanta Braves defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks, 7-5. Hazelbaker was 1 for 1 with a home run, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once for the Braves. The winner was Brian Johnson in relief. His record improves to 7-3. Joe Thatcher took the loss. Arizona has now lost 5 straight.

Had Mallex Smith not delivered a key base hit in the top of the eighth, the outcome might have been different. Instead, with two down and runners on 1st and 2nd, Smith hit a run-scoring single. That made the score 6-5, in favor of the Braves.

"We can always improve and get better, but we're feeling confident after that win," said Smith.
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE ARIZONA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Garcia 2B 5 1 1 1 0 2 2 .245 17 61
D. Santana LF 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 .254 20 58
M. Sano 3B 5 0 2 0 0 2 1 .250 28 68
G. Bird 1B 5 2 2 1 0 2 4 .224 24 63
R. Grossman CF 2 1 0 0 1 1 3 .241 1 5
   T. Cahill P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   M. Lorenzen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   B. Johnson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 1 1
   b-J. Hazelbaker PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .250 4 12
   B. Kintzler P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
K. Calhoun RF 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .229 1 6
P. Valaika SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .214 7 37
J. Alfaro C 3 0 0 0 1 3 1 .240 5 26
B. McCarthy P 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .119 0 3
   P. Moylan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   Z. Duke P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-M. Smith CF 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 .250 5 30
Totals 38 7 12 6 3 14 14      
a - M. Smith substituted for Z. Duke in the 5th
b - J. Hazelbaker pinch hit for B. Johnson in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Santana (20, 3rd Inning off J. Chacin, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: K. Calhoun (1, 3rd Inning off J. Chacin, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: G. Bird (24, 9th Inning off J. Gustave, 0 on, 2 outs) L. Garcia (17, 3rd Inning off J. Chacin, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Hazelbaker (4, 8th Inning off R. Ferrell, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: P. Valaika , G. Bird 5 , K. Calhoun 4 , M. Sano 2 , D. Santana 3 , L. Garcia 4 , M. Smith , J. Hazelbaker 4
2-out RBI: G. Bird , K. Calhoun , M. Smith
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Valaika , R. Grossman , L. Garcia
GIDP: P. Valaika
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Valaika-Garcia-Bird)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Wade SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .278 2 6
R. Tapia CF 5 0 1 2 0 0 0 .231 0 3
J. Reddick RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .305 13 58
C. Walker LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .274 19 63
R. McMahon 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .258 8 39
T. Beckham 3B 3 1 2 1 0 0 2 .256 8 36
F. Mejia C 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .216 6 26
   J. Gustave P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
G. Torres 2B 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .260 7 24
J. Chacin P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .051 0 0
   Z. Petrick P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 0 1
   a-M. Harrison PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .213 2 4
   J. Wendelken P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-I. Diaz PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .255 3 7
   D. Jennings P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1 1
   R. Ferrell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Thatcher P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-B. Serven C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .147 0 3
Totals 36 5 10 5 1 3 14      
a - M. Harrison pinch hit for Z. Petrick in the 5th
b - I. Diaz pinch hit for J. Wendelken in the 6th
c - B. Serven substituted for J. Thatcher in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Torres (10, 6th Inning off M. Lorenzen, 1 on, 2 outs) T. Beckham (20, 8th Inning off B. Kintzler, 0 on, 1 out) I. Diaz (4, 6th Inning off M. Lorenzen, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Torres 3 , F. Mejia , R. Tapia , R. McMahon 2 , C. Walker , T. Beckham 3 , I. Diaz 2
2-out RBI: I. Diaz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Wade , G. Torres , C. Walker , T. Beckham
GIDP: F. Mejia
Hit by Pitch: T. Beckham
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Tapia (1) , R. McMahon (7) , M. Harrison (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Wade-Torres-McMahon)
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE ARIZONA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. McCarthy 3.2 2 1 1 0 0 0 33 22 3.96   
P. Moylan 0.1 3 1 1 0 0 0 14 10 3.86   
Z. Duke BS (3) 0.2 2 1 1 1 2 0 24 14 6.46   
T. Cahill 0.2 0 1 1 0 0 0 10 5 2.09   
M. Lorenzen 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 13 9 5.96   
B. Johnson W (7-3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 7 6.08   
B. Kintzler SV (4) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 27 19 11.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. McCarthy 51
Batters Faced: B. McCarthy 12, P. Moylan 4, Z. Duke 5, T. Cahill 3, M. Lorenzen 4, B. Johnson 3, B. Kintzler 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. McCarthy 8-2, P. Moylan 0-1, Z. Duke 0-0, T. Cahill 1-1, M. Lorenzen 1-0, B. Johnson 1-2, B. Kintzler 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: B. McCarthy 33-22, P. Moylan 14-10, Z. Duke 24-14, T. Cahill 10-5, M. Lorenzen 13-9, B. Johnson 9-7, B. Kintzler 27-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: Z. Duke 1-1 , T. Cahill 2-0 , M. Lorenzen 1-1
Hit Batsmen: T. Cahill
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Chacin 4.0 6 3 3 1 5 1 79 50 5.41   
Z. Petrick 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 16 11 3.90   
J. Wendelken 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 8 3.71   
D. Jennings H (21) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 9 3.90   
R. Ferrell BS (2) 0.1 2 2 2 0 1 1 10 7 4.28   
J. Thatcher L (6-8) 0.2 1 1 1 2 2 0 24 14 5.59   
J. Gustave 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 19 12 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Chacin 42
Batters Faced: J. Chacin 19, Z. Petrick 4, J. Wendelken 3, D. Jennings 3, R. Ferrell 3, J. Thatcher 5, J. Gustave 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Chacin 4-3, Z. Petrick 1-0, J. Wendelken 1-0, D. Jennings 0-1, R. Ferrell 0-0, J. Thatcher 0-0, J. Gustave 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Chacin 79-50, Z. Petrick 16-11, J. Wendelken 12-8, D. Jennings 13-9, R. Ferrell 10-7, J. Thatcher 24-14, J. Gustave 19-12
WP: J. Chacin 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jeremy Hazelbaker
Ballpark: Chase Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (91 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 5 mph
Start Time: 6:40 PM EST
Time: 3:33
Attendance: 33424
Special Notes: RP Brandon McCarthy was injured while pitching. RP Peter Moylan was injured while pitching.
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