MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA BRAVES AT ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS
09/08/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA BRAVES AT ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS
GAME ID: 2455 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Braves (54-88) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 6 1
Arizona Diamondbacks (65-77) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 2
Braves Rally For Late Win Over Diamondbacks
Atlanta Braves starter Taijuan Walker was in fine form against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field, leading his team to a 3-1 win. Atlanta reliever Peter Moylan was credited with the win, to go to 4-4. Jandel Gustave took the loss for Arizona. Brandon Kintzler notched his 5th save in 7 chances.

Atlanta used the clutch hitting of Leury Garcia to capture the win. The second baseman drilled a 2-run double in the top of the ninth inning to give the Braves the lead, 3-1. For the game, Garcia had 1 single and 1 double in 5 at-bats.

"We can always improve and get better, but we're feeling confident after that win," said Garcia.

The 4th-place Diamondbacks have dropped 7 straight games.
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE ARIZONA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Garcia 2B 5 1 2 2 0 1 2 .244 17 63
M. Smith CF 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 .249 5 30
   a-D. Santana PH, RF 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 .253 21 59
H. Renfroe RF, LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .183 13 30
M. Sano 3B 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 .249 28 69
G. Bird 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .227 24 64
P. Valaika SS 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .213 7 37
   b-K. Calhoun PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 1 7
   e-K. Suzuki C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 5 30
J. Alfaro C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .237 5 26
   c-J. Hazelbaker PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .245 4 12
   f-J. Iglesias SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206 3 23
B. Gamel LF, CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .273 6 16
T. Walker P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .125 0 2
   P. Moylan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-R. Grossman PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .241 1 6
   B. Kintzler P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 3 6 3 5 10 16      
a - D. Santana pinch hit for M. Smith in the 8th
b - K. Calhoun pinch hit for P. Valaika in the 9th
c - J. Hazelbaker pinch hit for J. Alfaro in the 9th
d - R. Grossman pinch hit for P. Moylan in the 9th
e - K. Suzuki substituted for K. Calhoun in the 9th
f - J. Iglesias substituted for J. Hazelbaker in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Renfroe (12, 8th Inning off R. Ferrell, 1 on, 1 out) B. Gamel (5, 5th Inning off M. Fried, 0 on, 0 outs) L. Garcia (18, 9th Inning off J. Gustave, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Walker , H. Renfroe 2 , B. Gamel 3 , L. Garcia 3
2-out RBI: L. Garcia
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Valaika , H. Renfroe 2 , M. Smith , G. Bird
Sac Bunt: T. Walker
Sac Fly: M. Sano
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Gamel (3)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Sano (23)
Double Plays: 1 (Garcia-Valaika-Bird)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Wade SS 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 .276 2 6
R. Tapia CF 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .217 0 3
J. Reddick RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .306 13 58
C. Walker LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .269 19 63
R. McMahon 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .258 8 39
T. Beckham 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .257 8 36
G. Torres 2B 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .260 7 24
B. Serven C 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .143 0 3
   c-F. Mejia PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .210 6 26
M. Fried P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .083 0 1
   Z. Petrick P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 0 1
   N. Gardewine P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-I. Diaz PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .283 3 7
   J. Diaz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-A. Verdugo PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .243 2 12
   J. Thatcher P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   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. Gustave P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 1 6 0 3 5 19      
a - I. Diaz pinch hit for N. Gardewine in the 6th
b - A. Verdugo pinch hit for J. Diaz in the 7th
c - F. Mejia pinch hit for B. Serven in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Reddick (21, 4th Inning off T. Walker, 1 on, 1 out) R. McMahon (21, 7th Inning off T. Walker, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Wade 2 , J. Reddick 2 , T. Beckham , R. McMahon 2 , I. Diaz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. McMahon , C. Walker , A. Verdugo , F. Mejia
GIDP: B. Serven
Sac Bunt: T. Beckham
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: T. Wade (2)

FIELDING
Errors: N. Gardewine (2) , T. Wade (3)
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE ARIZONA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
T. Walker 7.0 5 1 1 3 4 0 93 58 5.00   
P. Moylan W (4-4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 9 3.80   
B. Kintzler SV (5) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 9 10.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Walker 64
Batters Faced: T. Walker 27, P. Moylan 3, B. Kintzler 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Walker 9-6, P. Moylan 1-1, B. Kintzler 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: T. Walker 93-58, P. Moylan 10-9, B. Kintzler 14-9
WP: T. Walker
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Fried 4.2 2 0 0 3 6 0 93 53 7.04   
Z. Petrick H (5) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 12 3.80   
N. Gardewine H (11) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 5 3.76   
J. Diaz H (10) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 5 5.09   
J. Thatcher 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 2 5.73   
D. Jennings H (22) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 4 4.00   
R. Ferrell BS (3) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 10 4.14   
J. Gustave L (0-2) 1.0 2 2 2 2 1 0 24 13 5.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Fried 63
Batters Faced: M. Fried 19, Z. Petrick 3, N. Gardewine 2, J. Diaz 3, J. Thatcher 1, D. Jennings 1, R. Ferrell 3, J. Gustave 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Fried 3-5, Z. Petrick 1-0, N. Gardewine 1-0, J. Diaz 1-2, J. Thatcher 0-0, D. Jennings 0-0, R. Ferrell 0-2, J. Gustave 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Fried 93-53, Z. Petrick 16-12, N. Gardewine 7-5, J. Diaz 8-5, J. Thatcher 3-2, D. Jennings 6-4, R. Ferrell 15-10, J. Gustave 24-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: Z. Petrick 1-0 , N. Gardewine 1-0 , D. Jennings 1-0 , R. Ferrell 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Taijuan Walker
Ballpark: Chase Field
Weather: Clear skies (95 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 5:10 PM EST
Time: 3:25
Attendance: 39642
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