MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS AT ATLANTA BRAVES
09/21/2019
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS AT ATLANTA BRAVES
GAME ID: 2645 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST, 2019 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Francisco Giants (78-77) 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 3 0 10 13 2
Atlanta Braves (67-89) 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 6 12 0
Palka Hits 2 home runs in Giants Win
San Francisco right fielder Daniel Palka had a 5-RBI performance, which helped his team grab a 10-6 win over the Atlanta Braves. Luke Gregerson picked up the win in relief, improving his record to 2-3. Robert Stephenson was tagged with the loss. The Braves, at 67-89, have lost 7 straight games.

Palka had a key at-bat for San Francisco early in the game. With a runner on 1st, he hit a 2-run home run. It was his 12th home run of the season and gave San Francisco an early 2-0 lead.

"I like the roll we're on right now," said Palka after the game.
SAN FRANCISCO BATTING LINESCORE ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Iglesias SS 5 1 2 2 0 1 2 .242 8 47
T. Naquin CF 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 .247 12 51
A. Rizzo 1B 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .256 21 68
K. Schwarber LF 4 2 2 1 1 1 2 .218 37 95
K. Seager 3B 4 1 1 0 1 2 3 .209 21 73
D. Palka RF 5 3 3 5 0 1 2 .262 12 38
M. Montero C 3 0 0 0 2 1 1 .190 2 5
D. Pedroia 2B 5 2 3 2 0 1 2 .281 3 10
C. Smith P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 0
   L. Gregerson P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   T. Watson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 2
   L. Leftwich P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   a-A. Slater PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .256 2 8
   B. Boxberger P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 0 0
   C. Devenski P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
   C. Ramirez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 0 0
   D. Castillo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 38 10 13 10 5 9 15      
a - A. Slater pinch hit for L. Leftwich in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Schwarber (14, 3rd Inning off R. Stephenson, 1 on, 1 out) D. Palka (10, 8th Inning off R. Dull, 0 on, 0 outs) K. Seager (31, 9th Inning off C. Sobotka, 1 on, 0 outs) A. Rizzo (34, 3rd Inning off R. Stephenson, 0 on, 1 out) J. Iglesias (33, 4th Inning off P. Blackburn, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Palka 2 (12, 2nd Inning off R. Stephenson, 1 on, 1 out; 3rd Inning off R. Stephenson, 2 on, 1 out) J. Iglesias (8, 8th Inning off R. Dull, 1 on, 2 outs) D. Pedroia (3, 3rd Inning off P. Blackburn, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Schwarber 3 , D. Palka 10 , T. Naquin , K. Seager 2 , A. Rizzo 2 , J. Iglesias 6 , D. Pedroia 6
2-out RBI: J. Iglesias , D. Pedroia
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Seager , J. Iglesias , D. Pedroia
Sac Bunt: C. Smith
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: D. Pedroia (1) , M. Montero (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Seager-Pedroia-Rizzo)
PB: M. Montero
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Smith CF 5 0 2 0 0 1 2 .249 3 45
A. Hechavarria SS 5 1 1 0 0 1 6 .252 8 49
D. Santana RF 2 2 1 2 3 1 2 .204 29 63
I. Desmond 1B 5 1 2 0 0 2 5 .230 9 30
M. Lorenzen LF 5 1 1 1 0 0 7 .161 0 3
P. Valaika 2B 5 1 2 2 0 1 2 .197 10 44
J. Alfaro C 5 0 3 1 0 2 1 .233 7 25
J. Querecuto 3B 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .198 2 12
R. Stephenson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 1
   P. Blackburn P 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-R. Grossman PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .212 2 10
   B. Johnson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
   b-L. Duda PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .209 24 60
   R. Dull P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   D. Hudson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   C. Sobotka P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-B. Gamel PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .285 6 39
Totals 40 6 12 6 5 9 31      
a - R. Grossman pinch hit for P. Blackburn in the 6th
b - L. Duda pinch hit for B. Johnson in the 7th
c - B. Gamel pinch hit for C. Sobotka in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Valaika (22, 7th Inning off T. Watson, 2 on, 1 out) J. Alfaro (13, 7th Inning off L. Leftwich, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: I. Desmond (2, 3rd Inning off C. Smith, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Santana (29, 3rd Inning off C. Smith, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: I. Desmond 4 , P. Valaika 3 , M. Smith 2 , D. Santana 4 , J. Alfaro 4 , M. Lorenzen , A. Hechavarria
2-out RBI: D. Santana , M. Lorenzen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Valaika , M. Lorenzen 2 , A. Hechavarria 2 , L. Duda , B. Gamel
GIDP: J. Querecuto
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Lorenzen (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Santana-Alfaro)
OF assists: 1 (Santana (Schwarber at home))
SAN FRANCISCO PITCHING LINESCORE ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Smith 4.0 6 3 3 2 4 1 74 41 5.01   
L. Gregerson W (2-3) 2.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 39 21 4.50   
T. Watson 0.1 2 3 3 1 0 0 18 9 3.69   
L. Leftwich H (12) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 8 2.35   
B. Boxberger 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3.12   
C. Devenski 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3.59   
C. Ramirez H (16) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 3 1.94   
D. Castillo SV (22) 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 24 15 1.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Smith 40
Batters Faced: C. Smith 20, L. Gregerson 9, T. Watson 4, L. Leftwich 3, B. Boxberger 1, C. Devenski 1, C. Ramirez 1, D. Castillo 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Smith 5-2, L. Gregerson 2-3, T. Watson 1-0, L. Leftwich 0-1, B. Boxberger 0-0, C. Devenski 0-0, C. Ramirez 0-0, D. Castillo 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Smith 74-41, L. Gregerson 39-21, T. Watson 18-9, L. Leftwich 10-8, B. Boxberger 2-1, C. Devenski 1-1, C. Ramirez 6-3, D. Castillo 24-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Leftwich 1-1 , C. Devenski 1-0 , C. Ramirez 2-0 , D. Castillo 2-0
WP: C. Smith , D. Castillo
Balk: C. Smith
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Stephenson L (4-13) 2.1 6 6 6 2 3 2 61 39 6.49   
P. Blackburn 3.2 2 1 1 1 4 1 49 31 1.80   
B. Johnson 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 5 7.57   
R. Dull 0.2 3 3 3 0 1 1 14 10 4.56   
D. Hudson 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 6 5.17   
C. Sobotka 1.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 22 11 4.64   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Stephenson 18
Batters Faced: R. Stephenson 15, P. Blackburn 14, B. Johnson 3, R. Dull 5, D. Hudson 2, C. Sobotka 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Stephenson 3-1, P. Blackburn 4-3, B. Johnson 0-3, R. Dull 1-0, D. Hudson 0-1, C. Sobotka 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Stephenson 61-39, P. Blackburn 49-31, B. Johnson 11-5, R. Dull 14-10, D. Hudson 9-6, C. Sobotka 22-11
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Daniel Palka
Ballpark: SunTrust Park
Weather: Clear skies (83 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 4:02
Attendance: 34985
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