Jurrjens Wins In Return, Braves End Red Sox Winning Streak With 4-1 Victory
Jair Jurrjens dominates the Red Sox in his return from the minors; Prado and Heyward each record three hits in Atlanta's 4-1 win, snapping Boston's five-game winning streak.
| Final - 6.22.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Braves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 0 |
| Boston Red Sox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Stories
The View From Your Seat
Fenway Park, Atlanta Braves vs. Boston Red Sox, 6/22/12, top of the first
The Fauxny Pages: In Jair We Trust
Jurrjens will be pitching for his baseball life tonight.
The Fauxny Pages: Trying To Cure The Mondays
Can the team find a cure for their case of the Mondays...
GameThreads
Red Sox Fans GameThread on Over the Monster
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Braves Fans GameThread on Talking Chop
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 0 |
| Boston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Atlanta Braves | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Bourn, CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .308 |
| Martin Prado, 3B | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .319 |
| Brian McCann, C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .239 |
| Dan Uggla, 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .244 |
| Freddie Freeman, 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .251 |
| Chipper Jones, DH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .276 |
| Jason Heyward, RF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .270 |
| Matt Diaz, LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .239 |
| Andrelton Simmons, SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .323 |
| Totals | 38 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
Batting
Doubles - Prado, Heyward 2, Simmons
Grounded into DP - Freeman
Hit by pitch - Freeman
Sacrifice flies - Simmons
Team LOB - 11
Doubles - Prado, Heyward 2, Simmons
Grounded into DP - Freeman
Hit by pitch - Freeman
Sacrifice flies - Simmons
Team LOB - 11
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jair Jurrjens (W, 1-2) | 7.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6.75 | 0 | 103-68 |
| Chad Durbin (, 3-0) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.77 | 0 | 7-5 |
| Craig Kimbrel (S, 0-0; S,21) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.33 | 0 | 17-11 |
| Boston Red Sox | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Nava, LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .339 |
| Dustin Pedroia, 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .260 |
| Adrian Gonzalez, 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .256 |
| David Ortiz, DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .305 |
| Cody Ross, RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .265 |
| Jarrod Saltalamacchia, C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .260 |
| Will Middlebrooks, 3B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .319 |
| Ryan Kalish, CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .222 |
| Mike Aviles, SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .263 |
| Totals | 30 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
Batting
Doubles - Nava, Middlebrooks
Hit by pitch - Middlebrooks
Team LOB - 4
Doubles - Nava, Middlebrooks
Hit by pitch - Middlebrooks
Team LOB - 4
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Lester (L, 4-5) | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4.48 | 0 | 118-81 |
| Mark Melancon | 1.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15.43 | 0 | 25-16 |
| Clayton Mortensen | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.54 | 0 | 4-2 |
Pitching
IBB - Uggla by Lester
McCann by Melancon
IBB - Uggla by Lester
McCann by Melancon
GAME NOTES
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Paul Nauert, First Base Umpire - Doug Eddings, Second Base Umpire - Alan Porter, Third Base Umpire - Kerwin Danley
Duration: 2:55
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Paul Nauert, First Base Umpire - Doug Eddings, Second Base Umpire - Alan Porter, Third Base Umpire - Kerwin Danley
Duration: 2:55
