The View From Your Seat
Turner Field, Milwaukee Brewers vs. Atlanta Braves, 4/14/12, top of the fourth
| Final - 4.14.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee Brewers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Atlanta Braves | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Stories
Stat Of The Night: No CG For Minor
Mike Minor pitched a career-high 7.1 innings tonight, but Fredi Gonzalez wisely lifted him in favor of his strong bullpen instead of leaving him in to attempt to complete the game. Minor has now...
Braves 2, Brewers 1: Tonight's Turning Points
These are about what you'd expect them to be. 1) George Kottaras' ninth inning strikeout: -.225 WPA The Brewers had loaded the bases with one out in the ninth inning and only needed a run to tie it...
Marcum, Brewers Outgunned In Pitcher's Duel With Minor, Braves, Lose 2-1
W: Mike Minor (1-1)L: Shaun Marcum (1-1)S: Craig Kimbrel (4) HR: None MVP: Corey Hart (+.165)LVP: George Kottaras (-.225) There's good news and bad news to take away from tonight. Let's start with...
Mike Minor, WOW! Braves win 2-1
Mike Minor dazzled in seven and a third innings of work in a winning effort against the Brewers. Shaun Marcum pitched a heck of a game as well, but two Braves runs in the second were enough to seal a 2-1 victory.
Mid-Day Open Thread For Saturday 4/14
Mid-Day Open Thread For Saturday 4/14
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Atlanta | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rickie Weeks, 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .171 |
| Carlos Gomez, CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .350 |
| Ryan Braun, LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .323 |
| Aramis Ramirez, 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .129 |
| Corey Hart, RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 |
| Jonathan Lucroy, C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| George Kottaras, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .400 |
| Mat Gamel, 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .273 |
| Cesar Izturis, SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Shaun Marcum, P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Norichika Aoki, PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .429 |
| Jose Veras, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 30 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
Batting
Doubles - Lucroy
Grounded into DP - Ramirez, Lucroy
Hit by pitch - Hart
Team LOB - 6
Fielding
Errors - Braun
Doubles - Lucroy
Grounded into DP - Ramirez, Lucroy
Hit by pitch - Hart
Team LOB - 6
Fielding
Errors - Braun
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Marcum (L, 1-1) | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3.46 | 0 | 105-65 |
| Jose Veras | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.70 | 1 | 22-12 |
| Atlanta Braves | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Bourn, CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .188 |
| Martin Prado, LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| Freddie Freeman, 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .182 |
| Brian McCann, C | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .269 |
| Dan Uggla, 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .226 |
| Jason Heyward, RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .346 |
| Juan Francisco, 3B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .167 |
| Tyler Pastornicky, SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .167 |
| Jack Wilson, SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Mike Minor, P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jonny Venters, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Eric Hinske, PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 |
| Craig Kimbrel, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 27 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
Batting
Doubles - Francisco
Team LOB - 4
Fielding
Errors - Uggla
Doubles - Francisco
Team LOB - 4
Fielding
Errors - Uggla
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Minor (W, 1-1) | 7.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4.38 | 0 | 99-67 |
| Jonny Venters (, 1-0) | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 14-9 |
| Craig Kimbrel (S, 0-0; S,4) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 26-15 |
GAME NOTES
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Chris Guccione, First Base Umpire - Tim Tschida, Second Base Umpire - Jeff Nelson, Third Base Umpire - Bill Welke
Duration: 2:44
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Chris Guccione, First Base Umpire - Tim Tschida, Second Base Umpire - Jeff Nelson, Third Base Umpire - Bill Welke
Duration: 2:44
