2,700 Hits For Chipper, Medlen Dominates As Braves Roll Over Padres 6-0
Chipper Jones reached 2,700 career hits with a pair of home runs, and Kris Medlen tossed a complete-game shutout over the Padres 6-0.
| Final - 8.16.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Padres | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Atlanta Braves | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 6 | 10 | 0 |
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Atlanta | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 6 | 10 | 0 |
| San Diego Padres | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Forsythe, 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .269 |
| Everth Cabrera, SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .226 |
| Chase Headley, 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .274 |
| Carlos Quentin, LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .263 |
| Yonder Alonso, 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 |
| Will Venable, RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .240 |
| Cameron Maybin, CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .214 |
| John Baker, C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .244 |
| Jason Marquis, P | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .290 |
| Brad Boxberger, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Tom Layne, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Alexi Amarista, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .257 |
| Cory Burns, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 32 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
Batting
Doubles - Marquis
Stolen Bases - Cabrera, Venable
Team LOB - 5
Fielding
Errors - Burns
Doubles - Marquis
Stolen Bases - Cabrera, Venable
Team LOB - 5
Fielding
Errors - Burns
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Marquis (L, 6-7) | 4.2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4.08 | 0 | 103-54 |
| Brad Boxberger | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.14 | 0 | 27-15 |
| Tom Layne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 18-12 |
| Cory Burns | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.40 | 0 | 19-13 |
Pitching
IBB - McCann by Marquis
IBB - McCann by Marquis
| Atlanta Braves | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Bourn, CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .290 |
| Martin Prado, LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .300 |
| Jason Heyward, RF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .275 |
| Chipper Jones, 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .315 |
| Freddie Freeman, 1B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .277 |
| Dan Uggla, 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .215 |
| Brian McCann, C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .229 |
| Paul Janish, SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .210 |
| Kris Medlen, P | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .133 |
| Totals | 33 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 8 | |
Batting
Home runs - Heyward, Jones
Doubles - Bourn, Heyward, Uggla
Team LOB - 8
Home runs - Heyward, Jones
Doubles - Bourn, Heyward, Uggla
Team LOB - 8
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kris Medlen (W, 4-1) | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2.03 | 0 | 104-76 |
GAME NOTES
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Ted Barrett, First Base Umpire - Brian Runge, Second Base Umpire - Marvin Hudson, Third Base Umpire - Jordan Baker
Duration: 2:30
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Ted Barrett, First Base Umpire - Brian Runge, Second Base Umpire - Marvin Hudson, Third Base Umpire - Jordan Baker
Duration: 2:30
