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| Final - 9.8.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Braves | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 0 |
| New York Mets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 0 |
| NY Mets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| Atlanta Braves | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Bourn, CF | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .282 |
| Reed Johnson, CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .305 |
| Martin Prado, 6,5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .296 |
| Jason Heyward, RF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .276 |
| Chipper Jones, 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .297 |
| Paul Janish, SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .188 |
| Freddie Freeman, 1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .263 |
| Dan Uggla, 2B | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .214 |
| Brian McCann, C | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .231 |
| Jose Constanza, LF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .239 |
| Kris Medlen, P | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .120 |
| Juan Francisco, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .249 |
| Luis Avilan, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Eric Hinske, PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .203 |
| Cory Gearrin, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 43 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 6 | |
Batting
Home runs - McCann, Hinske
Doubles - Bourn, Heyward, McCann, Medlen
Grounded into DP - Jones
Sacrifices - Medlen
Team LOB - 10
Home runs - McCann, Hinske
Doubles - Bourn, Heyward, McCann, Medlen
Grounded into DP - Jones
Sacrifices - Medlen
Team LOB - 10
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kris Medlen (W, 8-1) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1.64 | 0 | 80-54 |
| Luis Avilan | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.30 | 0 | 37-22 |
| Cory Gearrin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.73 | 0 | 12-9 |
| New York Mets | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Baxter, RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .277 |
| Scott Hairston, ph,9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .267 |
| Daniel Murphy, 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .287 |
| Manny Acosta, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jeurys Familia, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Ramon Ramirez, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Zach Lutz, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .091 |
| Elvin Ramirez, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| David Wright, 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .314 |
| Ike Davis, 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .224 |
| Lucas Duda, LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .240 |
| Ruben Tejada, SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .291 |
| Jordany Valdespin, CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .240 |
| Josh Thole, C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .239 |
| Mike Nickeas, ph,2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .175 |
| Jeremy Hefner, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .063 |
| Justin Hampson, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Fred Lewis, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Robert Carson, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Ronny Cedeno, ph,4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .276 |
| Totals | 34 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
Batting
Home runs - Cedeno
Doubles - Duda
Grounded into DP - Cedeno
Team LOB - 6
Fielding
Errors - Murphy
Home runs - Cedeno
Doubles - Duda
Grounded into DP - Cedeno
Team LOB - 6
Fielding
Errors - Murphy
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Hefner (L, 2-6) | 2.2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4.94 | 1 | 64-35 |
| Justin Hampson | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 0 | 1-1 |
| Robert Carson | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.79 | 0 | 41-22 |
| Manny Acosta | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.62 | 1 | 14-9 |
| Jeurys Familia | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 | 28-16 |
| Ramon Ramirez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.31 | 0 | 12-6 |
| Elvin Ramirez | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7.43 | 0 | 20-14 |
GAME NOTES
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Manny Gonzalez, First Base Umpire - Greg Gibson, Second Base Umpire - Phil Cuzzi, Third Base Umpire - Gerry Davis
Duration: 3:02
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Manny Gonzalez, First Base Umpire - Greg Gibson, Second Base Umpire - Phil Cuzzi, Third Base Umpire - Gerry Davis
Duration: 3:02
