Atlanta 8, Kansas City 5
When: 1:35 PM ET, Sunday, June 20, 2010
Where: Turner Field, Atlanta, Georgia
Temperature:
91°
Umpires:
Home -
Dale Scott, 1B -
Jerry Meals, 2B -
Mark Wegner, 3B -
Dan Iassogna
Attendance:
30072
By SportsDirect Inc.
Chipper Jones had a big day and the Atlanta Braves' bullpen came through to lead the Braves to an 8-5 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday in an interleague matchup.
The Braves completed a sweep of the Royals with the win and improved their major league-leading home record to 24-7. Atlanta has won five straight overall.
Jones went 2-for-3 with three RBIs, he scored twice and drew a pair of walks. Jones started Atlanta's four-run first with a two-run double and he later came around to score in the inning. He added an RBI double in the fifth to tie the game at 5-5.
Atlanta pulled away in the eight, scoring three runs when Eric Hinske scored two on a double and Melky Cabrera added an RBI single.
Craig Kimbrel (2-0) picked up the win, working around a pair of walks in the eighth with two strikeouts. Billy Wagner gave up a hit in the ninth but managed to earn his 14th save of the season.
Blake Wood (0-1) took the loss after yielding three runs and three hits with a pair of walks in the eighth.
Chris Getz went 2-for-4 with two RBIs for Kansas City, which has lost four of five.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Kansas City |
|
Atlanta |
|
Kyle Davies
|
Player |
Kenshin Kawakami |
|
No Decision |
W/L |
No Decision |
|
4.1 |
IP |
2.0 |
|
6 |
Strikeouts |
1 |
|
4 |
Hits |
6 |
|
8.31 |
ERA |
18.00 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Kansas City
|
11 |
0 |
13 |
.282 |
28 |
8 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| Atlanta
|
9 |
0 |
14 |
.281 |
24 |
9 |
8 |
11 |
3 |
2 |
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