Atlanta 10, Cincinnati 9
When: 1:05 PM ET, Thursday, May 20, 2010
Where: Turner Field, Atlanta, Georgia
Temperature:
77°
Umpires:
Home -
Lance Barksdale, 1B -
Ed Rapuano, 2B -
Tom Hallion, 3B -
Ron Kulpa
Attendance:
21621
By SportsDirect Inc.
Brooks Conrad's pinch-hit grand slam capped a seven-run ninth inning and lifted Atlanta to a 10-9 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday, the Braves third consecutive win in their last at-bat.
The Reds battered Braves starter Tommy Hanson for eight runs on eight hits over 1 2/3 innings. But it was Atlanta pouring it on when it counted.
Trailing 9-3, the Braves opened the ninth with four consecutive singles against Mike Lincoln -- the last a two-run hit by Nate McLouth. Following a walk, the inning was kept alive with the help of a Miguel Cairo throwing error to make it a three-run contest.
After a strikeout, closer Francisco Cordero (1-3) came on to face Conrad and the 30-year-old reserve infielder blasted his first career grand slam to cap the remarkable rally.
Braves rookie Craig Kimbrel (1-0) worked a scoreless ninth for his first major league win.
Joey Votto's 10th homer of the season -- a grand slam during the eight-run second -- did half the damage for the Reds. Laynce Nix followed later in the inning with a two-run double and added a solo homer in the fifth to stake starter Mike Leake to a 9-1 lead.
Leake allowed three runs -- one earned -- on five hits and struck out six over six innings, before Cincinnati's bullpen blew the lead in spectacular fashion.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Cincinnati |
|
Atlanta |
|
Mike Leake
|
Player |
Tommy Hanson
|
|
No Decision |
W/L |
No Decision |
|
6.0 |
IP |
1.2 |
|
6 |
Strikeouts |
2 |
|
5 |
Hits |
8 |
|
1.50 |
ERA |
43.20 |
Hitting
| Cincinnati |
|
Atlanta |
|
Laynce Nix | Player |
Troy Glaus |
|
3 |
Hits |
3 |
|
3 |
RBI |
0 |
|
1 |
HR |
0 |
|
7 |
TB |
3 |
|
.600 |
Avg |
.750 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Cincinnati
|
13 |
2 |
21 |
.342 |
19 |
9 |
9 |
5 |
0 |
4 |
| Atlanta
|
10 |
1 |
14 |
.270 |
14 |
7 |
8 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
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