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Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
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

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 NixPlayer 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