Atlanta 7, Pittsburgh 3
When: 7:35 PM ET, Friday, May 28, 2010
Where: Turner Field, Atlanta, Georgia
Temperature:
69°
Umpires:
Home -
Phil Cuzzi, 1B -
Chris Guccione, 2B -
Brian O'Nora, 3B -
Scott Barry
Attendance:
23442
By SportsDirect Inc.
Derek Lowe continued his dominance of the Pittsburgh Pirates and Chipper Jones and David Ross drove in three runs apiece, leading the Atlanta Braves to a 7-3 victory Friday.
The start of the game was delayed by rain for 81 minutes -- and it was held up for about another hour with one out in the top of the ninth -- but it didn't take the Braves long to crank up their offense when it finally started.
Troy Glaus hit an RBI single and Ross added a three-run double in the first and Jones added an RBI single in the second to stake Lowe to a 5-0 lead.
That was plenty of cushion for Lowe (7-4), who allowed one run on four hits over seven innings to beat the Pirates for the ninth time in as many starts. He matched a season-low with just one walk in the process.
Ross went 3-for-4 and is 6-for-11 with six RBIs in his last three starts. Atlanta's Martin Prado went 3-for-5, bumping his NL-leading hit total to 65.
Pittsburgh starter Zach Duke (3-5) allowed seven runs on a season-high 12 hits over 5 1/3 innings.
The Braves have won three in a row and eight of their last 10. The Pirates have lost three straight and seven of their last nine.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Pittsburgh |
|
Atlanta |
|
Zach Duke
|
Player |
Derek Lowe
|
|
Loss |
W/L |
Win |
|
5.1 |
IP |
7.0 |
|
4 |
Strikeouts |
2 |
|
12 |
Hits |
4 |
|
11.81 |
ERA |
1.29 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Pittsburgh
|
7 |
0 |
11 |
.226 |
10 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
| Atlanta
|
13 |
0 |
16 |
.351 |
23 |
8 |
7 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
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