Atlanta 5, Philadelphia 2
When: 8:00 PM ET, Sunday, May 8, 2011
Where: Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Temperature:
69°
Umpires:
Home -
Wally Bell, 1B -
Lazaro Diaz, 2B -
Scott Barry, 3B -
John Hirschbeck
Attendance:
45619
By SportsDirect Inc.
Jair Jurrjens outdueled Cole Hamels and received home run support from three teammates as the Atlanta Braves recorded a 5-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday at Citizens Bank Park.
Jurrjens (4-0) scattered eight hits and allowed only one run in 6 1/3 innings.
After allowing a one-out hit, reliever Eric O’Flaherty entered the game and got Jimmy Rollins to ground into a double play to end the seventh inning. Jonny Venters permitted one run in the eighth - only the second run he’s allowed all season - and Craig Kimbrel pitched a scoreless ninth to pick up his eighth save of the season.
Hamels (4-2) saw his four-game winning streak come to an end. He allowed three runs and five hits in seven innings and struck out a season-high nine.
The difference for Atlanta was three home runs, the first two off Hamels. Alex Gonzalez hit a two-run shot to left field in the second inning and rookie Freddie Freeman belted a long homer to center field in the fifth.
The Braves tacked on two more runs in the eighth when pinch hitter Eric Hinske blasted a two-run homer to deep right field off reliever Michael Stutes.
Atlanta won two of three games in the series and has now won seven of its last eight.
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Atlanta
|
8 |
3 |
17 |
.258 |
11 |
9 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
| Philadelphia
|
12 |
0 |
16 |
.333 |
18 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
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