Atlanta 4, Texas 2
When: 1:35 PM ET, Sunday, June 19, 2011
Where: Turner Field, Atlanta, Georgia
Temperature:
88°
Umpires:
Home -
Cory Blaser, 1B -
Tony Randazzo, 2B -
Larry Vanover, 3B -
Brian Gorman
Attendance:
34599
By SportsDirect Inc.
Jason Heyward had two RBIs, Freddie Freeman had three hits and the Atlanta Braves avoided a three-game sweep with a 4-2 victory over the visiting Texas Rangers on Sunday.
Jair Jurrjens (9-3) allowed one run over 5 1/3 innings as Atlanta won for just the second time in seven games.
Jonny Venters pitched 1 2/3 innings of shutout relief and Craig Kimbrel struck out Josh Hamilton with a runner on in the ninth for his 19th save.
Heyward singled in two runs to highlight Atlanta’s three-run third inning, and Freeman hit a ground-rule double to left-center field that plated an insurance run in the seventh.
The Braves handed Texas righthander Alexi Ogando (7-2) his second straight defeat after Ogando opened the season with seven consecutive victories. Ogando allowed three runs – one earned – and five hits in five innings.
Nelson Cruz led off the Texas fourth with a double and scored on a one-out single by Torrealba.
The Rangers pulled within 3-2 in the top of the seventh when Ian Kinsler singled, stole second, moved to third on a flyout and scored on Josh Hamilton’s groundout.
Jurrjens gave up seven hits, walked two and struck out four.
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Texas
|
10 |
0 |
12 |
.270 |
17 |
8 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
| Atlanta
|
7 |
0 |
8 |
.226 |
17 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
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