Atlanta 8, Milwaukee 3
When: 4:10 PM ET, Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Where: Turner Field, Atlanta, Georgia
Temperature:
65°
Umpires:
Home -
Gary Cederstrom, 1B -
Mike Estabrook, 2B -
Adrian Johnson, 3B -
Fieldin Culbreth
Attendance:
By SportsDirect Inc.
Martin Prado extended his hitting streak to seven games and drove in three runs to lead the Atlanta Braves to an 8-3 win over the Milwaukee Brewers in the first game of a doubleheader on Wednesday at Turner Field.
Prado drove in a run with a single to center field in the third inning, and then blooped a hit off the handle of his bat into left-center with the bases loaded in the fourth to drive home a pair. The 3-for-5 effort boosted Prado's batting average up to .265.
The run support benefited Atlanta starter Tommy Hanson (4-3), who won his third consecutive outing and lowered his ERA to 2.63. Hanson allowed only three hits and struck out seven in six innings. He gave up a run in the first inning on a single by Craig Counsell and a solo homer by Prince Fielder in the fourth.
The Braves broke the game open with four runs in the sixth inning, a rally that was highlighted by Chipper Jones' two-run single. Jones now has a team-high 23 RBIs this season.
Milwaukee starter Marco Estrada (1-1) lasted only 5 1/3 innings and was touched for eight hits and seven runs, six earned.
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Milwaukee
|
6 |
1 |
12 |
.182 |
11 |
9 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
| Atlanta
|
13 |
0 |
15 |
.361 |
27 |
9 |
7 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
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