Atlanta 6, Cincinnati 2
When: 7:10 PM ET, Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Where: Turner Field, Atlanta, Georgia
Temperature:
76°
Umpires:
Home -
Andy Fletcher, 1B -
Rob Drake, 2B -
Joe West, 3B -
Sam Holbrook
Attendance:
21530
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Braves 6, Reds 2: Tim Hudson pitched seven strong innings and Michael Bourn recorded three hits and scored a pair of runs as host Atlanta picked up its fourth win in the last five games.
Martin Prado added three hits and an RBI and Brian McCann hit a solo homer for the Braves.
Hudson (2-1) worked around nine hits and a pair of walks, limiting the damage to two runs by striking out three and getting 13 groundouts.
Cincinnati starter Johnny Cueto entered the game leading the majors with a 1.12 ERA but could not control Atlanta’s lineup. The Braves had grabbed a 1-0 lead on McCann’s blast in the second and rallied for four runs in the third.
Prado, Chipper Jones and Jason Heyward each had RBI hits and Dan Uggla added a sacrifice fly in the rally.
Cueto (4-1) lasted four innings and was charged with six runs - five earned - and eight hits, skyrocketing his ERA to 1.89. The right-hander struck out two and walked a pair.
Chris Heisey recorded three hits and Ryan Hanigan and Drew Stubbs each drove in a run for the Reds, who had won their past two games to pull above .500.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Bourn has hit in five straight games, going 12-for-27 with six runs scored in that span. … Atlanta closer Craig Kimbrel walked a pair of batters in the ninth. He has issued 10 walks in 14 innings. … Cincinnati slugger Joey Votto went 1-for-6 with three walks in the series after his three-homer game Sunday.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Cincinnati |
|
Atlanta |
|
Johnny Cueto
|
Player |
Tim Hudson
|
|
Loss |
W/L |
Win |
|
4.0 |
IP |
7.0 |
|
2 |
Strikeouts |
3 |
|
8 |
Hits |
9 |
|
11.25 |
ERA |
2.57 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Cincinnati
|
11 |
0 |
13 |
.297 |
17 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
| Atlanta
|
12 |
1 |
16 |
.353 |
14 |
5 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
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