Cincinnati 6, Atlanta 3
When: 7:10 PM ET, Thursday, May 24, 2012
Where: Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio
Temperature:
82°
Umpires:
Home -
Chris Conroy, 1B -
Mark Carlson, 2B -
Mike Estabrook, 3B -
Angel Hernandez
Attendance:
23312
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Reds 6, Braves 3: Devin Mesoraco hit his first career grand slam to help host Cincinnati complete a four-game sweep of Atlanta.
Mesoraco’s homer off Kris Medlen in the sixth inning slid inside the left-field foul pole to give the Reds a 5-2 lead as Cincinnati won its season-best sixth consecutive contest. The Reds moved into first place in the National League Central after St. Louis dropped a 10-9 decision to Philadelphia later on Thursday.
Atlanta matched a season-worst four-game losing skid.
Homer Bailey (3-3) gave up just two runs and four hits in six innings as the Reds registered their first four-game home sweep of the Braves since 1980.
Logan Ondrusek allowed two hits in the ninth but retired Juan Francisco on a game-ending double play for his second save.
Atlanta had a 2-1 lead after Michael Bourn hit a two-run homer off Bailey in the fifth.
Cincinnati loaded the bases with one out in the sixth against Randall Delgado (2-5) before Mesoraco hit his game-changing homer on a 2-0 pitch from Medlen.
Francisco homered in the seventh to get the Braves back within 5-3 before Drew Stubbs hit his third homer of the series in the bottom of the inning.
Delgado was charged with four runs and seven hits in 5 1/3 innings.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Cincinnati slammed 10 homers in the series. … Braves third baseman Chipper Jones (calf) was again out of the lineup but was honored by the Reds prior to the game. Jones plans to retire after the season. … The winning streak is Cincinnati’s longest since a seven-game streak in 2010. … Atlanta catcher Brian McCann (illness) sat out.
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Atlanta
|
7 |
2 |
13 |
.212 |
8 |
7 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
| Cincinnati
|
10 |
2 |
17 |
.323 |
11 |
7 |
6 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
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