Atlanta 6, Miami 1
When: 7:10 PM ET, Thursday, August 2, 2012
Where: Turner Field, Atlanta, Georgia
Temperature:
87°
Umpires:
Home -
Sam Holbrook, 1B -
Andy Fletcher, 2B -
Rob Drake, 3B -
Joe West
Attendance:
19685
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Braves 6, Marlins 1: Chipper Jones and Freddie Freeman each drove in a pair of runs as Atlanta wrapped up a four-game series with its third victory over Miami.
Jones doubled home two runs in a three-run first and Freeman’s two-run double was the big blow in a three-run second as Atlanta built an early 6-0 advantage against Miami starter Nathan Eovaldi.
The Braves won for the 18th time in their past 24 games, improving to 6-1 on their current 10-game homestand and remaining 2 1/2 games behind Washington in the National League East.
Miami shortstop Jose Reyes extended his hitting streak to 20 games with a sixth-inning triple to left. Reyes, whose hitting streak ties his career high, finished 1-for-4.
Eovaldi (2-7) allowed five hits in the first as Atlanta sent nine men to the plate. Jones doubled to left-center, scoring Reed Johnson and Jason Heyward. Dan Uggla followed with a single to left, plating Jones and giving the Braves a 3-0 lead.
Heyward brought home Michael Bourn with a single to left in the second. Freeman’s double to deep right scored Johnson and Heyward, pushing Atlanta’s lead to 6-0. Heyward finished with three hits.
Eovaldi allowed eight hits and six runs in two innings.
Atlanta starter Mike Minor pitched well in 3 2/3 innings, allowing just two hits and two walks with one strikeout. A rain delay ended the night for Minor, who went 2-1 with a 1.98 ERA in July.
Reliever Christian Martinez (5-2) earned the victory, allowing one run on four hits in three innings.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The game was delayed 48 minutes by rain in the top of the fourth. … Reyes scored on Carlos Lee's sacrifice fly in the sixth. ... Miami dropped to 4-11 in its past 15 contests. … Atlanta LF Martin Prado did not start Thursday, just the second time in the past 77 games he has not been in the starting lineup. … Jones tied former teammate Gary Sheffield for 64th on the all-time hits list with 2,689. … Miami OF Justin Ruggiano did not play due to back spasms. ... Miami OF Giancarlo Stanton went 2-for-5 with a three-run homer and four RBIs in his first rehab game for Single-A Jupiter. ... Atlanta closer Craig Kimbrel issued a walk in the ninth, his first base-on-balls since May 15.
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Miami
|
8 |
0 |
11 |
.242 |
16 |
5 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| Atlanta
|
10 |
0 |
12 |
.303 |
17 |
3 |
6 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
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