Braves 9, Dodgers 3
Chad Billingsley struck out eight batters and walked four. (Danny Moloshok/AP)
By Ken Gurnick / MLB.com
The Dodgers were looking to even their record at 45-45. Chad Billingsley looked like he would be untouchable early, no-hitting the Braves through four. But he lost it in the fifth, when he gave up three runs, and went on to an ineffective outing from there.
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Series at a glance:
Mon. 07/07:
LAD 3, ATL 0
Tue. 07/08:
ATL 9, LAD 3
Wed. 07/09:
vs ATL, 7:10 PM PT
Atlanta
(43-48)
Won 1
Atlanta 9, LA Dodgers 3
Today's Boxes 7/8/08
DET 9, CLE 2
PIT 4, HOU 3
BOS 6, MIN 5
NYY 5, TB 0
TOR 7, BAL 6
ARI 2, WSH 0
NYM 7, SF 0
STL 2, PHI 0
TEX 3, LAA 2
CHC 7, CIN 3
MIL 7, COL 3
CWS 8, KC 7
SD 10, FLA 1
OAK 2, SEA 0
LA Dodgers
(44-46)
Lost 1
July 8, 2008
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Standings thru 7/8/08  | Recap: ATL | LAD  | Gameday  | Braves stats  | Dodgers stats
Atlanta AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Blanco , LF3 1 1 1 2 0 2 .266
Escobar , SS5 0 1 3 0 1 4 .290
Jones, C , 3B4 0 0 0 1 3 1 .379
Teixeira , 1B5 1 1 1 0 2 2 .275
McCann , C4 2 2 2 1 1 0 .293
Francoeur , RF5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .233
Johnson , 2B5 3 2 0 0 0 1 .276
Kotsay , CF4 2 3 0 0 1 0 .278
Jurrjens , P2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .091
Ohman , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Prado , PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .269
Boyer , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Tavarez , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Gonzalez , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 38 9 12 8 4 11 13
a-Singled for Ohman in the 8th.
BATTING 2B : Escobar (12, Billingsley).HR : McCann 2 (17, 6th inning off Billingsley, 0 on, 0 out; 9th inning off Wade, 0 on, 1 out), Teixeira (17, 9th inning off Wade, 0 on, 1 out).TB : Blanco; Escobar 2; Teixeira 4; McCann 8; Francoeur; Johnson 2; Kotsay 3; Prado.RBI : Escobar 3 (35), McCann 2 (50), Blanco (17), Prado (7), Teixeira (67).2-out RBI : Blanco.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Escobar 3; Teixeira.S : Jurrjens.Team LOB : 7. BASERUNNING SB : Blanco (9, 2nd base off Billingsley/Martin). FIELDING E : Johnson (9, throw).Outfield assists : Francoeur (Ethier at 1st base).DP : 2 (Francoeur-Teixeira, Johnson-Escobar-Teixeira).
LA Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Kemp , RF5 0 0 0 0 4 3 .278
Ethier , LF2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .286
Martin , C4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .300
Kent , 2B3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .260
b-Young , PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .260
Loney , 1B4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .302
Jones , CF4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .168
Garciaparra , SS4 0 0 1 0 1 2 .244
DeWitt , 3B2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .267
Billingsley , P2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .061
Troncoso , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-LaRoche , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .184
Beimel , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Wade , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-Berroa , PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .194
Totals 32 3 7 2 5 8 16
a-Flied out for Troncoso in the 7th. b-Walked for Kent in the 9th. c-Struck out for Wade in the 9th.
BATTING 2B : Loney (23, Jurrjens).TB : Ethier; Martin; Loney 3; Jones 2; DeWitt.RBI : Loney (48), Garciaparra (10).2-out RBI : Loney.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Billingsley; Kemp 2; Jones.GIDP : Kent.Team LOB : 7. FIELDING E : Martin 2 (9, throw, missed catch).Outfield assists : Kemp (Kotsay at home).
Pitches-strikes : Jurrjens 103-65, Ohman 9-5, Boyer 16-10, Tavarez 20-8, Gonzalez 13-7, Billingsley 103-60, Troncoso 18-12, Beimel 15-9, Wade 22-15.Ground outs-fly outs : Jurrjens 7-4, Ohman 1-2, Boyer 2-1, Tavarez 1-0, Gonzalez 0-0, Billingsley 6-2, Troncoso 3-1, Beimel 2-0, Wade 1-1.Batters faced : Jurrjens 24, Ohman 3, Boyer 3, Tavarez 5, Gonzalez 2, Billingsley 26, Troncoso 6, Beimel 5, Wade 6.Inherited runners-scored : Gonzalez 2-0, Troncoso 2-2, Wade 2-0.Umpires : HP: Gary Darling. 1B: Bill Miller. 2B: Jerry Meals. 3B: Paul Emmel.Weather : 72 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 6 mph, Out to CF.T : 3:03.Att : 39,702.
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