Atlanta Braves vs. Tampa Bay Rays - Box Score - May 18, 2012 - ESPN

Scores for May 18, 2012

Final

Series: Game 1 of 3

Atlanta leads 1-0 (as of 5/18)

Game 1: Friday, May 18
Atlanta	5	Final
Tampa Bay	3	Final
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Game 2: Saturday, May 19
Atlanta	2	Final
Tampa Bay	5	Final
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Game 3: Sunday, May 20
Atlanta	2	Final
Tampa Bay	0	Final
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Braves 5

(25-15, 15-8 away)

Rays 3

(24-16, 14-5 home)

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Coverage: SUN

7:10 PM ET, May 18, 2012

Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
ATL	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	5	10	0
TB	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	7	1

W: T. Hanson (5-3)

L: J. Shields (6-2)

S: C. Kimbrel (12)

Atlanta Braves
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
M Bourn CF	5	0	0	0	0	2	28	.329	.386	.416
M Prado LF	4	3	2	1	1	2	27	.324	.396	.500
F Freeman 1B	5	1	2	2	0	1	13	.275	.335	.503
D Uggla 2B	4	0	0	0	1	2	20	.270	.360	.421
B McCann C	4	0	2	1	0	0	15	.260	.338	.439
C Jones 3B	3	1	1	0	0	0	9	.307	.372	.485
a-J Francisco PH-3B	1	0	1	0	0	0	3	.224	.258	.448
J Heyward RF	3	0	1	0	1	2	17	.248	.346	.444
E Hinske DH	3	0	0	0	1	2	17	.313	.365	.417
T Pastornicky SS	4	0	1	0	0	1	16	.274	.306	.359
J Wilson SS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.156	.170	.156
Totals	36	5	10	4	4	12	165
a-singled to right for C Jones in the 8th
BATTING 2B: M Prado (13, J Shields); F Freeman (11, J Shields) HR: M Prado (3, 7th inning off J Howell 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: F Freeman 2 (32), B McCann (24), M Prado (21) 2-out RBI: F Freeman, B McCann GIDP: E Hinske Braves RISP: 3-8 (T Pastornicky 0-1, C Jones 0-1, M Bourn 0-2, E Hinske 0-1, B McCann 1-1, F Freeman 2-2) Team LOB: 8
BASERUNNING SB: T Pastornicky (2, 2nd base off J Shields/J Molina)
FIELDING DP: 1 (T Pastornicky-D Uggla-F Freeman). PB: B McCann.

Atlanta Braves
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
T Hanson (W, 5-3)	7.0	6	2	2	2	3	0	106-71	3.31
J Venters (H, 7)	1.0	1	1	0	0	1	0	15-12	3.07
C Kimbrel (S, 12)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8-5	2.40
Totals	9.0	7	3	2	2	4	0	129-88
PITCHING HBP: S Rodriguez (By J Venters) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: T Hanson 20/28; J Venters 4/5; C Kimbrel 1/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: T Hanson 10-9-29-23; J Venters 2-2-5-3; C Kimbrel 2-0-0-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: T Hanson 6-12; J Venters 1-1; C Kimbrel 1-2 Game Scores: T Hanson 58

Tampa Bay Rays
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
B Zobrist 2B-RF	4	0	0	0	0	1	14	.221	.367	.463
B Upton CF	4	1	1	0	0	1	8	.261	.330	.386
M Joyce RF	2	0	0	0	1	0	12	.293	.379	.545
b-S Rodriguez PH-2B	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	.246	.305	.347
C Pena 1B	3	0	0	0	1	2	26	.221	.354	.372
L Scott DH	3	1	3	2	0	0	17	.244	.299	.480
J Keppinger 3B	4	0	1	0	0	0	15	.295	.330	.398
E Johnson SS	4	0	2	1	0	0	15	.286	.367	.400
R Thompson LF	4	0	0	0	0	0	10	.143	.250	.143
J Molina C	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	.186	.240	.329
a-S Vogt PH-C	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	.000	.000
Totals	32	3	7	3	2	4	129
a-popped out to first for J Molina in the 7th b-hit by pitch for M Joyce in the 8th
BATTING RBI: E Johnson (7), L Scott 2 (29) SF: L Scott 2-out RBI: L Scott GIDP: J Keppinger Rays RISP: 2-5 (E Johnson 1-1, J Keppinger 0-1, R Thompson 0-1, L Scott 1-1, J Molina 0-1) Team LOB: 6
BASERUNNING SB: B Upton 2 (7, 3rd base off T Hanson/B McCann, 2nd base off T Hanson/B McCann); M Joyce (2, 2nd base off T Hanson/B McCann)
FIELDING E: J Shields (1, throw) DP: 1 (J Keppinger-E Johnson-C Pena).

Tampa Bay Rays
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Shields (L, 6-2)	6.0	7	4	4	3	8	0	115-72	3.77
J Howell	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	13-10	3.14
C Ramos	1.0	2	0	0	1	1	0	26-16	1.80
J Lueke	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	11-8	18.90
Totals	9.0	10	5	5	4	12	1	165-106
PITCHING WP: J Shields First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Shields 21/27; J Howell 3/4; C Ramos 4/6; J Lueke 2/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Shields 19-17-21-15; J Howell 4-1-2-3; C Ramos 4-5-3-4; J Lueke 2-2-3-1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Shields 6-4; J Howell 1-1; C Ramos 2-0; J Lueke 0-1 Game Scores: J Shields 47

Scoring Summary

			ATL	TB
	1st	F Freeman singled to center, M Prado scored.	1	0
	2nd	C Jones scored on J Shields' wild pitch.	2	0
	2nd	E Johnson reached on bunt single to first, L Scott scored, J Keppinger to second.	2	1
	3rd	L Scott hit sacrifice fly to right, B Upton scored, M Joyce to third.	2	2
	5th	F Freeman doubled to left, M Prado scored.	3	2
	5th	B McCann singled to right center, F Freeman scored, D Uggla to third.	4	2
	7th	M Prado homered to left (387 feet).	5	2
	8th	L Scott singled to right, S Rodriguez scored.	5	3
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Game Notes

BRAVES THIRD BASEMAN CHIPPER JONES LEFT THE GAME IN THE TOP OF THE EIGHTH INNING WITH A LEFT CALF INJURY.

Game Information

Stadium	Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL
Attendance	19,693 (57.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	3:04
Weather	indoors
Umpires	Home Plate - Gary Cederstrom, First Base - Lance Barksdale, Second Base - Fieldin Culbreth, Third Base - Adrian Johnson