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Athletics
@ Braves
Turner Field
May 18, 2008
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the Oakland Athletics, played on May 18, 2008 at Turner Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 18, 2008 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Home Team |
Atlanta Braves
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 18, 2008 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Atlanta Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Justin Duchscherer |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jo-Jo Reyes |
| Ballpark | Turner Field |
| City | Atlanta |
| State | GA |
| Attendance | 31,025 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 47 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Damien Beal 1B: Dale Scott 2B: Bill Hohn 3B: Dan Iassogna |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rajai Davis | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Crosby | Shortstop |
| Mike Sweeney | First Baseman |
| Jack Cust | Left Fielder |
| Emil Brown | Right Fielder |
| Jack Hannahan | Third Baseman |
| Rob Bowen | Catcher |
| Gregorio Petit | Second Baseman |
| Justin Duchscherer | Pitcher |
| Bob Geren | Manager |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Yunel Escobar | Shortstop |
| Mark Kotsay | Center Fielder |
| Chipper Jones | Third Baseman |
| Mark Teixeira | First Baseman |
| Brian McCann | Catcher |
| Jeff Francoeur | Right Fielder |
| Kelly Johnson | Second Baseman |
| Gregor Blanco | Left Fielder |
| Jo-Jo Reyes | Pitcher |
| Bobby Cox | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Braves
Turner Field
May 18, 2008
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Reyes
Davis hits a popup, foul, towards first. Teixeira settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Crosby vs. Reyes
Crosby hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Reyes
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reyes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Cust vs. Reyes
Cust hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Reyes
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. Duchscherer
Escobar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Kotsay vs. Duchscherer
Kotsay hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Petit scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Escobar moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Duchscherer
Jones takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Teixeira vs. Duchscherer
Teixeira strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
McCann vs. Duchscherer
McCann hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Brown. McCann reaches second base with a double. Escobar scores. Jones moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Francoeur vs. Duchscherer
Francoeur hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Petit settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hannahan vs. Reyes
Hannahan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Bowen vs. Reyes
Bowen hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Hannahan moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Petit vs. Reyes
Petit takes first base on ball four. Hannahan moves to third. Bowen moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Duchscherer vs. Reyes
Duchscherer strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Davis vs. Reyes
Davis strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Crosby vs. Reyes
Crosby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Teixeira scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Crosby for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Duchscherer
Johnson bunts towards third. Hannahan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Blanco vs. Duchscherer
Blanco hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reyes vs. Duchscherer
Reyes bunts towards third. Hannahan fields it and throws to first for the out. Johnson moves to third. Blanco moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Escobar vs. Duchscherer
Escobar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cust throws the ball in to Petit who tags Escobar, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Johnson scores. Blanco scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Kotsay vs. Duchscherer
Kotsay hits a line drive towards first. Sweeney reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Reyes
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cust vs. Reyes
Cust hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Reyes
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Escobar fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Hannahan vs. Reyes
Hannahan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Duchscherer
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Duchscherer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Teixeira vs. Duchscherer
Teixeira hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hannahan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
McCann vs. Duchscherer
McCann hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hannahan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bowen vs. Reyes
Bowen strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petit vs. Reyes
Petit hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Duchscherer vs. Reyes
Duchscherer bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Reyes
McCann fires to first and picks off Petit. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Francoeur vs. Duchscherer
Francoeur is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Duchscherer
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Cust settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Blanco vs. Duchscherer
Blanco takes first base on ball four. Francoeur moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Reyes vs. Duchscherer
Reyes bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Escobar vs. Duchscherer
Escobar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Francoeur trying to get to home. Davis throws the ball in to Bowen who tags Francoeur who's trying to score from second, for the out. Blanco moves to second. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Reyes
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Crosby vs. Reyes
Crosby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Reyes
Sweeney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Cust vs. Reyes
Cust strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kotsay vs. Duchscherer
Kotsay hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Duchscherer
Jones hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hannahan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Teixeira vs. Duchscherer
Teixeira hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sweeney fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Kotsay for the double play. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Reyes
Brown hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Hannahan vs. Reyes
Hannahan hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Kotsay. Hannahan reaches second base with a double. Brown goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Bowen vs. Bennett
Jeff Bennett now pitching.
Bowen hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Petit vs. Bennett
Petit hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Kotsay. Petit reaches second base with a double. Hannahan moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Thomas vs. Bennett
Frank Thomas pinch hits for Justin Duchscherer.
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Sweeney vs. Bennett
Ryan Sweeney pinch hits for Rajai Davis.
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCann vs. Gaudin
Ryan Sweeney now playing center field. Chad Gaudin now pitching.
McCann hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gaudin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Francoeur vs. Gaudin
Francoeur hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gaudin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Gaudin
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Crosby vs. Bennett
Crosby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Bennett
Sweeney hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Francoeur. Sweeney reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Cust vs. Bennett
Cust hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Sweeney moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Brown vs. Bennett
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Blanco vs. Gaudin
Blanco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosby fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Norton vs. Gaudin
Greg Norton pinch hits for Jeff Bennett.
Norton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Gaudin, and towards Petit, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Blanco moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Escobar vs. Gaudin
Escobar hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gaudin fields it and has Blanco trapped. He races towards second and tags Blanco for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kotsay vs. Gaudin
Kotsay hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Petit scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hannahan vs. Boyer
Blaine Boyer now pitching.
Hannahan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Bowen vs. Boyer
Bowen hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Francoeur who is chasing the ball. Bowen reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Petit vs. Boyer
Petit strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Barton vs. Boyer
Daric Barton pinch hits for Chad Gaudin.
Barton strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Embree
Alan Embree now pitching.
Jones hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Teixeira vs. Embree
Teixeira hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cust. Teixeira reaches second base with a double. Jones moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
McCann vs. Embree
McCann hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Petit scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Francoeur vs. Embree
Francoeur strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Infante vs. Embree
Omar Infante pinch hits for Kelly Johnson.
Infante hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Brown who is chasing the ball. Infante reaches third base with a triple. Jones scores. Teixeira scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Blanco vs. Embree
Blanco strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Ohman
Omar Infante now playing second base. Will Ohman now pitching.
Sweeney strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Crosby vs. Acosta
Manny Acosta now pitching.
Crosby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Sweeney vs. Acosta
Sweeney hits a fly ball into left field. Blanco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cust vs. Acosta
That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Crosby moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Cust vs. Acosta
Cust hits a fly ball into left field. Blanco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/18/2008 -- Oakland at Atlanta (D)
Oakland AB R H RBI Atlanta AB R H RBI
Davis R, cf 3 0 0 0 Escobar Y, ss 4 1 3 2
Sweeney R, ph-cf 2 0 0 0 Kotsay M, cf 4 0 1 0
Crosby B, ss 4 1 1 1 Jones C, 3b 3 1 1 0
Sweeney M, 1b 5 0 2 0 Teixeira M, 1b 4 1 1 0
Cust J, lf 5 0 2 0 McCann B, c 4 0 1 1
Brown E, rf 4 1 1 0 Francoeur J, rf 3 0 0 0
Hannahan J, 3b 3 0 1 1 Johnson K, 2b 3 1 1 0
Bowen R, c 4 0 2 0 Infante O, ph-2b 1 0 1 2
Petit G, 2b 3 0 2 0 Blanco G, lf 3 1 2 0
Duchscherer J, p 2 0 0 0 Reyes J, p 1 0 0 0
Thomas F, ph 1 0 0 0 Bennett J, p 0 0 0 0
Gaudin C, p 0 0 0 0 Norton G, ph 1 0 0 0
Barton D, ph 1 0 0 0 Boyer B, p 0 0 0 0
Embree A, p 0 0 0 0 Ohman W, p 0 0 0 0
Acosta M, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 2 11 2 31 5 11 5
Oakland 100 001 000 -- 2
Atlanta 120 000 02x -- 5
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Duchscherer J (L) 5.0 7 3 3 2 2
Gaudin C 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Embree A 1.0 3 2 2 0 2
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO
Reyes J (W)* 5.0 8 2 2 2 6
Bennett J 2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Boyer B 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Ohman W 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Acosta M 0.2 0 0 0 1 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 6th
DP -- Oakland 1
LOB -- Oakland 11, Atlanta 6
2B -- McCann B, Hannahan J, Petit G, Sweeney M, Teixeira M
3B -- Bowen R, Infante O
HR -- Crosby B
SH -- Reyes J
HBP -- by Duchscherer J (Francoeur J)
T -- 2:47
A -- 31025
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