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May 18, 2008

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Athletics 2 11 0
Braves 5 11 0
Bottom 8 R H E
Athletics 2 11 0
Braves 5 11 0

Gregor Blanco Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .312
OBP 1.000 .426
At Bats 2 77
Hits 2 24
• Singles 2 20
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 1 16
RBI’s 0 6

Alan Embree Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 2 0
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Turner Field - May 18, 2008
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Strikeout
Alan Embree
Rob Bowen
Mike Sweeney
Gregorio Petit
Jack Hannahan
Bobby Crosby
Jack Cust
Ryan Sweeney
Emil Brown
Gregor Blanco
Omar Infante
Count: 2-2, 2 Outs
Count: 2-2, 0 Outs

Blanco strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 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.
Bottom 8 Francoeur strikes out.
Bottom 8 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.
Bottom 8 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.
Bottom 8 Alan Embree now pitching. Jones hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Daric Barton pinch hits for Chad Gaudin. Barton strikes out.
Top 8 Petit strikes out.
Top 8 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.
Top 8 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.
Bottom 7 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.
Bottom 7 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.
Bottom 7 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.
Bottom 7 Blanco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosby fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 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.
Top 7 Sweeney hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Francoeur. Sweeney reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Crosby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Johnson strikes out.
Bottom 6 Francoeur hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gaudin fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 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.
Top 6 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.
Top 6 Frank Thomas pinch hits for Justin Duchscherer. Thomas strikes out.
Top 6 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.
Top 6 Jeff Bennett now pitching. Bowen hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 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.
Top 6 Brown hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 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.
Bottom 5 Jones hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hannahan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Kotsay hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Cust strikes out.
Top 5 Sweeney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Crosby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 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.
Bottom 4 Reyes bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.
Bottom 4 Blanco takes first base on ball four. Francoeur moves to second.
Bottom 4 Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Cust settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Francoeur is hit by the pitch.
Top 4 McCann fires to first and picks off Petit.
Top 4 Duchscherer bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.
Top 4 Petit hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Bowen strikes out.
Bottom 3 McCann hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hannahan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Teixeira hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hannahan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Duchscherer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Hannahan strikes out.
Top 3 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Escobar fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 3 Cust hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Kotsay hits a line drive towards first. Sweeney reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 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.
Bottom 2 Reyes bunts towards third. Hannahan fields it and throws to first for the out. Johnson moves to third. Blanco moves to second.
Bottom 2 Blanco hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Johnson moves to second.
Bottom 2 Johnson bunts towards third. Hannahan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Crosby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Teixeira scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Crosby for the out.
Top 2 Davis strikes out.
Top 2 Duchscherer strikes out.
Top 2 Petit takes first base on ball four. Hannahan moves to third. Bowen moves to second.
Top 2 Bowen hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Hannahan moves to second.
Top 2 Hannahan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Francoeur hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Petit settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 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.
Bottom 1 Teixeira strikes out.
Bottom 1 Jones takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 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.
Bottom 1 Escobar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Cust hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reyes fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Crosby hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 1 Davis hits a popup, foul, towards first. Teixeira settles under it and makes the catch for the out.