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Top 9	R	H	E
Braves	8	14	1
Pirates	1	3	2

Top 9	R	H	E
Braves	8	14	1
Pirates	1	3	2

Mark Kotsay Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.750	.312
OBP	.750	.363
At Bats	4	125
Hits	3	39
• Singles	1	27
• Doubles	2	7
• Triples	0	2
• Home Runs	0	3
Walks	0	10
RBI’s	3	18

Tyler Yates Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
2	0	0

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PNC Park - May 12, 2008

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Tyler Yates

Ronny Paulino

Doug Mientkiewicz

Luis Rivas

Chris Gomez

Brian Bixler

Jason Bay

Nate McLouth

Xavier Nady

Mark Kotsay

Jeff Francoeur

Greg Norton

Count: 1-0, 1 Out

Count: 1-0, 2 Outs

Kotsay hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rivas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 9 Francoeur hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bay. Francoeur reaches second base with a double. Norton moves to third.

Top 9 Norton takes first base on ball four.

Top 9 Tyler Yates now pitching. Doug Mientkiewicz now playing first base. Chris Gomez now playing third base. Luis Rivas now playing second base. BrianMcCann hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mientkiewicz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McCann for the out.

Bottom 8 Mientkiewicz hits a fly ball into center field. Kotsay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Sanchez strikes out.

Bottom 8 Brian Bixler pinch hits for Franquelis Osoria. Bixler strikes out.

Bottom 8 Omar Infante now playing third base. Blaine Boyer now pitching. Rivas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Top 8 Omar Infante pinch hits for Chipper Jones. Infante hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 8 Escobar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rivas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 8 Johnson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bay. Johnson reaches second base with a double.

Top 8 Hudson hits a line drive towards third. Mientkiewicz reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Paulino strikes out.

Bottom 7 LaRoche hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Nady strikes out.

Top 7 Blanco hits a fly ball into center field. McLouth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Kotsay hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McLouth. Kotsay reaches second base with a double. Francoeur goes all the way around to score.

Top 7 Francoeur hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 7 Norton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 7 McCann hits a popup towards third. Mientkiewicz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Bay strikes out.

Bottom 6 McLouth 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 6 Mientkiewicz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 6 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sanchez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Top 6 Escobar hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Osoria juggles the ball. That's an error on Osoria.

Top 6 Johnson hits a line drive into center field. McLouth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Sanchez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 5 Osoria bunts in front of the plate. McCann fields it and throws to first for the out. Rivas moves to second.

Bottom 5 Rivas takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 5 Paulino bunts towards the mound. Hudson fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 Hudson strikes out.

Top 5 Blanco hits a line drive into right field. Nady settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Kotsay hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Norton moves to second.

Top 5 Franquelis Osoria now pitching. Francoeur hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Sanchez reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Norton takes first base on ball four.

Top 5 McCann hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.

Top 5 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sanchez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Johnson scores. Escobar moves to third.

Top 5 Escobar takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to second.

Top 5 Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 4 LaRoche strikes out.

Bottom 4 Nady hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 4 Bay hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 McLouth hits a fly ball into center field. Kotsay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Hudson hits a fly ball into center field. McLouth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Blanco strikes out.

Top 4 Kotsay hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Nady. Kotsay reaches second base with a double. Norton scores. Francoeur goes all the way around to score.

Top 4 Francoeur hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Norton moves to second.

Top 4 Norton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mientkiewicz juggles the ball. That's an error on Mientkiewicz.

Top 4 McCann hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 3 Mientkiewicz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Norton scoops it up and throws to first, with Hudson covering, for the out.

Bottom 3 Sanchez strikes out.

Bottom 3 Van Benschoten hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Jones strikes out.

Top 3 Escobar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Blanco scores.

Top 3 Johnson strikes out.

Top 3 There goes Blanco. The throw from Paulino and he is safe. Blanco steals second.

Top 3 Hudson bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Paulino settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Blanco bunts towards third. Mientkiewicz fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Bottom 2 Rivas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Paulino hits a fly ball into right field. Francoeur settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 LaRoche hits a ball on the ground towards first. Norton scoops it up and throws to first, with Hudson covering, for the out.

Top 2 Kotsay hits a ball on the ground towards second. Sanchez fields it, throws to first for one, and over to second, with Rivas covering. It's a double play.

Top 2 Francoeur hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sanchez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Norton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 1 Nady hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Bottom 1 Bay takes first base on ball four. McLouth moves to second.

Bottom 1 McLouth hits a ball on the ground towards first. Norton juggles the ball. That's an error on Norton. Mientkiewicz scores. That run is unearned.

Bottom 1 Mientkiewicz hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Francoeur. Mientkiewicz reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 1 Sanchez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 McCann strikes out.

Top 1 Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Bay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Escobar hits a fly ball into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double.

Top 1 Johnson strikes out.

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Kotsay hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rivas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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