MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA BRAVES AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
06/29/2018
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA BRAVES AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 1552 - FRIDAY, JUNE 29TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Braves (32-48) 0 1 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 8 12 0
St. Louis Cardinals (35-45) 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 6 11 0
Braves Turn Back St. Louis, 8-6
The Atlanta Braves powered past the St. Louis Cardinals, 8-6, at Busch Stadium. Greg Bird was 1-4 with a home run and a walk. He scored 2 times and drove in 4, to lead the charge. Taijuan Walker got credit for the win, improving to 4-6. He allowed 4 runs on 6 hits in 5 innings. Today's win puts Atlanta at 32-48, while St. Louis falls to 35-45.

Bird contributed a big hit, a grand slam home run, for Atlanta in the top of the fifth. With his team trailing 3-2, Bird took a fastball from Lucas Giolito and stroked the home run to left. His 14th home run of the season allowed the Braves to leap in front, 6-3.

"Nice to see our side come away with the win," Bird said after the game.
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Smith CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .256 4 19
B. Gamel LF 3 1 0 0 2 1 0 .182 2 4
M. Sano 3B 5 1 1 1 0 2 1 .231 15 35
G. Bird 1B 4 2 1 4 1 2 1 .192 14 40
D. Santana RF 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .272 14 42
L. Garcia 2B 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .264 6 29
K. Suzuki C 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .209 2 12
J. Iglesias SS 4 0 4 2 0 0 0 .232 3 17
T. Walker P 3 1 0 0 0 1 6 .043 0 0
   Z. Duke P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Hazelbaker PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .370 0 1
   P. Moylan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   G. Infante P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   M. Lorenzen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   B. Johnson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
Totals 39 8 12 8 3 8 14      
a - J. Hazelbaker pinch hit for Z. Duke in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Suzuki (8, 2nd Inning off L. Giolito, 1 on, 2 outs) J. Iglesias (9, 5th Inning off L. Giolito, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: G. Bird (14, 5th Inning off L. Giolito, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Suzuki 4 , M. Smith , G. Bird 4 , M. Sano , D. Santana , L. Garcia , J. Iglesias 5
2-out RBI: K. Suzuki , J. Iglesias 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Walker 2 , J. Hazelbaker
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
PB: K. Suzuki
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Albies 2B 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 .293 5 34
A. Bregman 3B 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 .280 7 26
J. Martinez LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .273 11 44
M. Reynolds 1B 5 1 1 0 0 2 4 .262 7 26
A. Avila C 4 3 3 0 0 0 1 .235 9 28
B. Phillips RF 4 1 1 2 0 1 3 .204 13 34
H. Bader CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .251 13 49
A. Hechavarria SS 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .308 3 28
   M. Melancon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
L. Giolito P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .115 0 2
   B. Anderson P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-H. Perez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .257 1 4
   F. Abad P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   Z. Littell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-E. Aybar SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286 0 2
Totals 38 6 11 5 2 8 19      
a - H. Perez pinch hit for B. Anderson in the 6th
b - E. Aybar substituted for Z. Littell in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Hechavarria (12, 6th Inning off Z. Duke, 1 on, 2 outs) A. Avila (12, 2nd Inning off T. Walker, 0 on, 1 out) M. Reynolds (13, 4th Inning off T. Walker, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Phillips (13, 4th Inning off T. Walker, 1 on, 1 out) A. Bregman (7, 5th Inning off T. Walker, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Phillips 4 , A. Hechavarria 2 , A. Avila 4 , A. Bregman 5 , M. Reynolds 2 , J. Martinez , H. Bader , E. Aybar
2-out RBI: A. Hechavarria , A. Bregman , H. Bader
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Reynolds , H. Perez
Team LOB: 7
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
T. Walker W (4-6) 5.0 6 4 4 1 5 2 90 54 4.15   
Z. Duke H (5) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 24 16 7.16   
P. Moylan H (8) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 9 2.58   
G. Infante H (8) 1.0 1 1 0 0 1 0 14 10 1.98   
M. Lorenzen 0.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 9 4 7.09   
B. Johnson SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 7 5.88   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Walker 43
Batters Faced: T. Walker 22, Z. Duke 5, P. Moylan 4, G. Infante 4, M. Lorenzen 2, B. Johnson 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Walker 6-4, Z. Duke 1-2, P. Moylan 0-2, G. Infante 2-0, M. Lorenzen 0-0, B. Johnson 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Walker 90-54, Z. Duke 24-16, P. Moylan 15-9, G. Infante 14-10, M. Lorenzen 9-4, B. Johnson 8-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Johnson 2-0
WP: Z. Duke
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
L. Giolito L (4-9) 4.2 7 7 7 3 4 1 89 56 5.87   
B. Anderson 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 27 17 4.50   
F. Abad 1.0 3 1 1 0 1 0 24 17 4.72   
Z. Littell 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 9 8.10   
M. Melancon 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 8 0.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Giolito 23
Batters Faced: L. Giolito 24, B. Anderson 6, F. Abad 6, Z. Littell 3, M. Melancon 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Giolito 5-5, B. Anderson 3-1, F. Abad 1-1, Z. Littell 0-1, M. Melancon 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: L. Giolito 89-56, B. Anderson 27-17, F. Abad 24-17, Z. Littell 15-9, M. Melancon 13-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Anderson 1-1
WP: L. Giolito
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Greg Bird
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Rain (66 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:15 PM MST
Time: 3:44
Attendance: 26872
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