Atlanta 4, Philadelphia 1
When: 3:10 PM ET, Saturday, May 8, 2010
Where: Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Temperature:
77°
Umpires:
Home -
James Hoye, 1B -
Wally Bell, 2B -
Lazaro Diaz, 3B -
John Hirschbeck
Attendance:
45395
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The Atlanta Braves scored three runs in the sixth inning and held on to down the Philadelphia Phillies, 4-1, on Saturday.
Chipper Jones and Brian McCann each scored a run and Eric Hinske added an RBI double for the Braves, who had lost three of four entering the contest.
One night after getting shut out by 47-year-old Jamie Moyer, Atlanta appeared as if its bats were going to go silent again as Phillies starter Joe Blanton took a no-hitter into the fifth inning.
But Blanton (0-2) began to lose it in the sixth, allowing back-to-back singles to Jones and McCann leading off the inning. After Troy Glaus lined out for the first out, Hinske plated Jones with a double and Melky Cabrera followed with an RBI single. Omar Infante capped the frame with a sacrifice fly to score Hinske.
Glaus added an RBI single in the ninth to complete the scoring.
Atlanta rookie starter Kris Medlen allowed nine hits but only one run in 4 1/3 innings and five different relievers - including Eric O’Flaherty (2-1) - combined for 3 2/3 hitless innings before handing the ball to closer Billy Wagner, who tossed a perfect ninth for his fourth save.
Placido Polanco had three hits and Shane Victorino drove in the lone run for the Phillies, who had their four-game winning streak snapped.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Atlanta |
|
Philadelphia |
Kris Medlen
|
Player |
Joe Blanton
|
No Decision |
W/L |
Loss |
4.1 |
IP |
6.0 |
3 |
Strikeouts |
3 |
9 |
Hits |
5 |
2.08 |
ERA |
4.50 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
Atlanta
|
7 |
0 |
8 |
.219 |
22 |
5 |
4 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
Philadelphia
|
9 |
0 |
9 |
.281 |
19 |
6 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
2 |