Atlanta Braves vs. St. Louis Cardinals - Box Score - May 11, 2012

Scores for May 11, 2012

Final in 12

Series: Game 1 of 3

Atlanta leads 1-0 (as of 5/11)

Game 1: Friday, May 11
Atlanta	9	Final in 12
St. Louis	7	Final in 12
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Game 2: Saturday, May 12
Atlanta	7	Final
St. Louis	2	Final
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Game 3: Sunday, May 13
Atlanta	7	Final
St. Louis	4	Final
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Braves 9

(20-13, 12-8 away)

Cardinals 7

(20-12, 8-5 home)

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Coverage: FOX MIDW

8:15 PM ET, May 11, 2012

Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri

	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	R	H	E
ATL	0	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	9	13	0
STL	1	0	2	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	7	13	1

W: L. Hernandez (1-0)

L: K. McClellan (0-1)

S: C. Kimbrel (11)

Atlanta Braves
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
M Bourn CF	6	1	3	0	1	0	29	.326	.395	.397
M Prado LF	5	1	1	0	1	0	17	.280	.363	.424
F Freeman 1B	4	0	1	1	2	2	28	.283	.329	.504
D Uggla 2B	6	2	2	1	0	3	20	.273	.350	.438
B McCann C	6	1	1	1	0	0	32	.225	.298	.402
C Jones 3B	4	2	2	1	2	1	22	.305	.363	.524
J Heyward RF	6	2	2	2	0	2	19	.264	.366	.491
T Pastornicky SS	5	0	1	1	0	0	23	.258	.293	.366
C Kimbrel P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
M Minor P	2	0	0	0	0	0	8	.063	.063	.063
C Durbin P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
a-J Francisco PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	.229	.269	.479
C Martinez P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
K Medlen P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000
b-E Hinske PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	7	.368	.400	.500
J Venters P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
E O'Flaherty P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
c-M Diaz PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	.281	.385	.500
L Hernandez P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000
d-J Wilson PH-SS	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.154	.171	.154
Totals	48	9	13	7	6	9	214
a-lined out to left for C Durbin in the 6th b-struck out looking for K Medlen in the 8th c-flied out to right for E O'Flaherty in the 10th d-flied out to left for L Hernandez in the 12th
BATTING 2B: M Prado (9, J Garcia); D Uggla (6, J Garcia); B McCann (3, J Garcia); T Pastornicky (5, J Garcia); M Bourn (8, J Garcia) HR: D Uggla (5, 7th inning off M Rzepczynski 0 on, 1 Out); J Heyward (5, 12th inning off K McClellan 1 on, 0 Out) RBI: B McCann (18), C Jones (22), T Pastornicky (10), D Uggla (20), F Freeman (27), J Heyward 2 (15) S: T Pastornicky 2-out RBI: T Pastornicky, F Freeman Braves RISP: 4-12 (T Pastornicky 1-1, C Jones 1-1, J Heyward 0-2, E Hinske 0-1, D Uggla 0-2, B McCann 1-2, M Prado 0-1, F Freeman 1-1, M Minor 0-1) Team LOB: 10
FIELDING DP: 1 (T Pastornicky-D Uggla-F Freeman).

Atlanta Braves
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
M Minor	4.2	8	6	6	0	7	3	95-60	6.59
C Durbin	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	5-3	8.03
C Martinez	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8-5	2.81
K Medlen	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	16-10	2.29
J Venters (B, 1)	1.0	1	1	1	1	0	1	20-10	2.19
E O'Flaherty	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	11-7	5.84
L Hernandez (W, 1-0)	2.0	2	0	0	4	1	0	43-19	3.38
C Kimbrel (S, 11)	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	14-12	2.77
Totals	12.0	13	7	7	5	13	4	212-126
PITCHING IBB: A Craig (By L Hernandez); M Carpenter (By L Hernandez) HBP: M Carpenter (By J Venters) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: M Minor 15/22; C Durbin 1/1; C Martinez 2/3; K Medlen 1/3; J Venters 5/6; E O'Flaherty 3/4; L Hernandez 4/11; C Kimbrel 4/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: M Minor 23-8-14-15; C Durbin 2-1-0-0; C Martinez 1-0-1-3; K Medlen 3-2-4-1; J Venters 1-3-2-4; E O'Flaherty 1-0-2-4; L Hernandez 7-0-6-6; C Kimbrel 2-5-3-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Minor 1-6; C Durbin 0-0; C Martinez 1-2; K Medlen 0-1; J Venters 2-1; E O'Flaherty 2-1; L Hernandez 3-2; C Kimbrel 1-0 Game Scores: M Minor 31

St. Louis Cardinals
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
R Furcal SS	5	1	2	0	0	0	27	.362	.423	.504
J Jay CF	6	1	2	0	0	2	23	.376	.426	.484
M Holliday LF	5	1	1	1	1	2	28	.263	.338	.459
C Beltran RF	5	2	4	4	1	1	26	.307	.410	.658
A Craig 1B	4	1	1	1	2	2	28	.323	.405	.806
Y Molina C	5	0	1	0	0	1	15	.297	.347	.514
M Carpenter 3B	4	1	1	1	1	1	25	.268	.340	.488
T Greene 2B	4	0	0	0	0	1	10	.211	.297	.404
J Motte P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
b-D Freese PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.309	.372	.545
K McClellan P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
c-S Robinson PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	.311	.354	.422
J Garcia P	2	0	0	0	0	1	11	.250	.294	.375
V Marte P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
M Rzepczynski P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
a-D Descalso PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	.197	.300	.328
M Boggs P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
S Schumaker 2B	3	0	1	0	0	0	10	.314	.400	.429
Totals	46	7	13	7	5	13	212
a-struck out swinging for M Rzepczynski in the 7th b-grounded to second for J Motte in the 10th c-struck out swinging for K Mcclellan in the 12th
BATTING 2B: M Holliday (6, M Minor); C Beltran (2, L Hernandez) 3B: C Beltran (1, M Minor) HR: M Carpenter (2, 2nd inning off M Minor 0 on, 2 Out); C Beltran 2 (12, 4th inning off M Minor 0 on, 1 Out; 8th inning off J Venters 0 on, 1 Out); A Craig (4, 4th inning off M Minor 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: M Carpenter (17), C Beltran 4 (31), A Craig (12), M Holliday (23) S: R Furcal, Y Molina 2-out RBI: M Carpenter, M Holliday, C Beltran 2 GIDP: D Freese Cardinals RISP: 2-8 (M Holliday 1-2, C Beltran 1-1, J Jay 0-1, T Greene 0-1, A Craig 0-2, D Freese 0-1) Team LOB: 11
FIELDING E: M Holliday (1, bobble) PB: Y Molina 2.

St. Louis Cardinals
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Garcia	5.2	9	5	4	2	5	0	101-65	4.09
V Marte (H, 5)	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2-1	2.57
M Rzepczynski (B, 2)	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	1	16-10	2.45
M Boggs	1.0	2	1	1	2	2	0	31-15	2.57
J Motte	2.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	33-21	1.98
K McClellan (L, 0-1)	2.0	1	2	2	2	0	1	31-18	4.24
Totals	12.0	13	9	8	6	9	2	214-130
PITCHING WP: J Garcia IBB: M Bourn (By M Boggs) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Garcia 17/28; V Marte 0/1; M Rzepczynski 2/4; M Boggs 4/7; J Motte 4/6; K McClellan 4/9 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Garcia 23-9-12-21; V Marte 0-0-0-1; M Rzepczynski 0-1-5-4; M Boggs 9-1-2-3; J Motte 7-2-8-4; K McClellan 4-3-4-7 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Garcia 6-6; V Marte 0-1; M Rzepczynski 2-1; M Boggs 1-0; J Motte 1-3; K McClellan 3-3 Game Scores: J Garcia 36

Scoring Summary

			ATL	STL
	1st	M Bourn scored, M Prado to third, F Freeman to second on passed ball by Y Molina.	1	0
	1st	M Prado scored, F Freeman to third on passed ball by Y Molina.	2	0
	2nd	M Carpenter homered to center (415 feet).	2	1
	3rd	B McCann hit a ground rule double to right, D Uggla scored.	3	1
	3rd	C Jones singled to left center, B McCann scored, C Jones to second on error by left fielder M Holliday.	4	1
	3rd	T Pastornicky hit a ground rule double to right, C Jones scored.	5	1
	4th	C Beltran homered to left (414 feet).	5	2
	4th	A Craig homered to right (379 feet).	5	3
	5th	M Holliday doubled to left, R Furcal scored, J Jay to third.	5	4
	5th	C Beltran tripled to deep center, J Jay and M Holliday scored.	5	6
	7th	D Uggla homered to left (427 feet).	6	6
	8th	F Freeman reached on infield single to second, J Heyward scored, M Bourn to third, M Prado to second.	7	6
	8th	C Beltran homered to left center (408 feet).	7	7
	12th	J Heyward homered to left center (407 feet), C Jones scored.	9	7
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Game Notes

THE GAME IS UNDERWAY AFTER A 19 MINUTE DELAY.
BRAVES PINCH HITTER ERIC HINSKE WAS EJECTED BY HOME PLATE UMPIRE MIKE MUCHLINSKI FOR ARGUING A CHECK SWING.
CARLOS BELTRAN AND ALLEN CRAIG OF THE CARDINALS HIT BACK-TO-BACK HOME RUNS IN THE FOURTH INNING.

Game Information

Stadium	Busch Stadium, St. Louis, MO
Attendance	45,190 (102.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	3:56
Weather	76 degrees, cloudy
Wind	4 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Mike Muchlinski, First Base - Wally Bell, Second Base - Brian Knight, Third Base - Mike Winters

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Braves 9

Cardinals 7

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