Atlanta Braves vs. New York Mets - Box Score - August 12, 2012

Scores for Aug 12, 2012

Final

Series: Game 3 of 3

Atlanta won 2-1

(66-48, 34-22 away)

(55-60, 28-30 home)

Coverage: ESPN/WatchESPN

8:00 PM ET, August 12, 2012

Citi Field, New York, NY

W: J. Niese (9-6)

Atlanta Braves
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
M Bourn CF	4	0	1	1	1	1	23	.291	.352	.425
M Prado LF	4	0	2	2	1	0	17	.295	.357	.416
J Heyward RF	4	0	0	0	1	3	23	.268	.342	.477
C Jones 3B	3	1	0	0	1	0	10	.310	.390	.496
F Freeman 1B	3	2	1	1	0	0	13	.282	.353	.476
D Uggla 2B	4	0	0	0	0	3	13	.215	.348	.370
B McCann C	4	0	1	0	0	0	13	.237	.311	.438
P Janish SS	3	1	1	0	1	0	18	.196	.282	.239
B Sheets P	2	0	0	0	0	1	6	.000	.091	.000
J Venters P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
a-R Johnson PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	4	.306	.361	.441
C Martinez P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
b-T Pastornicky PH	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.305	.353
c-J Francisco PH	0	1	0	1	1	0	10	.252	.302	.469
Totals	32	5	7	5	6	8	150
a-singled to left for J Venters in the 8th b-hit for C Martinez in the 9th c-walked for T Pastornicky in the 9th
BATTING 2B: M Bourn (21, J Niese); M Prado 2 (30, J Niese, F Francisco) HR: F Freeman (15, 2nd inning off J Niese 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: F Freeman (75), J Francisco (27), M Bourn (50), M Prado 2 (47) 2-out RBI: J Francisco, M Bourn, M Prado 2 GIDP: C Jones, M Bourn Braves RISP: 1-7 (C Jones 0-1, J Heyward 0-3, D Uggla 0-1, B McCann 0-1, M Prado 1-1) Team LOB: 7
BASERUNNING SB: M Bourn (30, 3rd base off J Niese/R Johnson)
FIELDING E: J Heyward (4, throw)

Atlanta Braves
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
B Sheets (L, 4-2)	6.0	8	5	4	1	5	1	107-70	2.13
J Venters	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	16-9	3.69
C Martinez	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	18-13	3.79
Totals	8.0	10	6	5	2	6	1	141-92
PITCHING WP: J Venters First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: B Sheets 17/27; J Venters 3/4; C Martinez 4/5 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: B Sheets 24-8-17-21; J Venters 1-3-3-2; C Martinez 4-0-4-5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Sheets 8-5; J Venters 1-1; C Martinez 1-2 Game Scores: B Sheets 42

New York Mets
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
R Tejada SS	4	0	1	1	0	1	20	.320	.365	.388
M Baxter RF	3	1	1	0	1	1	20	.306	.429	.459
D Wright 3B	4	2	2	1	0	0	12	.325	.416	.536
I Davis 1B	4	0	2	2	0	1	15	.217	.282	.425
D Murphy 2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	10	.296	.339	.419
J Valdespin LF	4	2	2	1	0	2	20	.257	.288	.493
A Torres CF	3	0	1	1	1	0	23	.243	.355	.351
R Johnson C	4	1	1	0	0	1	12	.250	.298	.288
J Niese P	2	0	0	0	0	0	6	.205	.311	.205
a-J Turner PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	.281	.318	.364
J Edgin P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
F Francisco P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
J Rauch P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Totals	33	6	10	6	2	6	141
a-grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop for J Niese in the 8th
BATTING 2B: D Wright 2 (35, B Sheets 2) HR: J Valdespin (8, 6th inning off B Sheets 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: D Wright (75), I Davis 2 (63), R Tejada (20), J Valdespin (26), A Torres (31) S: J Niese 2-out RBI: R Tejada, I Davis Mets RISP: 4-6 (I Davis 2-3, A Torres 1-1, R Tejada 1-1, M Baxter 0-1) Team LOB: 6
BASERUNNING SB: J Valdespin (6, 2nd base off C Martinez/B McCann)
FIELDING DP: 2 (D Wright-D Murphy-I Davis, J Niese-R Tejada-I Davis).

New York Mets
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Niese (W, 9-6)	8.0	6	1	1	2	6	1	106-71	3.67
J Edgin	0.2	0	3	3	2	1	0	20-9	5.14
F Francisco	0.0	1	1	1	2	0	0	19-11	5.52
J Rauch (S, 2)	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	5-3	3.21
Totals	9.0	7	5	5	6	8	1	150-94
PITCHING F Francisco pitched to 3 batters in the 9th HBP: F Freeman (By J Edgin) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Niese 18/30; J Edgin 3/5; F Francisco 1/3; J Rauch 1/1 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Niese 16-10-23-22; J Edgin 3-2-3-1; F Francisco 3-0-7-1; J Rauch 0-1-2-0 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Niese 10-8; J Edgin 0-1; F Francisco 0-0; J Rauch 0-0 Game Scores: J Niese 70

			ATL	NYM
	1st	D Wright doubled to right, M Baxter scored, D Wright to third on throwing error by right fielder J Heyward.	0	1
	1st	I Davis singled to right center, D Wright scored.	0	2
	2nd	F Freeman homered to center (427 feet).	1	2
	2nd	R Tejada singled to left, R Johnson scored, R Tejada to second advancing on throw.	1	3
	5th	I Davis singled to center, D Wright scored.	1	4
	6th	J Valdespin homered to right (381 feet).	1	5
	8th	A Torres singled to center, J Valdespin scored.	1	6
	9th	J Francisco walked, C Jones scored, F Freeman to third, P Janish to second.	2	6
	9th	M Bourn walked, F Freeman scored, P Janish to third, J Francisco to second.	3	6
	9th	M Prado doubled to right, P Janish and J Francisco scored, M Bourn to third.	5	6
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Stadium	Citi Field, New York, NY
Attendance	24,891 (59.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	2:46
Weather	83 degrees, partly cloudy
Wind	15 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Larry Vanover, First Base - Alfonso Marquez, Second Base - Brian O'Nora, Third Base - Chad Fairchild

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