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Series: Game 1 of 3

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Atlanta leads 1-0 (as of 5/18)

Game 1: Friday, May 18
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Game 2: Saturday, May 19
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Game 3: Sunday, May 20
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Braves 5

(25-15, 15-8 away)

Rays 3

(24-16, 14-5 home)

Coverage:  SUN

7:10 PM ET, May 18, 2012

Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida 

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W: T. Hanson (5-3)

L: J. Shields (6-2)

S: C. Kimbrel (12)

View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-PitchInning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
Atlanta - Top of 1st		SCORE
James Shields pitching for Tampa BayATLTB
M Bourn struck out swinging.00
M Prado doubled to left.00
F Freeman singled to center, M Prado scored.10
D Uggla flied out to left.10
B McCann grounded out to second.10
1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
Tampa Bay - Bottom of 1st		SCORE
Tommy Hanson pitching for AtlantaATLTB
B Zobrist grounded out to first.10
B Upton flied out to left.10
M Joyce flied out to center.10
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Atlanta - Top of 2nd		SCORE
James Shields pitching for Tampa BayATLTB
C Jones singled to center.10
J Heyward walked, C Jones to second.10
E Hinske grounded into double play, third to shortstop to first, J Heyward out at second, C Jones to third.10
C Jones scored on J Shields' wild pitch.20
T Pastornicky singled to left.20
T Pastornicky stole second.20
M Bourn struck out swinging.20
1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
Tampa Bay - Bottom of 2nd		SCORE
Tommy Hanson pitching for AtlantaATLTB
C Pena struck out swinging.20
L Scott reached on infield single to second.20
J Keppinger singled to center, L Scott to third.20
E Johnson reached on bunt single to first, L Scott scored, J Keppinger to second.21
R Thompson flied out to right.21
J Molina grounded into fielder's choice to second, E Johnson out at second.21
1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
Atlanta - Top of 3rd		SCORE
James Shields pitching for Tampa BayATLTB
M Prado struck out looking.21
F Freeman flied out to center.21
D Uggla struck out looking.21
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Tampa Bay - Bottom of 3rd		SCORE
Tommy Hanson pitching for AtlantaATLTB
B Zobrist struck out swinging.21
B Upton reached on infield single to shortstop.21
B Upton stole second.21
M Joyce walked.21
B Upton stole third.21
M Joyce stole second.21
C Pena walked.21
L Scott hit sacrifice fly to right, B Upton scored, M Joyce to third.22
J Keppinger grounded out to shortstop.22
1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors
Atlanta - Top of 4th		SCORE
James Shields pitching for Tampa BayATLTB
B McCann singled to left center.22
C Jones fouled out to catcher.22
J Heyward struck out swinging.22
E Hinske struck out swinging.22
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors
Tampa Bay - Bottom of 4th		SCORE
Tommy Hanson pitching for AtlantaATLTB
E Johnson flied out to left.22
R Thompson flied out to left.22
J Molina flied out to right.22
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Atlanta - Top of 5th		SCORE
James Shields pitching for Tampa BayATLTB
T Pastornicky grounded out to third.22
M Bourn grounded out to first.22
M Prado walked.22
M Prado safe at second on throwing error by pitcher J Shields.22
F Freeman doubled to left, M Prado scored.32
D Uggla walked.32
B McCann singled to right center, F Freeman scored, D Uggla to third.42
C Jones grounded out to first.42
2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors
Tampa Bay - Bottom of 5th		SCORE
Tommy Hanson pitching for AtlantaATLTB
B Zobrist grounded out to second.42
B Upton lined out to center.42
M Joyce flied out to left.42
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Atlanta - Top of 6th		SCORE
James Shields pitching for Tampa BayATLTB
J Heyward struck out swinging.42
E Hinske struck out swinging.42
T Pastornicky flied out to left.42
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Tampa Bay - Bottom of 6th		SCORE
Tommy Hanson pitching for AtlantaATLTB
C Pena struck out swinging.42
L Scott singled to right.42
J Keppinger grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, L Scott out at second.42
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors
Atlanta - Top of 7th		SCORE
J.P. Howell pitching for Tampa BayATLTB
J Howell relieved J Shields.42
M Bourn flied out to left.42
M Prado homered to left (387 feet).52
F Freeman struck out swinging.52
D Uggla grounded out to third.52
1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors
Tampa Bay - Bottom of 7th		SCORE
Tommy Hanson pitching for AtlantaATLTB
E Johnson singled to left.52
R Thompson popped out to shortstop.52
S Vogt hit for J Molina.52
S Vogt popped out to first.52
B Zobrist flied out to right.52
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors
Atlanta - Top of 8th		SCORE
Cesar Ramos pitching for Tampa BayATLTB
S Vogt catching.52
C Ramos relieved J Howell.52
B McCann grounded out to third.52
J Francisco hit for C Jones.52
J Francisco singled to right.52
J Heyward singled to right, J Francisco to second.52
E Hinske walked, J Francisco to third, J Heyward to second.52
T Pastornicky struck out swinging.52
M Bourn grounded out to first.52
0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
Tampa Bay - Bottom of 8th		SCORE
Jonny Venters pitching for AtlantaATLTB
J Francisco at third base.52
J Wilson at shortstop.52
J Venters relieved T Hanson.52
B Upton struck out swinging.52
S Rodriguez hit for M Joyce.52
S Rodriguez hit by pitch.52
C Pena popped out to third.52
S Rodriguez to second on passed ball by B McCann.52
L Scott singled to right, S Rodriguez scored.53
J Keppinger grounded out to second.53
1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors
Atlanta - Top of 9th		SCORE
Josh Lueke pitching for Tampa BayATLTB
B Zobrist in right field.53
S Rodriguez at second base.53
J Lueke relieved C Ramos.53
M Prado struck out swinging.53
F Freeman flied out to left.53
D Uggla struck out swinging.53
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Tampa Bay - Bottom of 9th		SCORE
Craig Kimbrel pitching for AtlantaATLTB
C Kimbrel relieved J Venters.53
E Johnson grounded out to pitcher.53
R Thompson lined out to left.53
S Vogt lined out to center.53
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors