Game Wrapup


	Bullpen stumbles late

Reds 8, Braves 7

Jair Jurrjens threw 99 pitches in 4 1/3 innings on Saturday vs. the Reds. (Al Behrman/AP)

By Mark Bowman / MLB.com

It looked like the Braves were going to win despite Jair Jurrjens' early struggles, but Rafael Soriano could not close the door and Atlanta lost in 10 innings at Great American Ball Park. Slugger Mark Teixeira hit a three-run homer in the loss.

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Series at a glance:

Fri. 05/30: CIN 3, ATL 2
Sat. 05/31: CIN 8, ATL 7
Sun. 06/01: CIN 6, ATL 2

Atlanta (29-27)
Lost 2

Cincinnati 8, Atlanta 7

Cincinnati (27-29)
Won 2

May 31, 2008

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
Atlanta	0	2	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	7	11	0
Cincinnati	3	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	8	12	1

Atlanta	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Escobar, SS	5	0	0	0	1	1	4	.300
Johnson, 2B	6	1	2	1	0	3	3	.300
Jones, C, 3B	3	1	2	0	3	0	0	.413
Teixeira, 1B	6	1	2	3	0	1	5	.271
McCann, C	4	0	0	0	1	1	5	.319
Francoeur, RF	5	2	2	1	0	0	1	.255
Norton, LF	3	1	1	2	1	0	1	.265
Bennett, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167
Ohman, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Boyer, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
b-Gotay, PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.242
Soriano, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Acosta, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Blanco, CF	4	0	0	0	1	1	1	.274
Jurrjens, P	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	.130
Ring, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
a-Anderson, PH-LF	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	.333
Totals	41	7	11	7	7	8	21
a-Grounded out for Ring in the 7th. b-Struck out for Boyer in the 9th.
BATTING 2B: Johnson (13, Fogg). 3B: Jurrjens (1, Fogg). HR: Norton (1, 2nd inning off Fogg, 1 on, 0 out), Teixeira (7, 3rd inning off Fogg, 2 on, 0 out), Francoeur (6, 7th inning off Weathers, 0 on, 0 out). TB: Johnson 3; Jones, C 2; Teixeira 5; Francoeur 5; Norton 4; Jurrjens 3; Anderson. RBI: Norton 2 (9), Teixeira 3 (39), Johnson (26), Francoeur (33). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: McCann 2; Escobar 2; Johnson; Teixeira. S: Jurrjens. Team LOB: 12. BASERUNNING SB: Anderson (1, 2nd base off Cordero/Ross). FIELDING DP: (Johnson-Escobar-Teixeira).

Cincinnati	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Hairston, SS-LF	6	1	2	1	0	1	0	.344
Bruce, CF	5	3	3	1	1	0	3	.579
Griffey, RF	4	1	2	3	0	1	1	.249
Phillips, B, 2B	5	1	1	1	0	0	3	.287
Dunn, LF	2	0	0	0	3	1	1	.253
1-Freel, PR	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.309
Cordero, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Encarnacion, 3B	5	1	2	1	0	2	3	.232
Votto, 1B	3	0	1	0	2	2	1	.293
Ross, C	4	0	1	1	1	0	4	.265
Fogg, P	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	.111
Affeldt, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
a-Phillips, A, PH	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000
Bray, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Weathers, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
b-Valentin, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238
Lincoln, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
c-Janish, PH-SS	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.280
Totals	38	8	12	8	8	8	20
a-Walked for Affeldt in the 5th. b-Flied out for Weathers in the 7th. c-Struck out for Lincoln in the 9th. 1-Ran for Dunn in the 9th.
BATTING 2B: Ross (2, Jurrjens), Griffey (10, Ring). HR: Griffey (6, 1st inning off Jurrjens, 1 on, 1 out), Phillips, B (11, 1st inning off Jurrjens, 0 on, 1 out), Bruce (1, 10th inning off Acosta, 0 on, 1 out). TB: Hairston 2; Bruce 6; Griffey 6; Phillips, B 4; Encarnacion 2; Votto; Ross 2. RBI: Griffey 3 (27), Phillips, B (31), Encarnacion (23), Hairston (10), Ross (6), Bruce (4). 2-out RBI: Encarnacion. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Fogg 2; Ross 2; Encarnacion; Janish. SF: Griffey. GIDP: Bruce. Team LOB: 11. FIELDING E: Dunn (3, fielding).

Atlanta	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Jurrjens	4.1	9	6	6	6	2	2	3.45
Ring	1.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	5.59
Bennett (H, 4)	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	3.45
Ohman (H, 8)	0.1	0	0	0	1	1	0	2.82
Boyer (H, 8)	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.69
Soriano (BS, 1)	1.0	1	1	1	1	2	0	3.00
Acosta (L, 3-2)	0.1	1	1	1	0	1	1	2.83

Cincinnati	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Fogg	3.1	7	6	6	2	0	2	9.85
Affeldt	1.2	2	0	0	2	2	0	4.15
Bray	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	3.00
Weathers	1.0	1	1	1	1	1	1	4.91
Lincoln	2.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	5.61
Cordero (W, 2-0)	1.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	2.10

IBB: Dunn (by Jurrjens), Votto (by Jurrjens), Jones, C (by Cordero).
Pitches-strikes: Jurrjens 99-55, Ring 20-13, Bennett 14-10, Ohman 9-4, Boyer 5-4, Soriano 22-12, Acosta 9-6, Fogg 65-35, Affeldt 43-25, Bray 20-10, Weathers 27-17, Lincoln 25-16, Cordero 18-12.
Ground outs-fly outs: Jurrjens 5-6, Ring 3-1, Bennett 2-1, Ohman 0-0, Boyer 1-0, Soriano 1-0, Acosta 0-0, Fogg 5-5, Affeldt 3-0, Bray 1-1, Weathers 1-1, Lincoln 3-1, Cordero 0-1.
Batters faced: Jurrjens 28, Ring 5, Bennett 4, Ohman 2, Boyer 1, Soriano 5, Acosta 2, Fogg 19, Affeldt 9, Bray 4, Weathers 6, Lincoln 6, Cordero 5.
Inherited runners-scored: Ring 3-0, Boyer 1-0, Affeldt 1-1.
EjectionsAtlanta Braves Manager Bobby Cox ejected by HP umpire Adrian Johnson. (9th).
Umpires: HP: Adrian Johnson. 1B: Tim Tschida. 2B: Jim Joyce. 3B: Jeff Nelson.
Weather: 84 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 21 mph, L to R.
T: 3:43.
Att: 38,585.

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