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Braves 7

Pirates 3

Final

Pirates unable to navigate stormy opener

Neil Walker and Garrett Jones each had two hits and an RBI, but the Pirates were unable to solve the Braves' Derek Lowe. Zach Duke struggled with the elements, allowing seven runs on 12 hits in 5 1/3 innings.

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Pittsburgh	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Iwamura, 2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.170
Walker, 3B	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	.294
McCutchen, A, CF	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	.314
Jones, G, RF	3	0	2	1	0	0	2	.260
Doumit, C	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	.279
Milledge, LF	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	.252
Clement, 1B	4	0	0	0	0	2	2	.202
Crosby, SS	4	1	1	0	0	2	1	.237
Duke, P	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.059
Jackson, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
a-LaRoche, An, PH	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	.261
Hanrahan, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	31	3	7	3	3	4	10	.238

a-Doubled for Jackson in the 8th.

Atlanta	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Prado, 2B	5	2	3	0	0	0	0	.320
Heyward, RF	3	0	2	0	1	0	2	.295
Jones, C, 3B	5	0	2	3	0	1	4	.234
Venters, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Glaus, 1B	5	1	1	1	0	2	6	.265
Escobar, Y, SS	4	1	0	0	0	0	6	.194
Cabrera, Me, LF	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	.235
Ross, D, C	4	0	3	3	0	1	0	.286
McLouth, CF	4	0	0	0	0	3	3	.184
Lowe, D, P	2	2	1	0	1	0	1	.118
a-Conrad, PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.242
O'Flaherty, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Infante, 3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.319
Totals	37	7	13	7	2	8	23	.253

a-Struck out for Lowe, D in the 7th.

BATTING
2B: Walker 2 (3, Lowe, D, O'Flaherty), Jones, G (10, Lowe, D), LaRoche, An (6, O'Flaherty).
TB: Walker 4; McCutchen, A; Jones, G 3; Crosby; LaRoche, An 2.
RBI: Jones, G (31), LaRoche, An (11), Walker (2).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: McCutchen, A; Clement; Crosby.
SF: Jones, G.
GIDP: Milledge; Jones, G.
Team RISP: 2-for-8.
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING
CS: Jones, G (1, 2nd base by Lowe, D/Ross, D).

FIELDING
E: Clement (2, pickoff).

BATTING
2B: Ross, D 2 (3, Duke, Duke), Lowe, D (1, Duke).
TB: Prado 3; Heyward 2; Jones, C 2; Glaus; Cabrera, Me; Ross, D 5; Lowe, D 2.
RBI: Glaus (30), Ross, D 3 (11), Jones, C 3 (18).
2-out RBI: Ross, D 3.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: McLouth; Escobar, Y 3; Lowe, D; Glaus.
Team RISP: 7-for-18.
Team LOB: 9.

FIELDING
E: Prado (2, fielding).
DP: 2 (Escobar, Y-Prado-Glaus, Escobar, Y-Glaus).

Pittsburgh	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Duke(L, 3-5)	5.1	12	7	7	2	4	5.09
Jackson	1.2	1	0	0	0	2	0.00
Hanrahan	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	4.74
Totals	8.0	13	7	7	2	8	5.43

Atlanta	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Lowe, D(W, 7-4)	7.0	4	1	1	1	2	4.86
O'Flaherty	1.0	3	2	2	1	0	2.66
Venters	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0.95
Totals	9.0	7	3	3	3	4	3.91

HBP: Heyward (by Hanrahan).
Pitches-strikes: Duke 93-61, Jackson 18-12, Hanrahan 16-9, Lowe, D 87-51, O'Flaherty 18-8, Venters 19-12.
Groundouts-flyouts: Duke 7-3, Jackson 0-2, Hanrahan 0-1, Lowe, D 11-6, O'Flaherty 2-0, Venters 0-1.
Batters faced: Duke 30, Jackson 6, Hanrahan 4, Lowe, D 25, O'Flaherty 6, Venters 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Jackson 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Phil Cuzzi. 1B: Chris Guccione. 2B: Brian O'Nora. 3B: Scott Barry.
Weather: 69 degrees, drizzle.
Wind: 6 mph, R to L.
T: 2:26 (2:31 delay).
Att: 23,442.
Compiled by MLB Advanced Media

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