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Braves
@ Dodgers
Dodger Stadium
July 8, 2008
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Atlanta Braves, played on July 8, 2008 at Dodger Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 8, 2008 |
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Visiting Team |
Atlanta Braves
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Home Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 8, 2008 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Atlanta Braves |
Home Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jair Jurrjens |
Home Starting Pitcher | Chad Billingsley |
Ballpark | Dodger Stadium |
City | Los Angeles |
State | CA |
Attendance | 39,702 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 3 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Gary Darling 1B: Bill Miller 2B: Jerry Meals 3B: Paul Emmel |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
Name | Position |
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Gregor Blanco | Left Fielder |
Yunel Escobar | Shortstop |
Chipper Jones | Third Baseman |
Mark Teixeira | First Baseman |
Brian McCann | Catcher |
Jeff Francoeur | Right Fielder |
Kelly Johnson | Second Baseman |
Mark Kotsay | Center Fielder |
Jair Jurrjens | Pitcher |
Bobby Cox | Manager |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Matt Kemp | Right Fielder |
Andre Ethier | Left Fielder |
Russell Martin | Catcher |
Jeff Kent | Second Baseman |
James Loney | First Baseman |
Andruw Jones | Center Fielder |
Nomar Garciaparra | Shortstop |
Blake DeWitt | Third Baseman |
Chad Billingsley | Pitcher |
Joe Torre | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Braves
@ Dodgers
Dodger Stadium
July 8, 2008
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Blanco vs. Billingsley
Blanco hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. Billingsley
Escobar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Billingsley
Jones takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Teixeira vs. Billingsley
Teixeira hits a ball on the ground towards first. Loney scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Teixeira for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Jurrjens
Kemp strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Ethier vs. Jurrjens
Ethier takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Jurrjens
Martin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ethier moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Kent vs. Jurrjens
Kent hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McCann vs. Billingsley
McCann strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Francoeur vs. Billingsley
Francoeur hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Billingsley
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Loney scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Johnson for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Loney vs. Jurrjens
Loney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Jurrjens
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jurrjens fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Garciaparra vs. Jurrjens
Garciaparra strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
DeWitt vs. Jurrjens
DeWitt takes first base on ball four. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Billingsley vs. Jurrjens
Billingsley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kotsay vs. Billingsley
Kotsay strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Jurrjens vs. Billingsley
Jurrjens strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Blanco vs. Billingsley
Blanco takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Escobar vs. Billingsley
There goes Blanco. The throw from Martin and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Escobar vs. Billingsley
Escobar strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Jurrjens
Kemp strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ethier vs. Jurrjens
Ethier takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Jurrjens
Martin hits a fly ball towards right. Francoeur catches it and throws to first to double up Ethier. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Billingsley
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Teixeira vs. Billingsley
Teixeira strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McCann vs. Billingsley
McCann takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Francoeur vs. Billingsley
Francoeur hits a fly ball into right field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kent vs. Jurrjens
Kent hits a fly ball into left field. Blanco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Loney vs. Jurrjens
Loney hits a line drive into right field. Francoeur settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Jurrjens
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Billingsley
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Kotsay vs. Billingsley
Kotsay hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Jurrjens vs. Billingsley
Jurrjens bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Blanco vs. Billingsley
Blanco takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to third. Kotsay moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Escobar vs. Billingsley
Escobar hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Ethier. Escobar reaches second base with a double. Johnson scores. Kotsay scores. Blanco goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Billingsley
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Teixeira vs. Billingsley
Teixeira hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Garciaparra vs. Jurrjens
Garciaparra hits a popup towards first. Teixeira settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
DeWitt vs. Jurrjens
DeWitt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Billingsley vs. Jurrjens
Billingsley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. DeWitt moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Kemp vs. Jurrjens
Kemp strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
McCann vs. Billingsley
McCann hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Francoeur vs. Billingsley
Francoeur hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Billingsley
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Loney fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Kotsay vs. Billingsley
Kotsay hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Jurrjens vs. Troncoso
Ramon Troncoso now pitching.
Jurrjens bunts towards third. DeWitt fields it and throws to first for the out. Kotsay moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -23
Blanco vs. Troncoso
Blanco hits a line drive to right field. Kemp throws towards the plate. Martin fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Martin. Johnson scores. Kotsay scores. Blanco moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Escobar vs. Troncoso
Escobar hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Troncoso fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 6 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ethier vs. Jurrjens
Ethier hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Jurrjens
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. Ethier moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Kent vs. Jurrjens
Kent strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Loney vs. Jurrjens
Loney hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Blanco. Loney reaches second base with a double. Ethier scores. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Jurrjens
Jones strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Troncoso
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Teixeira vs. Troncoso
Teixeira strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCann vs. Troncoso
McCann hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garciaparra vs. Ohman
Will Ohman now pitching.
Garciaparra hits a fly ball into center field. Kotsay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
DeWitt vs. Ohman
DeWitt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ohman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
LaRoche vs. Ohman
Andy LaRoche pinch hits for Ramon Troncoso.
LaRoche hits a fly ball into right field. Francoeur settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francoeur vs. Beimel
Joe Beimel now pitching.
Francoeur hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Beimel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Beimel
Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Kotsay vs. Beimel
Kotsay hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Prado vs. Beimel
Martin Prado pinch hits for Will Ohman.
Prado hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Johnson scores. Kotsay moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Blanco vs. Beimel
Blanco hits a ball on the ground towards first. Loney fields it and throws to second for the out. Kotsay moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Escobar vs. Wade
Cory Wade now pitching.
Escobar hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kent settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 7 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Boyer
Blaine Boyer now pitching.
Kemp hits a fly ball into center field. Kotsay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ethier vs. Boyer
Ethier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Boyer
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 7 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Wade
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Teixeira vs. Wade
Teixeira hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCann vs. Wade
McCann hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Francoeur vs. Wade
Francoeur strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Wade
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wade fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Braves, 9 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Tavarez
Julian Tavarez now pitching. Delwyn Young pinch hits for Jeff Kent.
Young takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Loney vs. Tavarez
Loney hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Young moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Tavarez
Jones hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Young moves to third. Loney moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Garciaparra vs. Tavarez
Garciaparra hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar throws to second for one, and Johnson throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Young scores. Loney scores. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
DeWitt vs. Tavarez
DeWitt takes first base on ball four. Garciaparra moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Berroa vs. Gonzalez
Angel Berroa pinch hits for Cory Wade. Mike Gonzalez now pitching.
Berroa strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Kemp vs. Gonzalez
Kemp strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/8/2008 -- Atlanta at Los Angeles (N) Atlanta AB R H RBI Los Angeles AB R H RBI Blanco G, lf 3 1 1 1 Kemp M, rf 5 0 0 0 Escobar Y, ss 5 0 1 3 Ethier A, lf 2 1 1 0 Jones C, 3b 4 0 0 0 Martin R, c 4 0 1 0 Teixeira M, 1b 5 1 1 1 Kent J, 2b 3 0 0 0 McCann B, c 4 2 2 2 Young D, ph 0 1 0 0 Francoeur J, rf 5 0 1 0 Loney J, 1b 4 1 2 1 Johnson K, 2b 5 3 2 0 Jones A, cf 4 0 2 0 Kotsay M, cf 4 2 3 0 Garciaparra N, ss 4 0 0 1 Jurrjens J, p 2 0 0 0 DeWitt B, 3b 2 0 1 0 Ohman W, p 0 0 0 0 Billingsley C, p 2 0 0 0 Prado M, ph 1 0 1 1 Troncoso R, p 0 0 0 0 Boyer B, p 0 0 0 0 LaRoche A, ph 1 0 0 0 Tavarez J, p 0 0 0 0 Beimel J, p 0 0 0 0 Gonzalez M, p 0 0 0 0 Wade C, p 0 0 0 0 Berroa A, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 38 9 12 8 32 3 7 2 Atlanta 000 033 012 -- 9 Los Angeles 000 001 002 -- 3 Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO Jurrjens J (W) 6.0 5 1 1 3 6 Ohman W 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Boyer B 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Tavarez J 0.1 2 2 1 2 0 Gonzalez M 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO Billingsley C (L) 5.1 6 6 5 4 8 Troncoso R 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 Beimel J 0.2 3 1 1 0 0 Wade C 1.1 2 2 2 0 2 E -- Martin R 2, Johnson K DP -- Atlanta 2 LOB -- Atlanta 7, Los Angeles 7 2B -- Escobar Y, Loney J HR -- McCann B 2, Teixeira M SB -- Blanco G SH -- Jurrjens J T -- 3:03 A -- 39702
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