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ATLANTA BRAVES AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
07/08/2023
 
ATLANTA BRAVES AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 1909 - SATURDAY, JULY 8TH , 2023
GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Braves (59-31) 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 10 1
Tampa Bay Rays (47-45) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0
Braves Pick Up 3-1 Win Over Tampa Bay
Atlanta Braves starter Andy Otero turned in an exceptional performance against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field, resulting in a Atlanta win, 3-1. Nick McCully was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 10 of 10 save opportunities. With the win, Atlanta raised its record to 59-31.

Daulton Varsho, the 27-year old catcher , had a direct impact on the outcome. Varsho contributed a solo home run in the top of the fifth inning to put Atlanta up, 2-1.

Varsho attributed the win to "a well-rounded effort by the whole team."
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORES TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Vega CF 5 0 1 0 0 3 2 .223 5 28
D. Carlson LF 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .261 19 56
B. Harper RF 5 1 1 1 0 2 3 .291 7 25
M. Thomas SS 4 0 2 0 1 1 2 .268 18 45
T. Sparks 1B 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 .338 24 70
M. Ohayashi DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 7 .245 23 59
B. Bichette 2B 4 0 1 1 0 2 6 .311 15 49
D. Varsho C 4 1 1 1 0 0 5 .171 4 17
A. Bohm 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .192 2 13
Totals 36 3 10 3 4 13 27      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Bichette (19, 2nd Inning off D. Duimelaar, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Thomas (14, 4th Inning off D. Duimelaar, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Bohm (4, 9th Inning off J. Benson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Varsho (4, 5th Inning off D. Duimelaar, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Harper (7, 6th Inning off D. Duimelaar, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Vega , D. Carlson , B. Harper 4 , M. Thomas 3 , T. Sparks , B. Bichette 2 , D. Varsho 4 , A. Bohm 3
2-out RBI: B. Bichette
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Thomas , B. Bichette , D. Varsho 3
GIDP: D. Carlson
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: D. Varsho (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Otero-Thomas-Sparks)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Carroll CF 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .231 0 1
B. Witt Jr. SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .286 11 48
E. Jenkins LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .334 18 50
O. Cruz 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .264 9 37
N. Plummer DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .246 5 34
D. McCormick RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .223 6 32
W. Gray 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .232 2 14
T. Davis 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .209 1 9
D. Mesoraco C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .251 14 48
Totals 31 1 7 1 1 9 11      
BATTING
Doubles: O. Cruz (14, 4th Inning off A. Otero, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Jenkins 2 , O. Cruz 2 , N. Plummer , W. Gray , T. Davis , D. Mesoraco
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Witt Jr. , O. Cruz , D. McCormick
GIDP: D. McCormick
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Jenkins (20) , W. Gray (10)
CS: E. Jenkins (12) , T. Davis (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Davis-Witt Jr.-Gray)
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORES TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
A. Otero W (1-3) 5.0 5 1 1 1 4 0 62 43 3.52
H. Richardson H (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 7 2.42
M. Fried H (19) 1.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 25 15 3.03
N. McCully SV (10) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 19 13 0.96
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Otero 56
Batters Faced: A. Otero 20, H. Richardson 3, M. Fried 5, N. McCully 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Otero 5-5, H. Richardson 1-1, M. Fried 0-1, N. McCully 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Otero 62-43, H. Richardson 12-7, M. Fried 25-15, N. McCully 19-13
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
D. Duimelaar L (5-7) 5.2 7 3 3 2 5 2 91 58 4.76
J. Starks 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 16 12 4.19
C. Williams 1.0 0 0 0 2 3 0 24 13 2.12
J. Benson 1.1 2 0 0 0 3 0 27 16 2.31
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Duimelaar 46
Batters Faced: D. Duimelaar 25, J. Starks 4, C. Williams 5, J. Benson 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Duimelaar 4-7, J. Starks 1-0, C. Williams 0-0, J. Benson 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Duimelaar 91-58, J. Starks 16-12, C. Williams 24-13, J. Benson 27-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Starks 2-0 , C. Williams 1-0 , J. Benson 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Andy Otero
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 4:05 PM ET
Time: 3:27
Attendance: 30599
Saturday, July 8th , 2023 - OOTP Baseball 22.12 Build 89