MLB PRO
ATLANTA BRAVES AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
04/05/2023
 
ATLANTA BRAVES AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 655 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5TH , 2023
GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Braves (4-2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 7 1
St. Louis Cardinals (2-4) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 12 0
Braves Edge Past Cardinals, 3-2
The Atlanta Braves took St. Louis pitcher Jeffery LeBlanc's best shot and still were able to claim a win at Busch Stadium. The final score had Atlanta getting past the Cardinals, 3-2. LeBlanc went 5.2 innings and allowed no runs, striking out 7. The win puts Atlanta at 4-2.

Atlanta used the timely hitting of Masutaro Ohayashi to seize the win. The designated hitter stroked a run-scoring single in the top of the eighth inning to put the Braves on top, 3-2. It was his only hit in 3 at-bats, but it was a game-changer.

"Every loss hurts," said St. Louis manager Joe Maddon. "But this was a tough one."
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORES ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Vega CF 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .214 0 1
D. Carlson LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .308 1 4
B. Harper RF 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .292 2 7
M. Ohayashi DH 3 0 1 1 1 1 2 .125 0 1
T. Sparks 1B 3 0 0 0 1 3 3 .364 1 3
M. Thomas SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .273 0 1
B. Bichette 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .133 0 0
A. Bohm 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .211 0 2
D. Varsho C 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .286 0 2
Totals 32 3 7 3 4 11 16      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Vega (2, 8th Inning off C. Woods, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Harper (1, 8th Inning off C. Woods, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Vega 2 , D. Carlson , B. Harper 3 , M. Ohayashi , B. Bichette , D. Varsho
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Thomas , B. Bichette
GIDP: J. Vega , A. Bohm
Hit by Pitch: B. Bichette
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: M. Thomas (1)
Double Plays: 3 (Harper-Varsho, Thomas-Bichette-Sparks, Rivera-Bichette-Sparks)
OF assists: 1 (Harper(Espinoza at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Tanner LF 4 0 1 0 1 1 4 .316 1 5
J. Espinoza 3B 4 1 1 0 1 0 4 .083 0 0
A. Candelalia SS 5 0 3 1 0 2 1 .423 1 5
J. Bleday DH 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .182 0 0
A. Pérez CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 .333 0 2
A. Peguero 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0
   a-B. Vanderbilt PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .389 1 2
B. Nimmo RF 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 .250 0 0
   b-R. Walker PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Hardy Jr. 2B, RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .333 0 0
J. Ellis C 4 0 2 1 0 0 4 .500 0 1
Totals 37 2 12 2 4 7 25      
a - B. Vanderbilt pinch hit for A. Peguero in the 8th
b - R. Walker pinch hit for B. Nimmo in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Espinoza (1, 1st Inning off R. Rivera, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Candelalia 3 (4, 1st Inning off R. Rivera, 1 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off R. Rivera, 0 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off A. Jones, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Tanner , J. Espinoza 2 , A. Candelalia 6 , J. Bleday , A. Pérez , A. Peguero , B. Nimmo , J. Hardy Jr. , J. Ellis 2
2-out RBI: J. Ellis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , L. Tanner 2 , J. Espinoza , J. Bleday , A. Pérez 2
GIDP: J. Espinoza , J. Ellis
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Candelalia-Hardy Jr.-Peguero, Hardy Jr.-Candelalia-Peguero)
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORES ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
R. Rivera 5.0 8 1 1 2 4 0 89 58 4.66
N. McCully 1.0 2 1 1 2 1 0 29 15 5.40
M. Fried W (2-0) 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 18 12 0.00
A. Jones SV (1) 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 30 18 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Rivera 49
Batters Faced: R. Rivera 22, N. McCully 7, M. Fried 6, A. Jones 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Rivera 5-3, N. McCully 0-2, M. Fried 1-2, A. Jones 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Rivera 89-58, N. McCully 29-15, M. Fried 18-12, A. Jones 30-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Jones 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
J. LeBlanc 5.2 4 0 0 2 7 0 97 56 4.50
C. Woods L (0-1), BS (1) 1.2 3 3 3 2 3 0 35 20 8.10
T. Baum 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 26 15 16.20
PITCHING
Game Score: J. LeBlanc 66
Batters Faced: J. LeBlanc 22, C. Woods 10, T. Baum 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. LeBlanc 2-6, C. Woods 1-1, T. Baum 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. LeBlanc 97-56, C. Woods 35-20, T. Baum 26-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Woods 1-0 , T. Baum 2-0
Hit Batsmen: J. LeBlanc
Balk: J. LeBlanc
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jeffery LeBlanc
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (52 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:40
Attendance: 38557
Special Notes: RP Curt Woods was injured while pitching. Augusto Candelalia ties the STL regular season game record for doubles with 3.
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