Atlanta Braves Game Thread Diamondbacks vs Braves 7-13-2018
Diamondbacks Rally To Beat Braves 2-1
Atlanta Braves Game Thread Diamondbacks vs Braves 7-13-2018!
Diamondbacks Rally To Beat Braves 2-1!
Line Score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
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| Arizona Diamondbacks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Atlanta Braves | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
W: Godley (11-6) L: Freeman (2-5) SV: Boxberger (23)
This game was played to a crowd of 42,130 at SunTrust Park in Atlanta, GA.
Atlanta Braves Game Thread Diamondbacks vs Braves 7-13-2018!
Diamondbacks Rally To Beat Braves 2-1!
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Scoring Plays:
- Kurt Suzuki singles on a line drive to right fielder Steven Souza Jr. Freddie Freeman scores. Nick Markakis to 2nd.
- Jon Jay singles on a soft line drive to third baseman Johan Camargo. Alex Avila scores.
- Nick Ahmed singles on a ground ball to center fielder Ender Inciarte. Daniel Descalso scores. Nick Ahmed advances to 2nd, on a fielding error by center fielder Ender Inciarte.
Game Highlights:
Kurt Suzuki flares an RBI single into shallow right field to drive in the first run of the game in the bottom of the 1st inning.
Steven Souza Jr. is initially called safe at second on a pickoff throw by Anibal Sanchez, but the call is overturned after review in the 2nd.
Dansby Swanson fields a grounder and then throws to third to start a rundown, as Nick Ahmed is tagged out between second and third base.
Jon Jay smacks an RBI single into shallow left field to tie the score at 1 in the bottom of the 6th inning.
Nick Ahmed slaps an RBI single to center field and advances to second on a fielding error, giving the D-backs a 2-1 lead in the 7th inning.
Anibal Sanchez holds the D-backs to one run on five hits across six innings, striking out six in a strong start against the D-backs.
Zack Godley strikes out seven over six innings of one-run ball, limiting the Braves to five hits in a strong performance.
Brad Boxberger gets Dansby Swanson swinging to strike out the side in the 9th, sealing the D-backs’ 2-1 victory and earning his 23rd save.
Game Recap: Diamondbacks 2 Braves 1!
Atlanta Braves Game Thread Diamondbacks vs Braves 7-13-2018!
Diamondbacks Rally To Beat Braves 2-1!
Braves Interviews After The Ballgame:
“We are kind of not hitting on all cylinders as a team.”@Braves manager Brian Snitker on tonight’s game vs. the @Dbacks. #Braves | #ChopOn pic.twitter.com/2H31ADdmtD
— FOX Sports: Braves (@FOXSportsBraves) July 14, 2018
“It’s very important for this team to have momentum going into the second-half of the season.”
—@TwoSportman provides his thoughts on the current state of the @Braves. #Braves | #ChopOn pic.twitter.com/sFR7dMJYxv
— FOX Sports: Braves (@FOXSportsBraves) July 14, 2018
Aníbal Sánchez discusses his start against the @Dbacks tonight. #Braves | #ChopOn pic.twitter.com/9cqcKsPJLz
— FOX Sports: Braves (@FOXSportsBraves) July 14, 2018
Atlanta Braves Game Thread Diamondbacks vs Braves 7-13-2018!
Diamondbacks Rally To Beat Braves 2-1!
The first game of a three game series against the Arizona Diamondbacks was a pitchers duel.
Once again Anibal Sanchez had a great game.
His opponent Zack Godley also had a great game too.
Both pitchers final lines were just about identical.
Here is Anibal Sanchez final line IP: 6 | H: 5 | R: 1 | BB: 0 | K: 6 | HR: 0 | Pitches: 86 | Strikes: 53.
Sanchez also picked off a runner at second base.
The original call by the umpire was safe.
The Braves challenged the call and actually got a call overturned.
For the year the Braves success rate on challenges being overturned is 39.4% (13 of 33) according to Mark Bowman On Twitter.
The stat of the game has to be that the Braves were 1 for 9 with runners in scoring position!
That was the game.
The Braves offense only had six hits.
Freddie Freeman and Nick Markakis both went 2 for 4.
Kurt Suzuki went 1 for 4 and Ronald Acuna Jr. went 1 for 3!
The Final Line Anibal Sanchez just did not get any run support!
With this loss the Braves record fall to 51-41!
The Braves have now fallen back behind the Phillies by 1.5 games in the NL East!
–Bob Griggs | Atlanta Dugout Talk
Atlanta Braves Game Thread Diamondbacks vs Braves 7-13-2018!
Diamondbacks Rally To Beat Braves 2-1!
Pre-Game Information:
Diamondbacks (51-43) @ Braves (51-40)
6:35 pm CT | July 13, 2018
SunTrust Park | Atlanta, GA
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Arizona Diamondbacks Starting Line-Ups
| Arizona Diamondbacks | AVG | HR | RBI | SB |
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| Jon Jay CF | .307 | 1 | 18 | 3 |
| Paul Goldschmidt 1B | .284 | 21 | 52 | 3 |
| David Peralta LF | .289 | 16 | 53 | 2 |
| Steven Souza Jr. RF | .176 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| Jake Lamb 3B | .234 | 6 | 28 | 1 |
| Daniel Descalso 2B | .259 | 9 | 44 | 0 |
| Nick Ahmed SS | .229 | 12 | 37 | 2 |
| Alex Avila C | .144 | 4 | 10 | 0 |
| Zack Godley P | .097 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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Atlanta Braves Starting Line-Ups
| Atlanta Braves | AVG | HR | RBI | SB |
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| Ender Inciarte CF | .246 | 6 | 34 | 23 |
| Ozzie Albies 2B | .288 | 20 | 54 | 9 |
| Freddie Freeman 1B | .313 | 16 | 60 | 6 |
| Nick Markakis RF | .322 | 10 | 60 | 1 |
| Kurt Suzuki C | .275 | 8 | 31 | 0 |
| Johan Camargo 3B | .252 | 9 | 39 | 0 |
| Ronald Acuna Jr. LF | .259 | 7 | 19 | 2 |
| Dansby Swanson SS | .247 | 7 | 34 | 3 |
| Anibal Sanchez P | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching Matchups
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| Zack Godley RHP #52
Record: 10-6 ERA: 4.80 K: 101 |
Anibal Sanchez RHP #19
Record: 4-2 ERA: 2.72 K: 56 |
The #Braves today recalled OF Preston Tucker from Triple-A Gwinnett.
— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) July 13, 2018
