San Francisco Giants vs Atlanta Braves
August 31, 2006 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 31, 2006 at Turner Field. The San Francisco Giants defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Francisco Giants 8, Atlanta Braves 6

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Winn rf 5 0 2 1
Vizquel ss 5 0 0 0
Hillenbrand 3b,1b 5 1 1 0
Bonds lf 3 2 2 0
  Linden lf 1 1 1 1
Durham 2b 3 2 1 1
  de la Rosa pr,2b 1 0 0 0
Sweeney 1b 3 2 2 2
  Correia p 0 0 0 0
  Kline p 0 0 0 0
  Chulk p 0 0 0 0
  Stanton p 0 0 0 0
  Alou ph 0 0 0 0
  Benitez p 0 0 0 0
Finley cf 4 0 1 1
Alfonzo c 5 0 1 2
Morris p 2 0 0 0
  Feliz 3b 1 0 1 0
Totals 38 8 12 8
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Giles 2b 4 0 0 1
Renteria ss 4 1 2 1
Jones C. 3b 5 1 0 1
Jones A. cf 5 1 2 1
McCann c 3 0 1 0
Francoeur rf 3 0 2 2
LaRoche 1b 5 1 1 0
Diaz lf 2 1 1 0
Smoltz p 2 0 0 0
  Ray p 0 0 0 0
  McBride p 0 0 0 0
  Orr ph 1 1 1 0
  Barry p 0 0 0 0
  Yates p 0 0 0 0
  Prado ph 1 0 0 0
  Franklin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 10 6
San Francisco 020 104 0018122
Atlanta 001 000 4016101
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Morris  W (10-11) 6.1 6 5 5 3 5
  Correia   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Kline   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Chulk   0.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Stanton   1.1 1 0 0 1 1
  Benitez  SV (17) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
6
6
5
6
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Smoltz  L (12-7) 5.0 6 7 7 3 2
  Ray   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
  McBride   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Barry   0.1 2 0 0 0 0
  Yates   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Franklin   1.0 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
12
8
8
5
4

  E–Hillenbrand (2), Bonds (1), Giles (9).  DP–San Francisco 3. Morris-Vizquel-Sweeney, Vizquel-Durham-Sweeney, de la Rosa-Vizquel-Hillenbrand, Atlanta 1. C. Jones-LaRoche.  2B–San Francisco Alfonzo (13,off Smoltz); Bonds (19,off Smoltz); Durham (22,off Smoltz), Atlanta Francoeur (21,off Morris); A. Jones (24,off Correia).  3B–Atlanta Renteria (2,off Morris).  HR–San Francisco Linden (2,9th inning off Franklin 0 on 0 out).  SH–Morris (11,off Ray).  Team LOB–9.  SF–Giles (3,off Morris).  HBP–Diaz (7,by Morris); Francoeur (9,by Chulk).  IBB–Diaz (3,by Morris).  Team–10.  U-HP–CB Bucknor, 1B–Adam Dowdy, 2B–Wally Bell, 3B–Mark Carlson.  T–3:31.  A–24,748.
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