Atlanta Braves vs Pittsburgh Pirates
May 9, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 9, 2008 at PNC Park. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 3

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Johnson 2b 3 0 0 0
Escobar ss 5 0 0 0
Jones 3b 2 1 0 0
Teixeira 1b 3 1 1 0
McCann c 3 0 3 0
  Gotay pr 0 0 0 0
  Miller c 0 0 0 0
Francoeur rf 4 0 1 2
Kotsay cf 4 0 0 0
Blanco lf 4 0 1 0
Glavine p 3 0 0 0
  Ring p 0 0 0 0
  Boyer p 0 0 0 0
  Norton ph 0 0 0 0
  Ohman p 0 0 0 0
  Bennett p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 2
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Sanchez 2b 4 0 2 3
McLouth cf 4 0 0 0
Bay lf 3 0 0 0
Doumit c 4 0 2 0
Nady rf 4 1 1 0
LaRoche 1b 3 1 0 0
Bautista 3b 2 0 1 0
Bixler ss 3 1 1 0
Snell p 2 0 1 0
  Michaels ph 1 0 0 0
  Marte p 0 0 0 0
  Yates p 0 0 0 0
  Grabow p 0 0 0 0
  Mientkiewicz ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 31 3 9 3
Atlanta 000 001 010260
Pittsburgh 000 000 201390
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Glavine   7.0 5 2 2 4 3
  Ring   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Boyer   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Ohman   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Bennett  L(0-2) 0.1 3 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.2
3
1
1
0
0
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Snell   7.0 2 1 1 6 5
  Marte   0.2 2 1 1 0 0
  Yates   0.1 2 0 0 1 0
  Grabow  W(2-1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
0
1

  E–None.  DP–Atlanta 1. McCann-Escobar-Johnson, Pittsburgh 2. F. Sanchez-Bixler-Adam LaRoche, Bixler-F. Sanchez-Adam LaRoche.  2B–Atlanta McCann (11,off Snell), Pittsburgh Snell (1,off Glavine); Nady (13,off Glavine); F. Sanchez (8,off Glavine); Doumit (7,off Boyer).  Team LOB–9.  SH–F. Sanchez (2,off Glavine); J. Bautista (3,off Glavine).  IBB–Bixler (1,by Glavine).  Team–8.  SB–Johnson (4,2nd base off Snell/Doumit).  U-HP–Greg Gibson, 1B–Charlie Reliford, 2B–Mike Estabrook, 3B–Angel Campos.  T–2:55.  A–21,050.
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