Atlanta Braves vs Pittsburgh Pirates
May 12, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 12, 2008 at PNC Park. The Atlanta Braves defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Atlanta Braves 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 1

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Johnson 2b 5 1 2 0
Escobar ss 4 1 2 1
Jones 3b 4 1 1 1
  Infante ph,3b 1 0 0 0
McCann c 5 1 1 3
Norton 1b 3 1 1 0
Francoeur rf 5 2 3 0
Kotsay cf 5 0 3 3
Blanco lf 5 1 1 0
Hudson p 4 0 0 0
  Boyer p 0 0 0 0
  Ohman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 8 14 8
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Sanchez 2b 4 0 0 0
  Yates p 0 0 0 0
Mientkiewicz 3b,1b 4 1 1 0
McLouth cf 4 0 1 0
Bay lf 3 0 0 0
Nady rf 4 0 2 0
LaRoche 1b 3 0 0 0
  Gomez 3b 1 0 0 0
Paulino c 4 0 0 0
Rivas ss,2b 2 0 1 0
Van Benschoten p 1 0 0 0
  Osoria p 0 0 0 0
  Bixler ph,ss 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 5 0
Atlanta 001 240 1008141
Pittsburgh 100 000 000152
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Hudson  W(6-2) 7.0 2 1 0 2 5
  Boyer   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Ohman   1.0 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
2
0
0
0
2
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Van Benschoten  L(0-2) 4.0 9 7 6 2 5
  Osoria   4.0 4 1 1 0 1
  Yates   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
1
0
0
1
0

  E–Norton (1), Mientkiewicz (1), Osoria (2).  DP–Atlanta 1. Escobar-Johnson-Norton, Pittsburgh 2. F. Sanchez-Adam LaRoche-Rivas, F. Sanchez-Rivas-Adam LaRoche.  2B–Atlanta Escobar (5,off Van Benschoten); Kotsay 2 (7,off Van Benschoten,off Osoria); Johnson (8,off Osoria); Francoeur (13,off Yates), Pittsburgh Mientkiewicz (4,off Hudson).  HR–Atlanta McCann (7,5th inning off Van Benschoten 2 on 0 out).  Team LOB–9.  SH–Osoria (1,off Hudson).  Team–6.  SB–Blanco (2,2nd base off Van Benschoten/Paulino).  U-HP–Angel Campos, 1B–Greg Gibson, 2B–Charlie Reliford, 3B–Kevin Causey.  T–2:40.  A–16,669.
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