Atlanta Braves vs Los Angeles Dodgers
July 8, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 8, 2008 at Dodger Stadium. The Atlanta Braves defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Atlanta Braves 9, Los Angeles Dodgers 3

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Blanco lf 3 1 1 1
Escobar ss 5 0 1 3
Jones 3b 4 0 0 0
Teixeira 1b 5 1 1 1
McCann c 4 2 2 2
Francoeur rf 5 0 1 0
Johnson 2b 5 3 2 0
Kotsay cf 4 2 3 0
Jurrjens p 2 0 0 0
  Ohman p 0 0 0 0
  Prado ph 1 0 1 1
  Boyer p 0 0 0 0
  Tavarez p 0 0 0 0
  Gonzalez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 9 12 8
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Kemp rf 5 0 0 0
Ethier lf 2 1 1 0
Martin c 4 0 1 0
Kent 2b 3 0 0 0
  Young ph 0 1 0 0
Loney 1b 4 1 2 1
Jones cf 4 0 2 0
Garciaparra ss 4 0 0 1
DeWitt 3b 2 0 1 0
Billingsley p 2 0 0 0
  Troncoso p 0 0 0 0
  LaRoche ph 1 0 0 0
  Beimel p 0 0 0 0
  Wade p 0 0 0 0
  Berroa ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 7 2
Atlanta 000 033 0129121
Los Angeles 000 001 002372
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Jurrjens  W(9-4) 6.0 5 1 1 3 6
  Ohman   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Boyer   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Tavarez   0.1 2 2 1 2 0
  Gonzalez   0.2 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
0
2
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Billingsley  L(8-8) 5.1 6 6 5 4 8
  Troncoso   1.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Beimel   0.2 3 1 1 0 0
  Wade   1.1 2 2 2 0 2
Totals
9.0
2
2
2
0
2

  E–Johnson (9), Martin 2 (9).  DP–Atlanta 2. Johnson-Escobar-Teixeira, Francoeur-Teixeira.  2B–Atlanta Escobar (12,off Billingsley), Los Angeles Loney (23,off Jurrjens).  HR–Atlanta McCann 2 (17,6th inning off Billingsley 0 on 0 out,9th inning off Wade 0 on 1 out); Teixeira (17,9th inning off Wade 0 on 1 out).  SH–Jurrjens (4,off Troncoso).  Team LOB–7.  Team–7.  SB–Blanco (9,2nd base off Billingsley/Martin).  U-HP–Gary Darling, 1B–Bill Miller, 2B–Jerry Meals, 3B–Paul Emmel.  T–3:03.  A–39,702.
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