Atlanta Braves vs New York Mets
May 12, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 12, 2009 at Citi Field. The New York Mets defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 3, New York Mets 4

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Johnson 2b 5 0 0 0
Escobar ss 5 2 2 0
Jones 3b 4 1 2 0
Anderson lf 4 0 1 1
McCann c 4 0 3 1
Kotchman 1b 4 0 1 1
Francoeur rf 5 0 0 0
Schafer cf 3 0 1 0
Jurrjens p 2 0 0 0
  Moylan p 0 0 0 0
  O'Flaherty p 0 0 0 0
  Infante ph 0 0 0 0
  Gonzalez p 0 0 0 0
  Bennett p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 10 3
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Reyes ss 5 1 2 2
Cora 2b,1b 3 0 1 0
Murphy lf 3 0 0 0
  Sheffield ph 1 0 0 0
  Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0
  Castro ph 0 0 0 0
Beltran cf 4 1 2 1
Wright 3b 4 0 2 0
Tatis 1b,lf 3 0 0 0
Reed rf,lf 3 1 1 0
  Castillo ph,2b 0 0 0 1
Santos c 3 0 0 0
Pelfrey p 2 0 0 0
  Putz p 0 0 0 0
  Church ph,rf 2 1 1 0
Totals 33 4 9 4
Atlanta 000 101 010 03100
New York 000 000 021 1490
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Jurrjens   7.2 7 2 2 1 4
  Moylan   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  O'Flaherty   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Gonzalez   1.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Bennett  L(0-1) 0.2 1 1 1 3 0
Totals
9.2
9
4
4
5
4
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Pelfrey   7.0 6 2 2 1 3
  Putz   1.0 2 1 1 2 1
  Rodriguez  W(1-0) 2.0 2 0 0 1 0
Totals
10.0
10
3
3
4
4

  E–None.  DP–Atlanta 2. McCann-Johnson, Schafer-McCann.  2B–Atlanta Escobar 2 (8,off Pelfrey,off Putz); McCann (5,off Putz), New York J. Reyes (4,off Jurrjens); Beltran (7,off Gonzalez).  3B–New York Wright (3,off Jurrjens).  SH–Jurrjens (3,off Pelfrey); Infante (2,off Rodriguez).  SF–Anderson (2,off Pelfrey); Castillo (2,off Gonzalez).  IBB–C. Jones (4,by Putz); Kotchman (2,by Putz); McCann (1,by Rodriguez); Cora (1,by Bennett).  Team LOB–10.  HBP–Tatis (3,by Gonzalez).  Team–7.  SB–C. Jones (1,2nd base off Rodriguez/Santos).  CS–McCann (1,2nd base by Pelfrey/Santos).  U-HP–Andy Fletcher, 1B–Ted Barrett, 2B–Tim McClelland, 3B–Greg Gibson.  T–3:02.  A–39,408.
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