Atlanta Braves vs New York Mets
April 8, 2012 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 8, 2012 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 5, New York Mets 7

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Bourn cf 4 0 0 0
Prado 3b 3 0 0 0
McCann c 4 1 1 1
Uggla 2b 2 1 0 0
Freeman 1b 4 1 1 0
Diaz lf 2 1 0 0
  Francisco ph 1 0 0 0
Heyward rf 4 1 1 2
Wilson ss 3 0 0 1
Minor p 2 0 0 0
  Martinez p 0 0 0 0
  Constanza ph 1 0 0 0
  Medlen p 0 0 0 0
  O'Flaherty p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 3 4
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Tejada ss 5 2 4 2
Murphy 2b 5 1 2 2
  Francisco p 0 0 0 0
Wright 3b 1 0 1 1
Davis 1b 3 0 0 0
Bay lf 2 1 1 1
Duda rf 3 1 1 0
Hairston cf 4 1 1 1
  Byrdak p 0 0 0 0
  Cedeno 2b 0 0 0 0
Nickeas c 4 0 0 0
Niese p 3 1 1 0
  Acosta p 0 0 0 0
  Nieuwenhuis cf 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 7 11 7
Atlanta 000 000 410530
New York 100 123 00x7111
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Minor  L(0-1) 5.0 6 6 6 4 6
  Martinez   1.0 2 1 1 0 2
  Medlen   1.0 2 0 0 1 0
  O'Flaherty   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
1
0
0
0
1
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Niese  W(1-0) 6.0 2 4 3 4 7
  Acosta   1.2 1 1 1 0 2
  Byrdak   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Francisco  SV(3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
0
1

  E–Duda (1).  DP–Atlanta 2. Diaz-Prado-Wilson, Prado-McCann-Wilson.  PB–Nickeas (1).  2B–Atlanta Heyward (1,off Niese), New York Tejada 2 (2,off Minor,off Martinez); Murphy 2 (3,off Minor 2); Hairston (1,off Martinez).  HR–Atlanta McCann (1,8th inning off Acosta 0 on 1 out).  SF–Wilson (1,off Acosta); Wright (1,off Minor); Bay (1,off Minor).  Team LOB–3.  IBB–Wright (1,by Minor).  Team–7.  SB–Heyward (1,3rd base off Acosta/Nickeas).  U-HP–Phil Cuzzi, 1B–Vic Carapazza, 2B–Gerry Davis, 3B–Eric Cooper.  T–2:46.  A–27,855.
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