Atlanta 7, Miami 0
When: 7:10 PM ET, Thursday, May 17, 2012
Where: Turner Field, Atlanta, Georgia
Temperature:
81°
Umpires:
Home -
Joe West, 1B -
Sam Holbrook, 2B -
Andy Fletcher, 3B -
Rob Drake
Attendance:
27724
By SportsDirect Inc.
Braves 7, Marlins 0: Brandon Beachy tossed a five-hitter for the first shutout of his major-league career, and seven different players drove in runs to help Atlanta salvage a split of a two-game series at Turner Field.
Beachy (5-1) struck out six in his first complete game, posting his seventh consecutive quality start and lowering his major league-best ERA to 1.33. That's the second-lowest ERA for a Braves pitcher through his first eight starts since 1921. Only Greg Maddux (1.13 in 1994) had a lower ERA through eight starts.
The Braves staked Beachy to an early lead on Martin Prado's RBI triple in the first, and they added two more on a solo home run by Freddie Freeman and an RBI double by Brian McCann in the third.
Michael Bourn added an RBI single in the fourth to make it 4-0, and Chipper Jones, Jason Heyward and Beachy each had RBI singles in the three-run fifth.
Marlins starter Ricky Nolasco (4-2) struggled for a second consecutive outing, allowing four runs on seven hits over four innings.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Beachy's shutout was the first by the Braves this season. ... Prado went 2-for-4 for his 14th multi-hit game of the season and extended his hitting streak to nine games. … Nolasco remains tied with Dontrelle Willis for the Marlins' franchise record with 68 wins. … The Braves travel to Tampa Bay to begin a three-game interleague series with the Rays on Friday, while the Marlins travel to Cleveland for a three-game interleague set with the Indians.
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
Miami
|
5 |
0 |
6 |
.156 |
11 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Atlanta
|
12 |
1 |
19 |
.353 |
20 |
5 |
7 |
4 |
1 |
1 |