Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
LA Dodgers 8, Atlanta 6
Friday, September 2, 2011 7:35 PM
When: 7:35 PM ET, Friday, September 2, 2011
Where: Turner Field, Atlanta, Georgia
Temperature: 92°
Umpires: Home - Larry Vanover, 1B - Brian Gorman, 2B - Tony Randazzo, 3B - Dan Bellino
Attendance: 32563
Final Scoring Summary
 
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LA Dodgers 0002015008101
Atlanta 0320000016140
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
LA Dodgers 67-70 36-35 31-35 W5
Atlanta 81-56 43-27 38-29 L1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this loss, the Atlanta Braves have a 43-27 record at home this season. The Los Angeles Dodgers have a 31-35 record on the road.
  • Atlanta has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Braves have won 6 of their last 10 games.
  • LA Dodgers has a streak of 5 straight up wins. The Dodgers have won 9 of their last 10 games.
  • Hong-Chih Kuo pitched 2.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 9.58. Javy Guerra closed out the game to get the save and has 14 saves for the season. Arodys Vizcaino took the loss for Atlanta.
  • Dan Uggla had the only homerun for Atlanta.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
LA Dodgers   Atlanta
Chad Billingsley Player Brandon Beachy
Loss W/L Loss
4.0 IP 6.0
3 Strikeouts 7
9 Hits 4
6.75 ERA 4.50
Hitting
LA Dodgers   Atlanta
Dee Gordon Player Alex Gonzalez
3 Hits 2
0 RBI 1
0 HR 0
3 TB 3
.600 Avg .667
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
LA Dodgers 10 0 11 .303 9 8 6 4 1
Atlanta 14 1 19 .378 8 5 5 2 0
Upcoming Games
  • Atlanta will play their next game at home against LA Dodgers. The Braves have a W/L % of .580 after a win and .607 after a loss.
  • LA Dodgers will play their next game on the road against Atlanta. The Dodgers have a W/L % of .537 after a win and .443 after a loss.