October 1, 2013: Braves beat Reds 7-2 in NL Wild Card game

The Braves kick off the 2013 playoffs with a win over the Reds. It is the 2nd straight year that the Braves play in the wild card game, but this one turns out better than last year's when they lost to the Phillies. Evan Gattis hit a 2-run HR in the first for the Braves that set the pace. Kris Medlen goes 6 strong for the win.

The Braves now get to play the Nationals in the divisional round. The Braves barely took the season series from their division rival, winning 10 out of 19 games.

BOXSCORE: 2013 Atlanta Braves At 2013 Cincinnati Reds               10/1/2013
 
  Braves             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Reds               AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Heyward CF        5  0  1  2 .200     S.Choo CF           3  0  2  0 .667  
  J.Upton RF          4  0  1  0 .250     R.Ludwick LF        5  0  2  1 .400  
  F.Freeman 1B        3  1  1  0 .333     J.Votto 1B          5  0  0  0 .000  
  E.Gattis LF         5  1  1  2 .200     B.Phillips 2B       4  0  0  0 .000  
  B.McCann C          4  0  0  0 .000     J.Bruce RF          4  0  0  0 .000  
  A.Simmons SS        5  2  3  0 .600     T.Frazier 3B        4  0  1  0 .250  
  C.Johnson 3B        4  1  3  0 .750     Z.Cozart SS         3  2  1  0 .333  
  E.Johnson 2B        3  1  0  1 .000     R.Hanigan C         2  0  1  0 .500  
  K.Medlen P          2  0  1  1 .500   B-B.Hamilton PH       1  0  0  0 .000  
A-R.Johnson PH        1  1  1  11.000   D-D.Mesoraco C        1  0  1  01.000  
  J.Walden P          1  0  0  0 .000     J.Cueto P           1  0  1  01.000  
  A.Varvaro P         0  0  0  0 ----     M.Parra P           0  0  0  0 ----  
                                          L.Ondrusek P        0  0  0  0 ----  
                                        C-C.Heisey PH         1  0  0  0 .000  
                                          A.Simon P           0  0  0  0 ----  
                                          J.Hoover P          0  0  0  0 ----  
                                        E-X.Paul PH           0  0  0  1 ----  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      37  7 12  7                 Totals      34  2  9  2
 
A-Pinch Hit For Medlen In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Hanigan In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Ondrusek In 7th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Hamilton In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Hoover In 9th Inning
 
Braves.......... 2 1 0  0 0 0  3 1 0  -  7 12  1
Reds............ 0 0 0  0 1 0  0 0 1  -  2  9  0
 
Braves (1-0)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
K.Medlen WIN(1-0)         6       6   1   1   1   8   0 108   1.50
J.Walden                  2       3   1   1   1   2   0  36   4.50
A.Varvaro                 1       0   0   0   1   1   0  19   0.00
Totals                    9       9   2   2   3  11   0
 
Reds (0-1)               IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Cueto LOSS(0-1)         6       7   5   5   2   4   1 112   7.50
M.Parra                   0       2   1   1   1   0   0  14   ----
L.Ondrusek                1       0   0   0   0   1   0  17   0.00
A.Simon                   1 1/3   3   1   1   2   1   0  36   6.75
J.Hoover                  0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
Totals                    9      12   7   7   5   6   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 41,738 DATE- Tuesday, October 1st 2013 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Mike Winters, Mark Wegner, Laz Diaz, Tim Timmons
T- 2:42
LEFT ON BASE- Braves: 8  Reds:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- Braves: 0  Reds: 2
ERRORS- C.Johnson
DOUBLES- J.Heyward(1st), C.Johnson(1st), K.Medlen, R.Johnson(1st)
HOME RUNS- E.Gattis(1st)
RBIs- J.Heyward-2(2nd), E.Gattis-2(2nd), E.Johnson(1st), K.Medlen,
      R.Johnson(1st), R.Ludwick(1st), X.Paul(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- J.Cueto
SACRIFICE FLIES- X.Paul
WALKS- J.Upton, F.Freeman-2, B.McCann, E.Johnson, S.Choo-2, Z.Cozart
STRIKE OUTS- F.Freeman, B.McCann-3, E.Johnson, J.Walden, S.Choo, R.Ludwick,
             J.Votto-3, B.Phillips-2, J.Bruce-3, Z.Cozart
GIDP- A.Simmons, E.Johnson
WILD PITCHES- J.Walden, A.Varvaro
2-out RBI- E.Gattis-2, K.Medlen, R.Ludwick
RLISP 2-out- B.Phillips, J.Heyward-2, B.McCann-2, K.Medlen, J.Votto-6
TEAM RISP- Braves: 2 for 14  Reds: 1 for 6
 
The Atlanta Braves cruised to a 7 to 2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds at
Great American Bpk.
 
Atlanta promptly took the lead in their half of the first scoring 2 runners on
2 hits.  The key offensive moment was provided by Evan Gattis who silenced
the stadium when he cleared the fences for a two-run home run.  Atlanta
out-hit Cincinnati for the game, 12 hits to 9.  
 
The winning pitcher was Kris Medlen(1-0) who allowed 1 run in 6 innings.
Johnny Cueto(0-1) was charged with the loss.  He pitched 6 innings giving up
7 hits and 2 walks.