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A two-out double by Mark Kotsay in the eighth drove in the go-ahead run Friday, giving the Atlanta Braves a 3-2 victory over Oakland. The Braves came back from a 2-0 deficit to hand the Athletics their sixth loss in seven games. With Alan Embree (1-2) on the mound for Oakland in the eighth, Chipper Jones opened the inning with a single.
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Leave it to Chipper Jones to sum up the Atlanta Braves' season after another win at Turner Field: "We're not bad here...Mark Kotsay knocked in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning with a two-out RBI double, and the Braves edged the Oakland Athletics 3-2 Friday night for their eighth straight home victory.
Mark Kotsay knocked in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning with a two-out RBI double, and the Atlanta Braves edged the A's 3-2 Friday night for their eighth straight home victory. The loss was a season-high fourth in a row for the A's, who have dropped six of seven on their current nine-game road trip.
Chipper Jones was 2-for-3, scored the winning run and walked while Brian McCann went 3-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI for Atlanta, which was coming off a loss and a 2-5 road trip. Atlanta starter Jair Jurrjens allowed two runs -- both unearned on his own throwing error -- in five innings, on eight hits and three walks.
Mark Kotsay knocked in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning with a two-out RBI double, and the Atlanta Braves edged the A's 3-2 Friday night for their eighth consecutive home victory. The loss was a season-high fourth in a row for the A's, who have dropped six of seven on their current nine-game road trip.
Mark Kotsay knocked in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning with a two-out RBI double, and the Atlanta Braves edged the Oakland Athletics 3-2 Friday night for their eighth straight home victory. The loss was a season-high fourth in a row for the A's, who have dropped six of seven on their current nine-game road trip.
Mark Kotsay knocked in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning with a two-out RBI double, and the Atlanta Braves edged the Oakland Athletics 3-2 Friday night for their eighth straight home victory. The loss was a season-high fourth in a row for the A's, who have dropped six of seven on their current nine-game road trip.
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