Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Atlanta 6, San Diego 0
When: 7:10 PM ET, Thursday, August 16, 2012
Where: Turner Field, Atlanta, Georgia
Temperature: 87°
Umpires: Home - Ted Barrett, 1B - Brian Runge, 2B - Marvin Hudson, 3B - Jordan Baker
Attendance: 33157

Braves 6, Padres 0: Chipper Jones slugged two homers to reach 2,700 career hits and Kris Medlen pitched his first career complete game as host Atlanta concluded a four-game series with its third consecutive victory.

On a night when the Braves honored their retiring third baseman by giving out Jones bobbleheads, Jones belted his 11th and 12th homers of the season, giving him 466 for his career. Jones hit a two-run shot in the first inning and added a solo shot following Jason Heyward’s solo homer in the fifth.

Medlen (4-1) dominated the San Diego lineup, improving to 3-0 in four starts since moving into the rotation. Medlen allowed five hits with no walks and six strikeouts.

Atlanta battered San Diego starter Jason Marquis (8-11), who pitched a two-hit shutout against Pittsburgh in his last start. Marquis was tagged for eight hits and six runs in 4 2/3 innings.

Jones brought the Turner Field crowd to its feet in the bottom of the first. With two outs and Michael Bourn on second, Jones hit a 3-2 pitch over the right-field fence to put the Braves ahead 2-0.

In the fifth, Heyward smacked his 20th homer to right with two outs. Jones followed with a blast to center on a 3-1 pitch, giving the Braves a 4-0 lead.

Jones finished 2-for-4 with three RBIs. Heyward added three hits and Paul Janish went 2-for-3 with two RBIs.

Chase Headley went 2-for-4 for the Padres, who have lost four out of five.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Jones’ first multi-homer game of the season and the 40th of his career pushed him past Dave Winfield and into 32nd place on the all-time list. He is the 64th major-leaguer to reach 2,700 career hits. … Two nights after striking out the side in his major-league debut, San Diego reliever Tom Layne struck out two in a scoreless seventh inning. … San Diego P Tim Stauffer was scratched from his rehab start Thursday with soreness in his right shoulder. He is on the disabled list with a strained right elbow.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
San Diego   Atlanta
Jason Marquis Player Kris Medlen
Loss W/L Win
4.2 IP 9.0
4 Strikeouts 6
8 Hits 5
11.57 ERA 0.00
Hitting
San Diego   Atlanta
Chase Headley Player Jason Heyward
2 Hits 3
0 RBI 1
0 HR 1
2 TB 7
.500 Avg .750
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
San Diego 5 0 6 .156 9 6 0 0 2 1
Atlanta 10 3 22 .303 9 8 6 5 0 0