POSTGAME NOTES Braves (20-13) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (20-12) Friday, May 11, 2012

12 Innings R H E Starting (Pitch Count) Pitcher of Record Atlanta 9 13 0 (95 pitches/60 strikes) WIN: Livan Hernandez (1-0) St. Louis 7 13 1 Jaime Garcia (101 pitches/65 strikes) LOSS: Kyle McClellan (0-1) SAVE: (11)

First Pitch: 7:35 p.m. Gametime Temperature: 72º – Cloudy Time of Game: 3:56 Attendance: 45,190 Sellout #5

Cardinals Notes (Extra Innings: 1-2)  Jaime Garcia made his sixth start of the season, first against the Braves in 2012 and fourth career start (2-0) vs. the Braves…needed one win for 30 career wins becoming the 25th left-handed pitcher in Cardinals history to achieve 30 wins…the 101 pitches was his highest total this season and most since 104 at Philadelphia (9/16/11).  allowed two passed balls in one inning for the second time in his career and first since the 8th inning of 6/30/2005 vs. Colorado, a span of 839 games and 6,970.2 innings.  extended his to six games (9-28, .321) with a single to LF in the 1st inning and went 3-for-6 in the game.  The Cardinals back-to-back home runs for the fifth time this season when Carlos Beltran and went back-to-back in the 4th inning off Mike Minor…Beltran has been involved in three of the instances and Craig twice…it marked the third back-to-back home runs in the last three games for the Cardinals…extended hitting streak to six games (11-26, .423), his longest of the 2012 season.  The home distance by Carlos Beltran estimated at 454 feet is the second longest at , ranking behind ’ 465 foot shot vs. Colorado (8/14/11)…the home runs were his second and third of the season right-handed…his four RBI vs. LHP are two more than the two RBI he had entering the game on the season…Beltran has 20 RBI this month (Career high, July 2006, 32 RBI) and 7 HR.  Carlos Beltran hit his 33rd career multi-home run game, third multi-home run game of the season and third this month…has 10 career home runs (31 RBI) in 91 career at bats at Busch Stadium III…has 19 career home runs vs. the Braves, T6th most () among active players…registered his second four-hit game of the season (22nd career)…had 13 total bases tonight.  extended his hitting streak to 10 games (20-43, .465) with a single in the 5th inning, trailing Jon Jay by one game for the longest hitting streak for the Cardinals this season…entered today tied with Starlin Castro (CHC) for the longest active streak in the .

Braves Notes (Extra Innings: 3-0)  Mike Minor made his seventh start of the season, first against the Cardinals in 2012 and second career start (0-0) vs. the Cardinals…today marks his 30th career Major League start (31 app.) …allowed multiple home runs for the third consecutive start…the three home runs tied his career high (9/19/11 at FLA)…the eight home runs allowed this season by Minor established a new season high, surpassing his total of seven (82.2 IP) from last year…has allowed 7 (vs. PIT), 8 (at COL) and 6 (at STL) earned runs in his last three starts for an ERA of 11.81 (16.0 IP)…the Braves won his last two starts in which he allowed 8 and 6 runs.  recorded his team-leading seventh hit of the season coming in the 2nd inning…entered the game ranked T8th in the National League…it was his 168th career tying Coco Crisp for 19th among active players…recorded his team leading 14th multi-hit game of the season and sixth three-hit game.  Dan Uggla hit his fifth home run of the season with four of them coming on the road.  snapped an 0-for-8 with a single in the 8th inning…hit his third home run of the road trip coming in the 12th inning.  dropped his second sac of the season in the 8th inning, tying for the team lead (Hanson 2, Wilson 2). CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE…

recorded his Major League leading 18th pinch-hit at bat of the season (3-18, .167).  Eric Hinske was ejected by home plate Mike Mulchinski in the 8th inning for arguing balls and strikes. It was the second ejection for the Braves this season.  Michael Bourn was intentionally walked in the 8th inning, his first intentional pass since 9/28/11 vs. Philadelphia; the last game of the 2011 regular season.  Jonny Venters allowed his first home run of the season and fourth of his career (764 total batters faced).  All three of the Braves extra inning wins have come via two-run home run in the 11th inning or beyond (, 11th inning vs. PHI 5/2; Eric Hinske, 11th inning at COL 5/4).  The win by the Braves snaps a streak of seven straight losses at Busch Stadium III (last win 9/13/09).  Livan Hernandez won his eighth career game against the Cardinals (8-7), the most among Braves’ , but first at Busch Stadium III.  Craig Kimbrel nailed down his National League leading 11th save.

Today’s Home Runs STL – Matt Carpenter #2 (2nd inn., 0 on, 2 out, 0-0 count, off Mike Minor) – 407 feet STL – Carlos Beltran #11 (4th inn., 0 on 1 out, 2-2 count, off Mike Minor) – 454 feet **2nd longest HR in Busch Stadium III history** STL – Allen Craig #4 (4th inn., 0 on, 1 out, 1-0 count, off Mike Minor) - 378 feet ATL – Dan Uggla #5 (7th inn., 0 on, 1 out, 3-2 count, off Marc Rzepczynksi) – 430 feet STL – Carlos Beltran #12 (8th inn., 0 on, 1 out, 0-0 count, off Jonny Venters) – 410 feet **33rd multi-HR game/3rd this season) ATL – Jason Heyward #5 (12th inn., 1 on, 0 on, 1-0 count, off Kyle McClellan) – 407 feet