GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: FLORIDA (65-85) at ATLANTA (77-73)

NL: FLORIDA at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: T Tankersley relieved J Miller.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 3
ATLANTA 4 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: Y Escobar (.332, 3-FOR-4, RBI)</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
FLORIDA 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 9 1
ATLANTA 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 12 1 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: FLA - TAYLOR TANKERSLEY
ATL - RON MAHAY

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: D UGGLA (.242, 1-FOR-3, SF, RBI)
J HERMIDA (.287, 1-FOR-4)
M CABRERA (.322, 2-FOR-3, BB, 2 RBI)</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">FLORIDA (3) VS ATLANTA (4) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
H Ramirez ss 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .333
D Uggla 2b 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 .242
J Hermida rf 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .287
M Cabrera 3b 3 0 2 2 1 0 0 .322
J Willingham lf 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .266
M Jacobs 1b 4 0 2 0 0 1 3 .276
C Ross cf 3 1 1 0 1 0 4 .338
M Olivo c 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .236
C Seddon p 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000
L Kensing p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-A Amezaga ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .266
J Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-J Wood ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
T Tankersley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 31 3 9 3 5 9 19

a-reached on infield single to second for L Kensing in the 7th; b-grounded to
third for J Miller in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - D Uggla (44, J Reyes). SF - D Uggla. RBI - D Uggla (82), M
Cabrera 2 (106). 2-out RBI - M Cabrera 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - M Olivo 1, M Jacobs 2, H Ramirez 1, J Hermida 3. GIDP - C Ross. Team LOB
- 10.

FIELDING: E - H Ramirez (22, catch). DP: 1 (M Cabrera-D Uggla-M Jacobs).


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Y Escobar 2b 5 1 3 1 0 1 1 .331
E Renteria ss 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .335
C Jones 3b 3 1 0 0 2 1 4 .337
M Teixeira 1b 4 0 2 0 0 1 3 .333
J Francoeur rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 5 .295
A Jones cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .220
B McCann c 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .273
M Diaz lf 4 2 2 0 0 1 3 .337
J Reyes p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200
P Moylan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-P Orr ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .183
T Yates p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Ring p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M Acosta p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Mahay p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000

Totals 35 4 12 4 3 5 24

a-walked for P Moylan in the 6th.

BATTING: S - E Renteria. RBI - J Francoeur (101), E Renteria (54), Y Escobar
(28), B McCann (90). 2-out RBI - J Francoeur, E Renteria, Y Escobar, B McCann.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Jones 1, A Jones 1, M Diaz 1, J
Francoeur 2. GIDP - C Jones. Team LOB - 11.

BASERUNNING: SB - M Diaz (4, 2nd base off C Seddon/M Olivo).

FIELDING: E - Y Escobar (11, throw). DP: 1 (E Renteria-Y Escobar-M Teixeira).



----------------------------------------------------
FLORIDA - 001 000 20 -- 3
ATLANTA - 110 110 00 -- 4
----------------------------------------------------

FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
C Seddon 4 2/3 9 4 3 1 1 0 8.44
L Kensing 1 1/3 1 0 0 2 2 0 1.08
J Miller 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.32
T Tankersley 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.23

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Reyes 5 3 1 1 3 7 0 6.98
P Moylan 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.79
T Yates 2/3 1 2 2 1 1 0 5.20
R Ring 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.95
M Acosta 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2.60
R Mahay 1 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.59

R Ring pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.
M Acosta pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.

IBB - C Jones (by L Kensing). Pitches-strikes: C Seddon 84-51; L Kensing
26-12; J Miller 22-14; T Tankersley 13-8; J Reyes 100-55; P Moylan 9-5; T Yates
17-9; R Ring 3-2; M Acosta 14-7; R Mahay 15-10. Ground balls-fly balls: C
Seddon 8-6; L Kensing 2-0; J Miller 0-2; T Tankersley 2-0; J Reyes 4-4; P
Moylan 3-0; T Yates 0-1; R Ring 0-0; M Acosta 0-0; R Mahay 2-1. Batters faced:
C Seddon 25; L Kensing 7; J Miller 4; T Tankersley 3; J Reyes 21; P Moylan 4; T
Yates 4; R Ring 1; M Acosta 2; R Mahay 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Adam Dowdy. 1B--Dan Iassogna. 2B--Dale Scott. 3B--Ron Kulpa.

Weather: 77 degrees, clear. Wind: 6 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - PITCHING CHANGE
ATL: RAFAEL SORIANO (3-3, 3.14) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 3, ATLANTA 4

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: D UGGLA (.242, 1-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Soriano relieved R Mahay.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 3
ATLANTA 4 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: D Uggla (.242, 1-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
FLORIDA 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 9 1
ATLANTA 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 x 4 12 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: FLA - CHRIS SEDDON, LOGAN KENSING (5TH), JUSTIN MILLER (7TH), TAYLOR
TANKERSLEY (8TH) AND MIGUEL OLIVO

ATL - JO-JO REYES, PETER MOYLAN (6TH), TYLER YATES
(7TH), ROYCE RING (7TH), MANNY ACOSTA (7TH), RON MAHAY (7TH),
RAFAEL SORIANO (9TH) AND BRIAN MCCANN

HOME RUNS: FLA - NONE

ATL - NONE</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
FLORIDA 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 9 1
ATLANTA 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 x 4 12 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: FLA - CHRIS SEDDON, LOGAN KENSING (5TH), JUSTIN MILLER (7TH), TAYLOR
TANKERSLEY (8TH) AND MIGUEL OLIVO

ATL - JO-JO REYES, PETER MOYLAN (6TH), TYLER YATES
(7TH), ROYCE RING (7TH), MANNY ACOSTA (7TH), RON MAHAY (7TH),
RAFAEL SORIANO (9TH) AND BRIAN MCCANN


WP - JO-JO REYES (1-2)
LP - CHRIS SEDDON (0-1)
SAVE - RAFAEL SORIANO (7)

HOME RUNS: FLA - NONE

ATL - NONE


TIME: 3:10 ATT: 22,076

PROBABLES: FLA - DONTRELLE WILLIS (9-15, 5.34)
ATL - CHUCK JAMES (10-10, 4.30)</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">FLORIDA (3) VS ATLANTA (4) - FINAL

FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
H Ramirez ss 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .333
D Uggla 2b 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .242
J Hermida rf 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .286
M Cabrera 3b 4 0 2 2 1 0 0 .321
J Willingham lf 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .266
M Jacobs 1b 4 0 2 0 0 1 3 .276
C Ross cf 3 1 1 0 1 0 4 .338
M Olivo c 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .236
C Seddon p 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000
L Kensing p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-A Amezaga ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .266
J Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-J Wood ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
T Tankersley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 34 3 9 3 5 9 19

a-reached on infield single to second for L Kensing in the 7th; b-grounded to
third for J Miller in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - D Uggla (44, J Reyes). SF - D Uggla. RBI - D Uggla (82), M
Cabrera 2 (106). 2-out RBI - M Cabrera 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - M Olivo 1, M Jacobs 2, H Ramirez 1, J Hermida 3. GIDP - C Ross. Team LOB
- 10.

FIELDING: E - H Ramirez (22, catch). DP: 1 (M Cabrera-D Uggla-M Jacobs).


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Y Escobar 2b 5 1 3 1 0 1 1 .331
E Renteria ss 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .335
C Jones 3b 3 1 0 0 2 1 4 .337
M Teixeira 1b 4 0 2 0 0 1 3 .333
J Francoeur rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 5 .295
A Jones cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .220
B McCann c 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .273
M Diaz lf 4 2 2 0 0 1 3 .337
J Reyes p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200
P Moylan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-P Orr ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .183
T Yates p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Ring p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M Acosta p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Mahay p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
R Soriano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 35 4 12 4 3 5 24

a-walked for P Moylan in the 6th.

BATTING: S - E Renteria. RBI - J Francoeur (101), E Renteria (54), Y Escobar
(28), B McCann (90). 2-out RBI - J Francoeur, E Renteria, Y Escobar, B McCann.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Jones 1, A Jones 1, M Diaz 1, J
Francoeur 2. GIDP - C Jones. Team LOB - 11.

BASERUNNING: SB - M Diaz (4, 2nd base off C Seddon/M Olivo).

FIELDING: E - Y Escobar (11, throw). DP: 1 (E Renteria-Y Escobar-M Teixeira).



----------------------------------------------------
FLORIDA - 001 000 200 -- 3
ATLANTA - 110 110 00x -- 4
----------------------------------------------------

FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
C Seddon (L, 0-1) 4 2/3 9 4 3 1 1 0 8.44
L Kensing 1 1/3 1 0 0 2 2 0 1.08
J Miller 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.32
T Tankersley 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.23

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Reyes (W, 1-2) 5 3 1 1 3 7 0 6.98
P Moylan (H, 7) 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.79
T Yates (H, 12) 2/3 1 2 2 1 1 0 5.20
R Ring (H, 1) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.95
M Acosta (H, 3) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2.60
R Mahay (H, 4) 1 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.59
R Soriano (S, 7) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.09

R Ring pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.
M Acosta pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.

IBB - C Jones (by L Kensing). Pitches-strikes: C Seddon 84-51; L Kensing
26-12; J Miller 22-14; T Tankersley 13-8; J Reyes 100-55; P Moylan 9-5; T Yates
17-9; R Ring 3-2; M Acosta 14-7; R Mahay 15-10; R Soriano 9-5. Ground balls-fly
balls: C Seddon 8-6; L Kensing 2-0; J Miller 0-2; T Tankersley 2-0; J Reyes
4-4; P Moylan 3-0; T Yates 0-1; R Ring 0-0; M Acosta 0-0; R Mahay 2-1; R
Soriano 1-2. Batters faced: C Seddon 25; L Kensing 7; J Miller 4; T Tankersley
3; J Reyes 21; P Moylan 4; T Yates 4; R Ring 1; M Acosta 2; R Mahay 5; R
Soriano 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Adam Dowdy. 1B--Dan Iassogna. 2B--Dale Scott. 3B--Ron Kulpa.

T--3:10. Att--22,076.
Weather: 77 degrees, clear. Wind: 6 mph, right to
left.</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
FLORIDA 3
ATLANTA 4 FINAL</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
FLORIDA (3) AT ATLANTA (4) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

ATLANTA 1ST: Y Escobar singled to right. E Renteria flied out to right.
C Jones struck out swinging. M Teixeira singled to left, Y Escobar to second.
J Francoeur singled to left, Y Escobar scored, M Teixeira to second. A Jones
popped out to shortstop. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 0, ATLANTA 1.

ATLANTA 2ND: B McCann singled to left. M Diaz grounded into fielder's
choice to shortstop, B McCann out at second. J Reyes grounded into fielder's
choice to pitcher, M Diaz safe at second on error by shortstop H Ramirez.
Y Escobar grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, J Reyes out at second,
M Diaz to third. E Renteria singled to right, M Diaz scored, Y Escobar to third.
C Jones grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error) FLORIDA 0,
ATLANTA 2.

FLORIDA 3RD: C Ross walked. M Olivo walked, C Ross to second. C Seddon
struck out swinging. H Ramirez reached on infield single to shortstop, C Ross
to third, M Olivo to second. D Uggla hit sacrifice fly to left, C Ross scored,
M Olivo to third, H Ramirez to second on throwing error by second baseman
Y Escobar. J Hermida flied out to right. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error) FLORIDA 1,
ATLANTA 2.

ATLANTA 4TH: B McCann grounded out to shortstop. M Diaz singled to left.
J Reyes bunt popped out foul to catcher. M Diaz stole second. Y Escobar
singled to center, M Diaz scored. E Renteria grounded out to shortstop.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 1, ATLANTA 3.

ATLANTA 5TH: C Jones walked. M Teixeira singled to left center, C Jones to
second. J Francoeur popped out to first. A Jones flied out to left. B McCann
singled to right, C Jones scored, M Teixeira to third. L Kensing relieved
C Seddon. M Diaz struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 1,
ATLANTA 4.

FLORIDA 7TH: T Yates relieved P Moylan. M Olivo flied out to center.
A Amezaga hit for L Kensing. A Amezaga reached on infield single to second.
H Ramirez walked, A Amezaga to second. D Uggla struck out swinging. R Ring
relieved T Yates. J Hermida singled to shallow right, A Amezaga to third,
H Ramirez to second. M Acosta relieved R Ring. M Cabrera singled to center,
A Amezaga and H Ramirez scored, J Hermida to third. J Willingham walked,
M Cabrera to second. R Mahay relieved M Acosta. M Jacobs grounded out to first.
(2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 3, ATLANTA 4.</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
FLORIDA (3) AT ATLANTA (4) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Florida Starting Lineups -- H Ramirez SS, D Uggla 2B, J Hermida RF, M Cabrera 3B,
J Willingham LF, M Jacobs 1B, C Ross CF, M Olivo C, C Seddon LHP.

Atlanta Starting Lineups -- Y Escobar 2B, E Renteria SS, C Jones 3B, M Teixeira 1B,
J Francoeur RF, A Jones CF, B McCann C, M Diaz LF, J Reyes LHP.

Umpires -- Adam Dowdy (HP), Dan Iassogna (1B), Dale Scott (2B), Ron Kulpa (3B).


Gametime Weather: 77 degrees, Clear, wind right to left at 6 mph.


FLORIDA 1ST: H Ramirez grounded out to third. D Uggla fouled out to right.
J Hermida struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 0, ATLANTA 0.

ATLANTA 1ST: Y Escobar singled to right. E Renteria flied out to right.
C Jones struck out swinging. M Teixeira singled to left, Y Escobar to second.
J Francoeur singled to left, Y Escobar scored, M Teixeira to second. A Jones
popped out to shortstop. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 0, ATLANTA 1.

FLORIDA 2ND: M Cabrera grounded out to second. J Willingham struck out
looking. M Jacobs struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 0,
ATLANTA 1.

ATLANTA 2ND: B McCann singled to left. M Diaz grounded into fielder's
choice to shortstop, B McCann out at second. J Reyes grounded into fielder's
choice to pitcher, M Diaz safe at second on error by shortstop H Ramirez.
Y Escobar grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, J Reyes out at second,
M Diaz to third. E Renteria singled to right, M Diaz scored, Y Escobar to third.
C Jones grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error) FLORIDA 0,
ATLANTA 2.

FLORIDA 3RD: C Ross walked. M Olivo walked, C Ross to second. C Seddon
struck out swinging. H Ramirez reached on infield single to shortstop, C Ross
to third, M Olivo to second. D Uggla hit sacrifice fly to left, C Ross scored,
M Olivo to third, H Ramirez to second on throwing error by second baseman
Y Escobar. J Hermida flied out to right. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error) FLORIDA 1,
ATLANTA 2.

ATLANTA 3RD: M Teixeira grounded out to shortstop. J Francoeur flied out
to left. A Jones grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
FLORIDA 1, ATLANTA 2.

FLORIDA 4TH: M Cabrera walked. J Willingham struck out looking. M Jacobs
singled to right, M Cabrera to second. C Ross flied out to left. M Olivo
struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 1, ATLANTA 2.

ATLANTA 4TH: B McCann grounded out to shortstop. M Diaz singled to left.
J Reyes bunt popped out foul to catcher. M Diaz stole second. Y Escobar
singled to center, M Diaz scored. E Renteria grounded out to shortstop.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 1, ATLANTA 3.

FLORIDA 5TH: C Seddon grounded out to pitcher. H Ramirez grounded out to
third. D Uggla doubled to deep center. J Hermida struck out swinging.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 1, ATLANTA 3.

ATLANTA 5TH: C Jones walked. M Teixeira singled to left center, C Jones to
second. J Francoeur popped out to first. A Jones flied out to left. B McCann
singled to right, C Jones scored, M Teixeira to third. L Kensing relieved
C Seddon. M Diaz struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 1,
ATLANTA 4.

FLORIDA 6TH: P Moylan relieved J Reyes. M Cabrera singled to right center.
J Willingham grounded out to second, M Cabrera to second. M Jacobs singled to
center, M Cabrera to third. C Ross grounded into double play, shortstop to
second to first, M Jacobs out at second.(0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 1,
ATLANTA 4.

ATLANTA 6TH: P Orr hit for P Moylan. P Orr walked. Y Escobar singled to
left, P Orr to second. E Renteria sacrificed to third, P Orr to third,
Y Escobar to second. C Jones intentionally walked. M Teixeira struck out
swinging. J Francoeur grounded into fielder's choice to third, Y Escobar out
at third, C Jones to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 1, ATLANTA 4.

FLORIDA 7TH: T Yates relieved P Moylan. M Olivo flied out to center.
A Amezaga hit for L Kensing. A Amezaga reached on infield single to second.
H Ramirez walked, A Amezaga to second. D Uggla struck out swinging. R Ring
relieved T Yates. J Hermida singled to shallow right, A Amezaga to third,
H Ramirez to second. M Acosta relieved R Ring. M Cabrera singled to center,
A Amezaga and H Ramirez scored, J Hermida to third. J Willingham walked,
M Cabrera to second. R Mahay relieved M Acosta. M Jacobs grounded out to first.
(2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 3, ATLANTA 4.

ATLANTA 7TH: J Miller relieved L Kensing. A Jones flied out to center.
B McCann struck out swinging. M Diaz singled to right. R Mahay fouled out to
catcher. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 3, ATLANTA 4.

FLORIDA 8TH: C Ross singled to left. M Olivo struck out swinging. J Wood
hit for J Miller. J Wood grounded out to third, C Ross to second. H Ramirez
flied out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 3, ATLANTA 4.

ATLANTA 8TH: T Tankersley relieved J Miller. Y Escobar struck out looking.
E Renteria singled to right. C Jones grounded into double play, third to
second to first, E Renteria out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 3,
ATLANTA 4.

FLORIDA 9TH: R Soriano relieved R Mahay. D Uggla fouled out to first.
J Hermida flied out to left. M Cabrera grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) FLORIDA 3, ATLANTA 4.</div>

 

Reyes gets first major league win, Braves edge Marlins

<h3>ATLANTA 4, FLORIDA 3</h3>By Phil Foley
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


ATLANTA (Ticker) --Jo-Jo Reyes and Andruw Jones helped keep Atlanta's remoteplayoff chances alive.


Reyes allowed one run in five frames and Jones made aspectacular defensive play in the eighth to lead the Braves to a4-3 win over the Florida Marlins on Tuesday.


With Buddy Carlyle sidelined with a hyperextended right elbow,the Braves sent rookie Jo-Jo Reyes (1-2) to the hill looking forhis first major league win. The 22-year old Californiandelivered.


Reyes allowed one run and three hits, walked three and struckout a career-best seven in five frames. The southpaw hurled 55of his 100 pitches for strikes en route to notching his firstwin in his eighth major league start.


With the victory, Atlanta (78-73) moved to within 5 1/2 games ofthe suddenly struggling New York Mets (83-67) in the NationalLeague East Division. New York lost, 9-8, to the WashingtonNationals on Tuesday.


The Braves also trail the San Diego Padres (82-67) by five gamesin the race for the wild card. San Diego faces the PittsburghPirates later Tuesday.


Atlanta plated single runs in the first, second, fourth andfifth en route to notching their third straight win.

Jeff Francoeur got the Braves on the board with an RBI singleoff rookie Chris Seddon (0-1) in the first and Edgar Renteriaplated Matt Diaz with a single one frame later to give theBraves a 2-0 lead.


After Dan Uggla lofted a sacrifice fly to cut the lead to 2-1 inthe third, rookie Yunel Escobar plated Matt Diaz with a singlein the fourth and Brian McCann chased Seddon by plating ChipperJones with a single in the fifth to pad the lead to 4-1.

The Marlins closed the gap to 4-3 in the seventh.


The Marlins loaded the bases with two outs off Atlanta relieversTyler Yates and Royce Ring. Manny Acosta relieved Ring andsurrendered a two-run single to Miguel Cabrera before issuing afree pass to Josh Willingham to load the bases. But Ron Mahay,Atlanta's fourth pitcher of the frame, finally restored order byinducing Mike Jacobs to ground out to end the inning.

Mahay issued a leadoff single to Cody Ross in the eighth beforeretiring the next two batters in order. Ramirez lofted whatappeared to be a game-tying extra base hit into the right-centerfield gap. However, nine-time Gold Glove Award winning centerfielder Andruw Jones robbed Ramirez by making a spectaculardiving grab to preserve the win.


Closer Rafael Soriano pitched a 1-2-3 ninth to record hisseventh save.


Seddon allowed four runs - three earned - and nine hits in 4 1/3frames for the Marlins, who have lost two straight.

 

Reyes gets first major league win, Braves edge Marlins

<h3>ATLANTA 4, FLORIDA 3</h3>By Phil Foley
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


ATLANTA (Ticker) -- Jo-Jo Reyes and Andruw Jones helped keepAtlanta's remote playoff chances alive.


Reyes allowed one run in five frames and Jones made aspectacular defensive play in the eighth to lead the Braves to a4-3 win over the Florida Marlins on Tuesday.


With Buddy Carlyle sidelined with a hyperextended right elbow,the Braves sent Reyes (1-2) to the hill looking for his firstmajor league win. The 22-year old Californian delivered.

Reyes allowed one run and three hits, walked three and struckout a career-best seven in five frames. The southpaw hurled 55of his 100 pitches for strikes en route to notching his firstwin in his eighth start.


"It was fun," said Reyes, who was given the game ball. "My goalwas to have fun. That's what I had tonight. I was glad to get(the first win) out of the way and move on from there."

"He kept them off balance," catcher Brian McCann said. "He gotthe job done. They were swinging at quality strikes. He did agreat job."


With the victory, Atlanta (78-73) moved to within 5 1/2 games ofthe suddenly struggling New York Mets (83-67) in the NationalLeague East Division. New York lost, 9-8, to the WashingtonNationals on Tuesday.


The Braves also trail the San Diego Padres (82-67) by five gamesin the race for the wild card. San Diego faces the PittsburghPirates later Tuesday.


"We're going to need help," Matt Diaz said. "Crazier thingshave happened. Not much crazier things, but they have happened."

Atlanta plated single runs in the first, second, fourth andfifth en route to notching their third straight win.

Jeff Francoeur got the Braves on the board with an RBI singleoff rookie Chris Seddon (0-1) in the first and Edgar Renteriaplated Matt Diaz with a single one frame later to give theBraves a 2-0 lead.


After Dan Uggla lofted a sacrifice fly to cut the lead to 2-1 inthe third, rookie Yunel Escobar plated Matt Diaz with a singlein the fourth and Brian McCann chased Seddon by plating ChipperJones with a single in the fifth to pad the lead to 4-1.

The Marlins closed the gap to 4-3 in the seventh.


The Marlins loaded the bases with two outs off Atlanta relieversTyler Yates and Royce Ring. Manny Acosta relieved Ring andsurrendered a two-run single to Miguel Cabrera before issuing afree pass to Josh Willingham to load the bases. But Ron Mahay,Atlanta's fourth pitcher of the frame, finally restored order byinducing Mike Jacobs to ground out to end the inning.

Mahay issued a leadoff single to Cody Ross in the eighth beforeretiring the next two batters in order. Ramirez lofted whatappeared to be a game-tying extra base hit into the right-centerfield gap.


However, nine-time Gold Glove Award winning center fielderAndruw Jones robbed Ramirez by making a spectacular diving grabto preserve the win.


"It was big," Jones said. "The game was on the line there. Itgets by you and it's a double or a triple. It was one of thosedo or die catches."


"You've seen that play by him all the time," Marlins managerFredi Gonzalez said. "That's why he has what, nine or 10 GoldGloves?"


Jones' game-saving play, while spectacular, was something thathis teammates have become used to.


"Andruw won the game for us with that catch in (right)-centerfield," Braves manager Bobby Cox said. "It was a remarkablygreat play, but just an Andruw Jones ordinary play."

"It's the most unbelievable catch you'll see all night," Diazsaid. "It'll be the number one top play. But the whole time, Ithought he had that."


Closer Rafael Soriano pitched a 1-2-3 ninth to record hisseventh save.


Seddon allowed four runs - three earned - and nine hits in 4 1/3frames for the Marlins, who have lost two straight.