GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: FLORIDA (65-86) at ATLANTA (78-73)

NL: FLORIDA (65-86) at ATLANTA (78-73)

<h3>Teixeira, Braves look for sweep against Marlins</h3>

<div class="pre">Florida (65-86) at Atlanta (78-73) 7:35 pm EDT</div>

ATLANTA (Ticker) - The Atlanta Braves are virtually out of theplayoff picture but they are still playing hard.


Mark Teixeira hopes he can help propel the Braves to theirfourth straight win on Wednesday when the club wraps up athree-game series with the Florida Marlins on Wednesday.

Teixeira, a midseason acquisition from the Texas Rangers, canhardly be blamed for the team's inability to make a serious runat the New York Mets for the National League East crown. The27-year-old first baseman has homered 12 times since joining theBraves on August 1.


Teixeira went 2-for-4 in the Braves' 4-3 triumph over theMarlins on Tuesday to extend his hitting streak to 11 games.The switch-hitting slugger is batting .311 with 25 homers and 92RBI this season.


Florida will turn to Dontrelle Willis (9-15, 5.34 ERA) to shutdown Teixeira and the Braves' offense. The 25-year-oldlefthander has lost 12 of his previous 14 decisions but didregister the win in his last outing, yielding five runs andseven hits and four walks over six innings in a 7-6 victory overthe Colorado Rockies on Friday.


He will be opposed by lefthander Chuck James (10-10, 4.30), whohas just one win since the end of July. James lasted just threeinnings in his last start, giving up three runs and six hits inFriday's 8-5 win over the Washington Nationals.


The Marlins have lost their last three games.

 

NL: FLORIDA at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">FLORIDA AT ATLANTA -- LINEUPS

FLORIDA ATLANTA
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Hanley Ramirez SS .333 28 74 Kelly Johnson 2B .284 16 68
Dan Uggla 2B .242 29 82 Edgar Renteria SS .335 11 54
Jeremy Hermida RF .286 17 55 Chipper Jones 3B .337 26 93
Miguel Cabrera 3B .321 32 106 Mark Teixeira 1B .333 12 43
Josh Willingham LF .266 21 89 Brian Mccann C .273 18 90
Mike Jacobs 1B .276 17 51 Jeff Francoeur RF .295 17 101
Cody Ross CF .338 12 35 Andruw Jones CF .220 25 91
Matt Treanor C .295 3 16 Willie Harris LF .281 2 31
Daniel Barone RHP .125 0 0 Chuck James LHP .125 0 2
(1-2, 5.01) (10-10, 4.30)</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA
WARMUPS: FLA - DANIEL BARONE (1-2, 5.01)
ATL - CHUCK JAMES (10-10, 4.30)

UMPIRES: HP - DAN IASSOGNA
1B - DALE SCOTT
2B - RON KULPA
3B - ADAM DOWDY

WEATHER: 81 Degrees, clear
WIND: 7 mph, right to left</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA
STARTING BATS: FLA - DANIEL BARONE AND MATT TREANOR
ATL - CHUCK JAMES AND BRIAN MCCANN

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: H RAMIREZ (.333, 28 HR, 74 RBI)
D UGGLA (.242, 29 HR, 82 RBI)
J HERMIDA (.286, 17 HR, 55 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 0 0
ATLANTA 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: FLA - DANIEL BARONE
ATL - CHUCK JAMES

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: K JOHNSON (.284, 16 HR, 68 RBI)
E RENTERIA (.335, 11 HR, 54 RBI)
C JONES (.337, 26 HR, 93 RBI)</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">FLORIDA (0) VS ATLANTA (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
H Ramirez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .332
D Uggla 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
J Hermida rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .285
M Cabrera 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321
J Willingham lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
M Jacobs 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
C Ross cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .338
M Treanor c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
D Barone p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Johnson 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
E Renteria ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .335
C Jones 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .337
M Teixeira 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
B McCann c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
J Francoeur rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
A Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220
W Harris lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
C James p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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FLORIDA - 0 -- 0
ATLANTA - -- 0
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FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
D Barone 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.01

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
C James 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.27

Pitches-strikes: C James 13-7. Ground balls-fly balls: C James 0-2. Batters
faced: C James 3.

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

Weather: 77 degrees, clear. Wind: 9 mph, in from center.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA
CONFIRMED STARTERS: FLA - DANIEL BARONE
ATL - CHUCK JAMES</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY EDGAR RENTERIA (12) TO CENTER WITH 1 OUT
IN THE 1ST OFF DANIEL BARONE.
CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 0, ATLANTA 1

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: C JONES (.337, 26 HR, 93 RBI)</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY MARK TEIXEIRA (13) TO RIGHT CENTER WITH
1 OUT IN THE 1ST OFF DANIEL BARONE SCORED CHIPPER JONES.
CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 0, ATLANTA 3

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: B MCCANN (.273, 18 HR, 90 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 0 0
ATLANTA 3 3 2 0 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: FLA - DANIEL BARONE
ATL - CHUCK JAMES

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: M CABRERA (.321, 32 HR, 106 RBI)
J WILLINGHAM (.266, 21 HR, 89 RBI)
M JACOBS (.276, 17 HR, 51 RBI)</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">FLORIDA (0) VS ATLANTA (3) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
H Ramirez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .332
D Uggla 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
J Hermida rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .285
M Cabrera 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321
J Willingham lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
M Jacobs 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
C Ross cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .338
M Treanor c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
D Barone p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Johnson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
E Renteria ss 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .336
C Jones 3b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .337
M Teixeira 1b 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .337
B McCann c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
A Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220
W Harris lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
C James p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125

Totals 5 3 2 3 1 0 0

BATTING: HR - E Renteria (12, 1st inning off D Barone 0 on, 1 Out), M Teixeira
(13, 1st inning off D Barone 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - E Renteria (55), M Teixeira 2
(45). Team LOB - 0.


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FLORIDA - 0 -- 0
ATLANTA - 3 -- 3
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FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
D Barone 1 2 3 3 1 0 2 5.67

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
C James 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.27

Pitches-strikes: D Barone 26-14; C James 13-7. Ground balls-fly balls: D
Barone 2-1; C James 0-2. Batters faced: D Barone 6; C James 3.

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

Weather: 77 degrees, clear. Wind: 9 mph, in from center.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL FLORIDA AT ATLANTA
NOTE: ATLANTA FIRST BASEMAN MARK TEIXEIRA EXTENDED HIS
HITTING STREAK TO 12 GAMES WITH A HOME RUN IN THE FIRST INNING.</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at ATLANTA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: FLA - DANIEL BARONE
ATL - CHUCK JAMES

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: A JONES (.220, 25 HR, 91 RBI)
W HARRIS (.281, 2 HR, 31 RBI)
C JAMES (.125, 0 HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">FLORIDA (0) VS ATLANTA (3) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
H Ramirez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .332
D Uggla 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
J Hermida rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .285
M Cabrera 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321
J Willingham lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .265
M Jacobs 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
C Ross cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .338
M Treanor c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
D Barone p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125

Totals 6 0 0 0 0 2 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Johnson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
E Renteria ss 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .336
C Jones 3b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .337
M Teixeira 1b 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .337
B McCann c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
A Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220
W Harris lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
C James p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125

Totals 5 3 2 3 1 0 0

BATTING: HR - E Renteria (12, 1st inning off D Barone 0 on, 1 Out), M Teixeira
(13, 1st inning off D Barone 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - E Renteria (55), M Teixeira 2
(45). Team LOB - 0.


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FLORIDA - 00 -- 0
ATLANTA - 3 -- 3
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FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
D Barone 1 2 3 3 1 0 2 5.67

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
C James 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.24

Pitches-strikes: D Barone 26-14; C James 23-14. Ground balls-fly balls: D
Barone 2-1; C James 0-4. Batters faced: D Barone 6; C James 6.

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

Weather: 77 degrees, clear. Wind: 9 mph, in from center.</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at ATLANTA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: FLA - DANIEL BARONE
ATL - CHUCK JAMES

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: C ROSS (.338, 12 HR, 35 RBI)
M TREANOR (.295, 3 HR, 16 RBI)
D BARONE (.125, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">FLORIDA (0) VS ATLANTA (3) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
H Ramirez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .332
D Uggla 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
J Hermida rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .285
M Cabrera 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321
J Willingham lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .265
M Jacobs 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
C Ross cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .338
M Treanor c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
D Barone p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125

Totals 6 0 0 0 0 2 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Johnson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
E Renteria ss 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .336
C Jones 3b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .337
M Teixeira 1b 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .337
B McCann c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220
W Harris lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
C James p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .122

Totals 8 3 2 3 1 0 0

BATTING: HR - E Renteria (12, 1st inning off D Barone 0 on, 1 Out), M Teixeira
(13, 1st inning off D Barone 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - E Renteria (55), M Teixeira 2
(45). Team LOB - 0.


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FLORIDA - 00 -- 0
ATLANTA - 30 -- 3
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FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
D Barone 2 2 3 3 1 0 2 5.50

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
C James 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.24

Pitches-strikes: D Barone 34-19; C James 23-14. Ground balls-fly balls: D
Barone 5-1; C James 0-4. Batters faced: D Barone 9; C James 6.

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

Weather: 77 degrees, clear. Wind: 9 mph, in from center.</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at ATLANTA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: FLA - DANIEL BARONE
ATL - CHUCK JAMES

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: K JOHNSON (.283, 0-FOR-1)
E RENTERIA (.336, 1-FOR-1, HR, RBI)
C JONES (.337, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">FLORIDA (0) VS ATLANTA (3) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
H Ramirez ss 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .332
D Uggla 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .241
J Hermida rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .285
M Cabrera 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321
J Willingham lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .265
M Jacobs 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
C Ross cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .342
M Treanor c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .293
D Barone p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125

Totals 9 0 1 0 1 2 3

BATTING: S - D Barone. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Uggla 1.
Team LOB - 2.


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Johnson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
E Renteria ss 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .336
C Jones 3b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .337
M Teixeira 1b 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .337
B McCann c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220
W Harris lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
C James p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .122

Totals 8 3 2 3 1 0 0

BATTING: HR - E Renteria (12, 1st inning off D Barone 0 on, 1 Out), M Teixeira
(13, 1st inning off D Barone 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - E Renteria (55), M Teixeira 2
(45). Team LOB - 0.


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FLORIDA - 000 -- 0
ATLANTA - 30 -- 3
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FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
D Barone 2 2 3 3 1 0 2 5.50

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
C James 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 4.22

Pitches-strikes: D Barone 34-19; C James 40-26. Ground balls-fly balls: D
Barone 5-1; C James 2-5. Batters faced: D Barone 9; C James 11.

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

Weather: 77 degrees, clear. Wind: 9 mph, in from center.</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at ATLANTA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: FLA - DANIEL BARONE
ATL - CHUCK JAMES

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: J HERMIDA (.285, 0-FOR-1)
M CABRERA (.321, 0-FOR-1)
J WILLINGHAM (.265, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">FLORIDA (0) VS ATLANTA (3) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
H Ramirez ss 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .332
D Uggla 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .241
J Hermida rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .285
M Cabrera 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321
J Willingham lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .265
M Jacobs 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
C Ross cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .342
M Treanor c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .293
D Barone p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125

Totals 9 0 1 0 1 2 3

BATTING: S - D Barone. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Uggla 1.
Team LOB - 2.


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Johnson 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
E Renteria ss 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .338
C Jones 3b 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .336
M Teixeira 1b 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 .335
B McCann c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220
W Harris lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
C James p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .122

Totals 12 3 3 3 1 0 2

BATTING: HR - E Renteria (12, 1st inning off D Barone 0 on, 1 Out), M Teixeira
(13, 1st inning off D Barone 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - E Renteria (55), M Teixeira 2
(45). Team LOB - 1.


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FLORIDA - 000 -- 0
ATLANTA - 300 -- 3
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FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
D Barone 3 3 3 3 1 0 2 5.35

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
C James 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 4.22

Pitches-strikes: D Barone 45-26; C James 40-26. Ground balls-fly balls: D
Barone 6-3; C James 2-5. Batters faced: D Barone 13; C James 11.

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

Weather: 77 degrees, clear. Wind: 9 mph, in from center.</div>