GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: ATLANTA (82-74) at PHILADELPHIA (85-71)

NL: ATLANTA (82-74) at PHILADELPHIA (85-71)

<h3>Phillies continue pursuit of playoff berth</h3>

<div class="pre">Atlanta (82-74) at Philadelphia (85-71) 7:05 pm EDT</div>

<div class="pre">PHILADELPHIA (Ticker) - The Philadelphia Phillies are red-hot</div>and seemed primed to end their 13-year postseason drought.

The Phillies open their season-ending six-game homestand againstthe Atlanta Braves on Tuesday.


Philadelphia has two ways in which it can end the drought. Itcurrently trails the New York Mets (87-69) by two games in theNational League East, and they are tied with the San DiegoPadres (85-71) for the wild-card lead.


The Phillies, who have won nine of their last 11 games, willlook to Jamie Moyer to help them start the homestand off on agood note.


Moyer (13-11, 5.01 ERA) was superb his last outing, allowing onerun and seven hits in six innings, but failed to receive adecision in a 2-1 10-inning loss to St. Louis on Wednesday.

The 44-year-old lefthander is 2-1 with a 4.26 ERA in threestarts vs. the Braves this season, but is just 3-7 with a 5.08ERA in 11 games - 10 career starts against them.


Atlanta, which has won seven of eight, sends Chuck James (11-10,4.11 ERA) to the hill. James yielded just two hits in seveninnings in a 5-1 win over Florida on Wednesday. James is 2-0with a 3.41 ERA in six games - five career starts againstPhiladelphia.


The Braves are three games back of the Padres in the wild cardrace.

 

NL: ATLANTA at PHILADELPHIA

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

ATLANTA PHILADELPHIA
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Yunel Escobar 2B .330 5 28 Jimmy Rollins SS .293 29 90
Edgar Renteria SS .332 12 55 Chase Utley 2B .335 21 100
Chipper Jones 3B .341 27 98 Pat Burrell LF .261 29 94
Mark Teixeira 1B .325 14 49 Ryan Howard 1B .264 42 125
Jeff Francoeur RF .290 17 101 Aaron Rowand CF .313 26 88
Andruw Jones CF .220 26 93 Jayson Werth RF .303 7 48
Brian Mccann C .273 18 91 Carlos Ruiz C .258 6 54
Matt Diaz LF .338 12 44 Abraham Nunez 3B .240 0 16
Chuck James LHP .118 0 2 Jamie Moyer LHP .130 0 2
(11-10, 4.11) (13-11, 5.01)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA
WARMUPS: ATL - CHUCK JAMES (11-10, 4.11)
PHI - JAMIE MOYER (13-11, 5.01)

UMPIRES: HP - C.B. BUCKNOR
1B - JOE WEST
2B - ED RAPUANO
3B - ED HICKOX

WEATHER: 87 Degrees, clear
WIND: 13 mph, out to center</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA
STARTING BATS: ATL - CHUCK JAMES AND BRIAN MCCANN
PHI - JAMIE MOYER AND CARLOS RUIZ

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: Y ESCOBAR (.330, 5 HR, 28 RBI)
E RENTERIA (.332, 12 HR, 55 RBI)
C JONES (.341, 27 HR, 98 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY MARK TEIXEIRA (15) TO CENTER WITH 1
OUT IN THE 1ST OFF JAMIE MOYER SCORED YUNEL ESCOBAR AND EDGAR
RENTERIA.
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 3, PHILADELPHIA 0

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: J FRANCOEUR (.290, 17 HR, 101 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at PHILADELPHIA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - CHUCK JAMES
PHI - JAMIE MOYER

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: J ROLLINS (.293, 29 HR, 90 RBI)
C UTLEY (.335, 21 HR, 100 RBI)
P BURRELL (.261, 29 HR, 94 RBI)</div>

 

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

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Y Escobar 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .332
E Renteria ss 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .332
C Jones 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .340
M Teixeira 1b 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .328
J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .219
B McCann c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
M Diaz lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .338
C James p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .118

Totals 5 3 2 3 1 1 2

BATTING: 2B - Y Escobar (21, J Moyer). HR - M Teixeira (15, 1st inning off J
Moyer 2 on, 1 Out). RBI - M Teixeira 3 (52). Team LOB - 0.


PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
C Utley 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .335
P Burrell lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
R Howard 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
A Rowand cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313
J Werth rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
C Ruiz c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
A Nunez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
J Moyer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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ATLANTA - 3 -- 3
PHILADELPHIA - -- 0
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ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
C James 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.11

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Moyer 1 2 3 3 1 1 1 5.12

Pitches-strikes: J Moyer 25-12. Ground balls-fly balls: J Moyer 0-2. Batters
faced: J Moyer 6.

UMPIRES: HP--C.B. Bucknor. 1B--Joe West. 2B--Ed Rapuano. 3B--Ed Hickox.

Weather: 87 degrees, clear. Wind: 13 mph, out to center.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA
CONFIRMED STARTERS: ATL - CHUCK JAMES
PHI - JAMIE MOYER</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY JIMMY ROLLINS (30) TO CENTER WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 1ST OFF CHUCK JAMES.
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 3, PHILADELPHIA 1

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: C UTLEY (.335, 21 HR, 100 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL ATLANTA AT PHILADELPHIA
NOTE: THE HOME RUN BY PHILADELPHIA SHORTSTOP JIMMY ROLLINS
LED OFF THE BOTTOM OF THE FIRST INNING.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - CHUCK JAMES
PHI - JAMIE MOYER

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: B MCCANN (.273, 18 HR, 91 RBI)
M DIAZ (.338, 12 HR, 44 RBI)
C JAMES (.118, 0 HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at PHILADELPHIA

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

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Y Escobar 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .332
E Renteria ss 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .332
C Jones 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .340
M Teixeira 1b 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .328
J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .219
B McCann c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
M Diaz lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .338
C James p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .118

Totals 5 3 2 3 1 1 2

BATTING: 2B - Y Escobar (21, J Moyer). HR - M Teixeira (15, 1st inning off J
Moyer 2 on, 1 Out). RBI - M Teixeira 3 (52). Team LOB - 0.


PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .294
C Utley 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .334
P Burrell lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .260
R Howard 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
A Rowand cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313
J Werth rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
C Ruiz c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
A Nunez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
J Moyer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130

Totals 4 1 1 1 0 2 0

BATTING: HR - J Rollins (30, 1st inning off C James 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - J
Rollins (91). Team LOB - 0.


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ATLANTA - 3 -- 3
PHILADELPHIA - 1 -- 1
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ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
C James 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 4.14

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Moyer 1 2 3 3 1 1 1 5.12

Pitches-strikes: C James 22-13; J Moyer 25-12. Ground balls-fly balls: C
James 0-1; J Moyer 0-2. Batters faced: C James 4; J Moyer 6.

UMPIRES: HP--C.B. Bucknor. 1B--Joe West. 2B--Ed Rapuano. 3B--Ed Hickox.

Weather: 82 degrees, clear. Wind: 13 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at PHILADELPHIA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - CHUCK JAMES
PHI - JAMIE MOYER

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: A ROWAND (.313, 26 HR, 88 RBI)
J WERTH (.303, 7 HR, 48 RBI)
C RUIZ (.258, 6 HR, 54 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">ATLANTA (3) VS PHILADELPHIA (1) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Y Escobar 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .332
E Renteria ss 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .332
C Jones 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .340
M Teixeira 1b 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .328
J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .219
B McCann c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
M Diaz lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .337
C James p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .115

Totals 8 3 2 3 1 2 2

BATTING: 2B - Y Escobar (21, J Moyer). HR - M Teixeira (15, 1st inning off J
Moyer 2 on, 1 Out). RBI - M Teixeira 3 (52). Team LOB - 0.


PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .294
C Utley 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .334
P Burrell lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .260
R Howard 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
A Rowand cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313
J Werth rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
C Ruiz c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
A Nunez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
J Moyer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130

Totals 4 1 1 1 0 2 0

BATTING: HR - J Rollins (30, 1st inning off C James 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - J
Rollins (91). Team LOB - 0.


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ATLANTA - 30 -- 3
PHILADELPHIA - 1 -- 1
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ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
C James 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 4.14

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Moyer 2 2 3 3 1 2 1 5.10

Pitches-strikes: C James 22-13; J Moyer 34-19. Ground balls-fly balls: C
James 0-1; J Moyer 2-2. Batters faced: C James 4; J Moyer 9.

UMPIRES: HP--C.B. Bucknor. 1B--Joe West. 2B--Ed Rapuano. 3B--Ed Hickox.

Weather: 82 degrees, clear. Wind: 13 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at PHILADELPHIA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - CHUCK JAMES
PHI - JAMIE MOYER

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: Y ESCOBAR (.332, 1-FOR-1)
E RENTERIA (.332, 0-FOR-0, BB)
C JONES (.340, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">ATLANTA (3) VS PHILADELPHIA (1) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Y Escobar 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .332
E Renteria ss 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .332
C Jones 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .340
M Teixeira 1b 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .328
J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .219
B McCann c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
M Diaz lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .337
C James p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .115

Totals 8 3 2 3 1 2 2

BATTING: 2B - Y Escobar (21, J Moyer). HR - M Teixeira (15, 1st inning off J
Moyer 2 on, 1 Out). RBI - M Teixeira 3 (52). Team LOB - 0.


PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .294
C Utley 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .334
P Burrell lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .260
R Howard 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
A Rowand cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .312
J Werth rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .302
C Ruiz c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
A Nunez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
J Moyer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130

Totals 7 1 1 1 0 4 0

BATTING: HR - J Rollins (30, 1st inning off C James 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - J
Rollins (91). Team LOB - 0.


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ATLANTA - 30 -- 3
PHILADELPHIA - 10 -- 1
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ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
C James 2 1 1 1 0 4 1 4.11

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Moyer 2 2 3 3 1 2 1 5.10

Pitches-strikes: C James 36-21; J Moyer 34-19. Ground balls-fly balls: C
James 0-2; J Moyer 2-2. Batters faced: C James 7; J Moyer 9.

UMPIRES: HP--C.B. Bucknor. 1B--Joe West. 2B--Ed Rapuano. 3B--Ed Hickox.

Weather: 82 degrees, clear. Wind: 13 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at PHILADELPHIA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - CHUCK JAMES
PHI - JAMIE MOYER

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: A NUNEZ (.240, 0 HR, 16 RBI)
J MOYER (.130, 0 HR, 2 RBI)
J ROLLINS (.294, 1-FOR-1, HR, RBI)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">ATLANTA (3) VS PHILADELPHIA (1) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Y Escobar 2b 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .331
E Renteria ss 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .331
C Jones 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .339
M Teixeira 1b 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .328
J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .219
B McCann c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
M Diaz lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .337
C James p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .115

Totals 11 3 2 3 1 3 2

BATTING: 2B - Y Escobar (21, J Moyer). HR - M Teixeira (15, 1st inning off J
Moyer 2 on, 1 Out). RBI - M Teixeira 3 (52). Team LOB - 0.


PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .294
C Utley 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .334
P Burrell lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .260
R Howard 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
A Rowand cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .312
J Werth rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .302
C Ruiz c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
A Nunez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
J Moyer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130

Totals 7 1 1 1 0 4 0

BATTING: HR - J Rollins (30, 1st inning off C James 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - J
Rollins (91). Team LOB - 0.


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ATLANTA - 300 -- 3
PHILADELPHIA - 10 -- 1
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ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
C James 2 1 1 1 0 4 1 4.11

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Moyer 3 2 3 3 1 3 1 5.07

Pitches-strikes: C James 36-21; J Moyer 47-27. Ground balls-fly balls: C
James 0-2; J Moyer 4-2. Batters faced: C James 7; J Moyer 12.

UMPIRES: HP--C.B. Bucknor. 1B--Joe West. 2B--Ed Rapuano. 3B--Ed Hickox.

Weather: 82 degrees, clear. Wind: 13 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at PHILADELPHIA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - CHUCK JAMES
PHI - JAMIE MOYER

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: M TEIXEIRA (.328, 1-FOR-1, HR, 3 RBI)
J FRANCOEUR (.289, 0-FOR-1)
A JONES (.219, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">ATLANTA (3) VS PHILADELPHIA (1) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Y Escobar 2b 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .331
E Renteria ss 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .331
C Jones 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .339
M Teixeira 1b 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .328
J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .219
B McCann c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
M Diaz lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .337
C James p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .115

Totals 11 3 2 3 1 3 2

BATTING: 2B - Y Escobar (21, J Moyer). HR - M Teixeira (15, 1st inning off J
Moyer 2 on, 1 Out). RBI - M Teixeira 3 (52). Team LOB - 0.


PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .294
C Utley 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .334
P Burrell lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .260
R Howard 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
A Rowand cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .312
J Werth rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .302
C Ruiz c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
A Nunez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
J Moyer p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .129

Totals 10 1 1 1 0 4 0

BATTING: HR - J Rollins (30, 1st inning off C James 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - J
Rollins (91). Team LOB - 0.


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ATLANTA - 300 -- 3
PHILADELPHIA - 100 -- 1
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ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
C James 3 1 1 1 0 4 1 4.09

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Moyer 3 2 3 3 1 3 1 5.07

Pitches-strikes: C James 45-27; J Moyer 47-27. Ground balls-fly balls: C
James 1-4; J Moyer 4-2. Batters faced: C James 10; J Moyer 12.

UMPIRES: HP--C.B. Bucknor. 1B--Joe West. 2B--Ed Rapuano. 3B--Ed Hickox.

Weather: 82 degrees, clear. Wind: 13 mph, out to center.</div>