GAME THREAD: NL: ATLANTA (83-74) at PHILADELPHIA (85-72)

NL: ATLANTA (83-74) at PHILADELPHIA (85-72)

<h3>Phillies eyeing playoff spot</h3>



<div class="pre">Atlanta (83-74) at Philadelphia (85-72) 7:05 pm EDT</div>

PHILADELPHIA (Ticker) -- Just because they are not going to winthe division this year, does not mean the Atlanta Braves cannotprevent the Philadelphia Phillies from taking the NationalLeague East crown.


The Phillies are looking to close the gap on a playoff positionwhen they host the Braves on Wednesday in the second of athree-game series.


Jimmy Rollins hit a solo homer Tuesday to become the secondplayer in franchise history with 30 homers and 30 stolen basesin the same season but Philadelphia still suffered a 10-6setback to Atlanta.


The Phillies sit two games behind the slumping New York Mets(87-70) in the NL East and just one game back of the San DiegoPadres (86-71) in the wild card race. The Braves remain threegames back in the wild card.


Righthander Kyle Lohse (8-12, 4.71 ERA) will get the start forPhiladelphia, which has lost back-to-back contests after winningnine of 10. Lohse has not lost in 11 outings - 10 starts -since coming over from the Cincinnati Reds.


The Braves, who have won three straight and eight of their lastnine contests, will send Tim Hudson (16-9, 3.34) to the mound.The 32-year-old righthander has lost four of his last fivedecisions.

 

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

ATLANTA PHILADELPHIA
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Kelly Johnson 2B .279 16 68 Jimmy Rollins SS .293 30 91
Edgar Renteria SS .333 12 57 Chase Utley 2B .336 22 101
Chipper Jones 3B .340 28 100 Pat Burrell LF .260 29 95
Mark Teixeira 1B .321 15 52 Ryan Howard 1B .264 43 127
Brian Mccann C .272 18 92 Aaron Rowand CF .311 26 88
Jeff Francoeur RF .291 17 101 Greg Dobbs 3B .276 10 53
Andruw Jones CF .223 26 94 Jayson Werth RF .302 8 49
Matt Diaz LF .338 12 45 Carlos Ruiz C .258 6 54
Tim Hudson RHP .270 0 9 Kyle Lohse RHP .149 0 2
(16-9, 3.34) (8-12, 4.71)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA
WARMUPS: ATL - TIM HUDSON (16-9, 3.34)
PHI - KYLE LOHSE (8-12, 4.71)

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

WEATHER: 90 Degrees, clear
WIND: 12 mph, out to center</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA
STARTING BATS: ATL - TIM HUDSON AND BRIAN MCCANN
PHI - KYLE LOHSE AND CARLOS RUIZ

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: K JOHNSON (.279, 16 HR, 68 RBI)
E RENTERIA (.333, 12 HR, 57 RBI)
C JONES (.340, 28 HR, 100 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - TIM HUDSON
PHI - KYLE LOHSE

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: J ROLLINS (.293, 30 HR, 91 RBI)
C UTLEY (.336, 22 HR, 101 RBI)
P BURRELL (.260, 29 HR, 95 RBI)</div>

 

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

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Johnson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
E Renteria ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .335
C Jones 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .339
M Teixeira 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321
B McCann c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
J Francoeur rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
A Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223
M Diaz lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .338
T Hudson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270

Totals 3 0 1 0 0 1 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

BASERUNNING: CS - E Renteria (2, 2nd base by K Lohse/C Ruiz).


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 .336
P Burrell lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
R Howard 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
A Rowand cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311
G Dobbs 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
J Werth rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
C Ruiz c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
K Lohse p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .149

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (C Ruiz-J Rollins).


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ATLANTA - 0 -- 0
PHILADELPHIA - -- 0
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ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
T Hudson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.34

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Lohse 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.69

Pitches-strikes: K Lohse 14-8. Ground balls-fly balls: K Lohse 1-0. Batters
faced: K Lohse 3.

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

Weather: 90 degrees, clear. Wind: 12 mph, out to center.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA
CONFIRMED STARTERS: ATL - TIM HUDSON
PHI - KYLE LOHSE</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY RYAN HOWARD SCORED JIMMY ROLLINS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R HOWARD ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 0
PHILADELPHIA 1 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: A ROWAND (.311, 26 HR, 88 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - TIM HUDSON
PHI - KYLE LOHSE

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: M TEIXEIRA (.321, 15 HR, 52 RBI)
B MCCANN (.272, 18 HR, 92 RBI)
J FRANCOEUR (.291, 17 HR, 101 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at PHILADELPHIA

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

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Johnson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
E Renteria ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .335
C Jones 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .339
M Teixeira 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321
B McCann c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
J Francoeur rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
A Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223
M Diaz lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .338
T Hudson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270

Totals 3 0 1 0 0 1 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

BASERUNNING: CS - E Renteria (2, 2nd base by K Lohse/C Ruiz).


PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .294
C Utley 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .335
P Burrell lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .259
R Howard 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .266
A Rowand cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .312
G Dobbs 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .275
J Werth rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
C Ruiz c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
K Lohse p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .149

Totals 6 1 3 1 0 2 4

BATTING: 3B - J Rollins (19, T Hudson). RBI - R Howard (128). 2-out RBI - R
Howard. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - G Dobbs 1. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (C Ruiz-J Rollins).


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ATLANTA - 0 -- 0
PHILADELPHIA - 1 -- 1
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ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
T Hudson 1 3 1 1 0 2 0 3.36

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Lohse 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.69

Pitches-strikes: T Hudson 22-16; K Lohse 14-8. Ground balls-fly balls: T
Hudson 0-1; K Lohse 1-0. Batters faced: T Hudson 6; K Lohse 3.

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

Weather: 86 degrees, clear. Wind: 12 mph, out to center.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - TIM HUDSON
PHI - KYLE LOHSE

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: J WERTH (.302, 8 HR, 49 RBI)
C RUIZ (.258, 6 HR, 54 RBI)
K LOHSE (.149, 0 HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">ATLANTA (0) VS PHILADELPHIA (1) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Johnson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
E Renteria ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .335
C Jones 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .339
M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .320
B McCann c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .274
J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .223
M Diaz lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .338
T Hudson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270

Totals 7 0 2 0 0 3 2

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Jones 1. Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: CS - E Renteria (2, 2nd base by K Lohse/C Ruiz).


PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .294
C Utley 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .335
P Burrell lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .259
R Howard 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .266
A Rowand cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .312
G Dobbs 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .275
J Werth rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
C Ruiz c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
K Lohse p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .149

Totals 6 1 3 1 0 2 4

BATTING: 3B - J Rollins (19, T Hudson). RBI - R Howard (128). 2-out RBI - R
Howard. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - G Dobbs 1. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (C Ruiz-J Rollins).


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ATLANTA - 00 -- 0
PHILADELPHIA - 1 -- 1
----------------------------------------------------

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
T Hudson 1 3 1 1 0 2 0 3.36

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Lohse 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 4.66

Pitches-strikes: T Hudson 22-16; K Lohse 31-19. Ground balls-fly balls: T
Hudson 0-1; K Lohse 2-0. Batters faced: T Hudson 6; K Lohse 7.

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

Weather: 86 degrees, clear. Wind: 12 mph, out to center.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - TIM HUDSON
PHI - KYLE LOHSE

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: M DIAZ (.338, 12 HR, 45 RBI)
T HUDSON (.270, 0 HR, 9 RBI)
K JOHNSON (.278, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">ATLANTA (0) VS PHILADELPHIA (1) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Johnson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
E Renteria ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .335
C Jones 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .339
M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .320
B McCann c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .274
J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .223
M Diaz lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .338
T Hudson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270

Totals 7 0 2 0 0 3 2

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Jones 1. Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: CS - E Renteria (2, 2nd base by K Lohse/C Ruiz).


PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .294
C Utley 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .335
P Burrell lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .259
R Howard 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .266
A Rowand cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .312
G Dobbs 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .275
J Werth rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301
C Ruiz c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .258
K Lohse p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .146

Totals 9 1 3 1 0 3 4

BATTING: 3B - J Rollins (19, T Hudson). RBI - R Howard (128). 2-out RBI - R
Howard. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - G Dobbs 1. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (C Ruiz-J Rollins).


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ATLANTA - 00 -- 0
PHILADELPHIA - 10 -- 1
----------------------------------------------------

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
T Hudson 2 3 1 1 0 3 0 3.35

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Lohse 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 4.66

Pitches-strikes: T Hudson 34-24; K Lohse 31-19. Ground balls-fly balls: T
Hudson 2-1; K Lohse 2-0. Batters faced: T Hudson 9; K Lohse 7.

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

Weather: 86 degrees, clear. Wind: 12 mph, out to center.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - TIM HUDSON
PHI - KYLE LOHSE

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: J ROLLINS (.294, 1-FOR-1)
C UTLEY (.335, 0-FOR-1)
P BURRELL (.259, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at PHILADELPHIA

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

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Johnson 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .280
E Renteria ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .334
C Jones 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .339
M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .320
B McCann c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .274
J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .223
M Diaz lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .337
T Hudson p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267

Totals 11 0 3 0 0 3 3

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Jones 1. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: CS - E Renteria (2, 2nd base by K Lohse/C Ruiz).


PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .294
C Utley 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .335
P Burrell lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .259
R Howard 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .266
A Rowand cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .312
G Dobbs 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .275
J Werth rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301
C Ruiz c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .258
K Lohse p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .146

Totals 9 1 3 1 0 3 4

BATTING: 3B - J Rollins (19, T Hudson). RBI - R Howard (128). 2-out RBI - R
Howard. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - G Dobbs 1. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (C Ruiz-J Rollins).


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ATLANTA - 000 -- 0
PHILADELPHIA - 10 -- 1
----------------------------------------------------

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
T Hudson 2 3 1 1 0 3 0 3.35

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Lohse 3 3 0 0 0 3 0 4.64

Pitches-strikes: T Hudson 34-24; K Lohse 46-26. Ground balls-fly balls: T
Hudson 2-1; K Lohse 2-3. Batters faced: T Hudson 9; K Lohse 11.

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

Weather: 86 degrees, clear. Wind: 12 mph, out to center.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
ERROR BY CHIPPER JONES ALLOWED CHASE UTLEY TO SCORE.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A ROWAND ON SECOND, R HOWARD ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 0
PHILADELPHIA 2 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: G DOBBS (.275, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY GREG DOBBS SCORED RYAN HOWARD AND AARON ROWAND.

SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, G DOBBS ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 0
PHILADELPHIA 4 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: J WERTH (.301, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - TIM HUDSON
PHI - KYLE LOHSE

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: C JONES (.339, 0-FOR-1)
M TEIXEIRA (.320, 0-FOR-1)
B MCCANN (.274, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">ATLANTA (0) VS PHILADELPHIA (4) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Johnson 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .280
E Renteria ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .334
C Jones 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .339
M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .320
B McCann c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .274
J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .223
M Diaz lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .337
T Hudson p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267

Totals 11 0 3 0 0 3 3

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Jones 1. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: CS - E Renteria (2, 2nd base by K Lohse/C Ruiz).

FIELDING: E - C Jones (9, throw).


PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .294
C Utley 2b 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .335
P Burrell lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .259
R Howard 1b 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 .266
A Rowand cf 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 .311
G Dobbs 3b 2 0 1 2 0 1 2 .277
J Werth rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .300
C Ruiz c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .258
K Lohse p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .146

Totals 14 4 4 3 1 4 7

BATTING: 3B - J Rollins (19, T Hudson). RBI - R Howard (128), G Dobbs 2 (55).
2-out RBI - R Howard, G Dobbs 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - G
Dobbs 1. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (C Ruiz-J Rollins).


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ATLANTA - 000 -- 0
PHILADELPHIA - 103 -- 4
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ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
T Hudson 3 4 4 1 1 4 0 3.33

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Lohse 3 3 0 0 0 3 0 4.64

IBB - R Howard (by T Hudson). HBP - C Utley (by T Hudson). Pitches-strikes: T
Hudson 57-35; K Lohse 46-26. Ground balls-fly balls: T Hudson 4-1; K Lohse 2-3.
Batters faced: T Hudson 16; K Lohse 11.

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

Weather: 86 degrees, clear. Wind: 12 mph, out to center.</div>