GAME THREAD: NL: PITTSBURGH (40-50) at ATLANTA (49-42)

NL: PITTSBURGH at ATLANTA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PIT - SALOMON TORRES
ATL - BUDDY CARLYLE

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: J SALTALAMACCHIA (.307, 1-FOR-2, BB)
C WOODWARD (.220, 1-FOR-3)
B CARLYLE (.063, 0-FOR-2, SAC)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">PITTSBURGH (1) VS ATLANTA (4) - MID 8TH - IN PROGRESS

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .233
F Sanchez 2b 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .293
A LaRoche 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .238
R Doumit c 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .304
X Nady rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
J Bay lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .249
J Castillo 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .245
J Wilson ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .256
P Maholm p 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .176
S Torres p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 26 1 4 1 0 4 4

BATTING: 3B - J Castillo (1, B Carlyle). HR - F Sanchez (3, 1st inning off B
Carlyle 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - F Sanchez (33). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - J Wilson 1. GIDP - R Doumit, F Sanchez. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: E - J Castillo (6, throw). DP: 1 (J Wilson-F Sanchez-A LaRoche).


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Y Escobar 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .297
E Renteria ss 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .325
C Jones 3b 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .335
A Jones cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .212
J Francoeur rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .288
M Diaz lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .352
J Saltalamacchia c 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .307
C Woodward 1b 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 .220
B Carlyle p 2 1 0 0 0 1 3 .063

Totals 29 4 9 2 3 2 13

BATTING: 2B - C Woodward (4, P Maholm). S - B Carlyle. RBI - E Renteria (48), J
Francoeur (61). 2-out RBI - J Francoeur. Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - C Jones 1, B Carlyle 1, M Diaz 1. GIDP - C Jones. Team LOB - 8.

BASERUNNING: SB - E Renteria (9, 2nd base off P Maholm/R Doumit).

FIELDING: DP: 2 (C Woodward-E Renteria, E Renteria-Y Escobar-C Woodward).


----------------------------------------------------
PITTSBURGH - 100 000 00 -- 1
ATLANTA - 100 020 1 -- 4
----------------------------------------------------

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
P Maholm 6 8 3 2 1 2 0 4.68
S Torres 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 5.28

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Carlyle 8 4 1 1 0 4 1 4.00

WP - P Maholm. Pitches-strikes: P Maholm 92-57; S Torres 21-9; B Carlyle
91-61. Ground balls-fly balls: P Maholm 10-7; S Torres 3-0; B Carlyle 9-11.
Batters faced: P Maholm 27; S Torres 6; B Carlyle 26.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Mcclelland. 1B--Marty Foster. 2B--Fieldin Culbreth. 3B--Paul
Schrieber.

Weather: 75 degrees, overcast. Wind: 5 mph, swirling.</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - PITCHING CHANGE
PIT: JOHN GRABOW (1-1, 6.04) STARTING THE 8TH
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 1, ATLANTA 4

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: J SALTALAMACCHIA (.307, 1-FOR-2)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Grabow relieved S Torres.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 1
ATLANTA 4 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: J Saltalamacchia (.307, 1-FOR-2)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: W Harris hit for B Carlyle.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, C WOODWARD ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 1
ATLANTA 4 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: W Harris (.340, 1 HR, 12 RBI)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY YUNEL ESCOBAR SCORED WILLIE HARRIS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, Y ESCOBAR ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 1
ATLANTA 5 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: E RENTERIA (.325, 3-FOR-4, RBI)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at ATLANTA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PIT - JOHN GRABOW
ATL - BUDDY CARLYLE (OUT)

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J GRABOW (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
N MCLOUTH (.233, 0-FOR-3)
F SANCHEZ (.293, 1-FOR-3, HR, RBI)</div>

 

Carlyle helps Braves sweep Pirates

<h3>ATLANTA 5, PITTSBURGH 1</h3>ATLANTA (Ticker) -- Buddy Carlyle helped the Atlanta Bravessweep the Pittsburgh Pirates for the first time in six years.

Carlyle hurled eight solid frames and scored a run to help theBraves to a 5-1 win Sunday over the Pirates and sweep thethree-game series.


The righthander allowed one run and four hits, and struck outfour without a walk in eight solid frames. Carlyle, who allowedthree runs and eight hits in eight innings against San Diego onJune 6, needed just 91 pitches - 60 strikes - to dispatch of alight-hitting Pittsburgh lineup.


The only blemish against Carlyle was a homer by Freddy Sanchezin the first.


After former Brave Adam LaRoche followed with a single, therighthander settled down to retire the next 12 batters beforeJose Castillo tripled in the fifth. He also retired the lasteight in order before he was lifted for a pinch hitter in thebottom of the eighth.


The 29-year old journeyman Carlyle (4-2), who has spent thebetter of 12 professional seasons in the minors and Japan,signed a minor league contract with the Braves in the offseason.

After injuries to Atlanta staff and the ineffective pitching ofMark Redman, the Pennsylvania-native Carlyle was recalled fromClass AAA Richmond on May 26.


The righthander responded by winning his first major league gamein more than seven years and 268 days on June 5 -- the longeststretch between victories by any active player, according to theElias Sports Bureau.


On Sunday, Carlyle added one more milestone to his major leagueresume, notching back-to-back wins for the first time in hiscareer en route to tallying his fourth win in 41 days. Therighthander also broke a 1-1 tie in the sixth.


Light-hitting Chris Woodward began the frame with a double downthe left field line ahead of Carlyle, who laced a sacrifice buntdown the third base line.


Third baseman Castillo fielded the ball, but threw wildly overthe head of LaRoche, allowing Woodward to score and Carlyle toadvance to second base.


Carlyle advanced to third on Yunel Escobar's groundout andscored on a single by Edgar Renteria.


Pittsburgh starter Paul Maholm (5-12) allowed three runs - twoearned - and eight hits in six frames to become the majorleague's second 12 game loser.


Maholm's wildness gave Atlanta the lead in the first whenEscobar scored on a wild pitch to tie the game, 1-1.

Jeff Francoeur added an insurance run with an RBI single offSolomon Torres in the seventh.


Torres, who was activated from the disabled list on Sunday, hadbeen sidelined since June 9 with an inflamed right elbow.

Escobar capped the scoring with a RBI single in the eighth.Renteria had four hits for the Braves, who swept the Pirates forthe first time since June 1-3, 2001.

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">PITTSBURGH (1) VS ATLANTA (5) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .233
F Sanchez 2b 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .293
A LaRoche 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .238
R Doumit c 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .304
X Nady rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
J Bay lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .249
J Castillo 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .245
J Wilson ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .256
P Maholm p 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .176
S Torres p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Grabow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 26 1 4 1 0 4 4

BATTING: 3B - J Castillo (1, B Carlyle). HR - F Sanchez (3, 1st inning off B
Carlyle 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - F Sanchez (33). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - J Wilson 1. GIDP - R Doumit, F Sanchez. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: E - J Castillo (6, throw). DP: 1 (J Wilson-F Sanchez-A LaRoche).


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Y Escobar 2b 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 .304
E Renteria ss 5 0 4 1 0 0 0 .327
C Jones 3b 3 1 0 0 2 1 3 .335
A Jones cf 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .211
J Francoeur rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .288
M Diaz lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .352
J Saltalamacchia c 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .304
C Woodward 1b 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .228
B Carlyle p 2 1 0 0 0 1 3 .063
a-W Harris ph 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .338

Totals 35 5 12 3 4 3 17

a-grounded into fielder's choice to third for B Carlyle in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - C Woodward (4, P Maholm). S - B Carlyle. RBI - E Renteria (48), J
Francoeur (61), Y Escobar (11). 2-out RBI - J Francoeur, Y Escobar. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - C Jones 1, A Jones 2, B Carlyle 1, M Diaz 1.
GIDP - C Jones. Team LOB - 11.

BASERUNNING: SB - E Renteria (9, 2nd base off P Maholm/R Doumit), W Harris
(15, 2nd base off J Grabow/R Doumit).

FIELDING: DP: 2 (C Woodward-E Renteria, E Renteria-Y Escobar-C Woodward).


----------------------------------------------------
PITTSBURGH - 100 000 00 -- 1
ATLANTA - 100 020 11 -- 5
----------------------------------------------------

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
P Maholm 6 8 3 2 1 2 0 4.68
S Torres 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 5.28
J Grabow 1 3 1 1 1 1 0 6.17

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Carlyle 8 4 1 1 0 4 1 4.00

WP - P Maholm. Pitches-strikes: P Maholm 92-57; S Torres 21-9; J Grabow
24-15; B Carlyle 91-61. Ground balls-fly balls: P Maholm 10-7; S Torres 3-0; J
Grabow 2-0; B Carlyle 9-11. Batters faced: P Maholm 27; S Torres 6; J Grabow 7;
B Carlyle 26.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Mcclelland. 1B--Marty Foster. 2B--Fieldin Culbreth. 3B--Paul
Schrieber.

Weather: 75 degrees, overcast. Wind: 5 mph, swirling.</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - PITCHING CHANGE
ATL: BOB WICKMAN (2-2, 4.65) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 1, ATLANTA 5

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J GRABOW (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: B Wickman relieved B Carlyle.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 1
ATLANTA 5 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J Grabow (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: W Harris in left field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 1
ATLANTA 5 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J Grabow (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Phelps hit for J Grabow.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 1
ATLANTA 5 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J Phelps (.333, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at ATLANTA

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

BATTERIES: PIT - PAUL MAHOLM, SALOMON TORRES (7TH), JOHN GRABOW (8TH) AND RYAN
DOUMIT

ATL - BUDDY CARLYLE, BOB WICKMAN (9TH) AND JARROD
SALTALAMACCHIA

HOME RUNS: PIT - FREDDY SANCHEZ (3) OFF BUDDY CARLYLE IN THE 1ST, 0 ON

ATL - NONE</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at ATLANTA

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

BATTERIES: PIT - PAUL MAHOLM, SALOMON TORRES (7TH), JOHN GRABOW (8TH) AND RYAN
DOUMIT

ATL - BUDDY CARLYLE, BOB WICKMAN (9TH) AND JARROD
SALTALAMACCHIA


WP - BUDDY CARLYLE (4-2)
LP - PAUL MAHOLM (5-12)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: PIT - FREDDY SANCHEZ (3) OFF BUDDY CARLYLE IN THE 1ST, 0 ON

ATL - NONE


TIME: 2:17 ATT: 30,756

PROBABLES: CIN - BOBBY LIVINGSTON (1-0, 3.00)
ATL - KYLE DAVIES (4-7, 5.55)

PROBABLES: COL - TAYLOR BUCHHOLZ (4-3, 4.65)
PIT - JOHN VAN BENSCHOTEN (0-3, 5.40)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">PITTSBURGH (1) VS ATLANTA (5) - FINAL

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .231
F Sanchez 2b 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .293
A LaRoche 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .238
R Doumit c 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .304
X Nady rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
J Bay lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .249
J Castillo 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .245
J Wilson ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .256
P Maholm p 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .176
S Torres p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Grabow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-J Phelps ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308

Totals 29 1 4 1 0 4 4

a-grounded to third for J Grabow in the 9th.

BATTING: 3B - J Castillo (1, B Carlyle). HR - F Sanchez (3, 1st inning off B
Carlyle 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - F Sanchez (33). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - J Wilson 1. GIDP - R Doumit, F Sanchez. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: E - J Castillo (6, throw). DP: 1 (J Wilson-F Sanchez-A LaRoche).


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Y Escobar 2b 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 .304
E Renteria ss 5 0 4 1 0 0 0 .327
C Jones 3b 3 1 0 0 2 1 3 .335
A Jones cf 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .211
J Francoeur rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .288
M Diaz lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .352
B Wickman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Saltalamacchia c 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .304
C Woodward 1b 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .228
B Carlyle p 2 1 0 0 0 1 3 .063
a-W Harris ph-lf 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .338

Totals 35 5 12 3 4 3 17

a-grounded into fielder's choice to third for B Carlyle in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - C Woodward (4, P Maholm). S - B Carlyle. RBI - E Renteria (48), J
Francoeur (61), Y Escobar (11). 2-out RBI - J Francoeur, Y Escobar. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - C Jones 1, A Jones 2, B Carlyle 1, M Diaz 1.
GIDP - C Jones. Team LOB - 11.

BASERUNNING: SB - E Renteria (9, 2nd base off P Maholm/R Doumit), W Harris
(15, 2nd base off J Grabow/R Doumit).

FIELDING: DP: 2 (C Woodward-E Renteria, E Renteria-Y Escobar-C Woodward).


----------------------------------------------------
PITTSBURGH - 100 000 000 -- 1
ATLANTA - 100 020 11x -- 5
----------------------------------------------------

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
P Maholm (L, 5-12) 6 8 3 2 1 2 0 4.68
S Torres 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 5.28
J Grabow 1 3 1 1 1 1 0 6.17

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Carlyle (W, 4-2) 8 4 1 1 0 4 1 4.00
B Wickman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.50

WP - P Maholm. Pitches-strikes: P Maholm 92-57; S Torres 21-9; J Grabow
24-15; B Carlyle 91-61; B Wickman 6-4. Ground balls-fly balls: P Maholm 10-7; S
Torres 3-0; J Grabow 2-0; B Carlyle 9-11; B Wickman 1-2. Batters faced: P
Maholm 27; S Torres 6; J Grabow 7; B Carlyle 26; B Wickman 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Mcclelland. 1B--Marty Foster. 2B--Fieldin Culbreth. 3B--Paul
Schrieber.

T--2:17. Att--30,756.
Weather: 75 degrees, overcast. Wind: 5 mph, swirling.</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
PITTSBURGH 1
ATLANTA 5 FINAL</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
PITTSBURGH (1) AT ATLANTA (5) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

PITTSBURGH 1ST: N McLouth fouled out to catcher. F Sanchez homered to
left. A LaRoche singled to right center. R Doumit grounded into double play,
first to shortstop, A LaRoche out at second.(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
PITTSBURGH 1, ATLANTA 0.

ATLANTA 1ST: Y Escobar reached on infield single to third. E Renteria
singled to center, Y Escobar to second. C Jones grounded into double play,
shortstop to second to first, E Renteria out at second, Y Escobar to third.
Y Escobar scored on P Maholm's wild pitch. A Jones grounded out to shortstop.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 1, ATLANTA 1.

ATLANTA 5TH: C Woodward doubled to left. B Carlyle sacrificed to third,
C Woodward to third, C Woodward scored, B Carlyle safe at second on throwing
error by third baseman J Castillo. Y Escobar grounded out to first, B Carlyle
to third. E Renteria singled to right, B Carlyle scored. C Jones grounded
into fielder's choice to third, E Renteria out at second. A Jones grounded
into fielder's choice to shortstop, C Jones out at second. (2 Runs, 2 Hits,
1 Error) PITTSBURGH 1, ATLANTA 3.

ATLANTA 7TH: S Torres relieved P Maholm. Y Escobar grounded out to third.
E Renteria grounded out to third. C Jones walked. A Jones walked, C Jones
to second. J Francoeur singled to left, C Jones scored, A Jones to second.
M Diaz grounded out to third. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 1, ATLANTA 4.

ATLANTA 8TH: J Grabow relieved S Torres. J Saltalamacchia grounded out
to third. C Woodward reached on bunt single to third. W Harris hit for
B Carlyle. W Harris grounded into fielder's choice to third, C Woodward out
at second. W Harris stole second. Y Escobar singled to left, W Harris
scored. E Renteria reached on infield single to shortstop, Y Escobar to
second. C Jones walked, Y Escobar to third, E Renteria to second. A Jones
struck out swinging. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 1, ATLANTA 5.</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
PITTSBURGH (1) AT ATLANTA (5) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Pittsburgh Starting Lineups -- N McLouth CF, F Sanchez 2B, A LaRoche 1B,
R Doumit C, X Nady RF, J Bay LF, J Castillo 3B, J Wilson SS, P Maholm LHP.

Atlanta Starting Lineups -- Y Escobar 2B, E Renteria SS, C Jones 3B, A Jones CF,
J Francoeur RF, M Diaz LF, J Saltalamacchia C, C Woodward 1B, B Carlyle RHP.

Umpires -- Tim Mcclelland (HP), Marty Foster (1B), Fieldin Culbreth (2B),
Paul Schrieber (3B).

Gametime Weather: 75 degrees, Overcast, wind swirling at 5 mph.


PITTSBURGH 1ST: N McLouth fouled out to catcher. F Sanchez homered to
left. A LaRoche singled to right center. R Doumit grounded into double play,
first to shortstop, A LaRoche out at second.(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
PITTSBURGH 1, ATLANTA 0.

ATLANTA 1ST: Y Escobar reached on infield single to third. E Renteria
singled to center, Y Escobar to second. C Jones grounded into double play,
shortstop to second to first, E Renteria out at second, Y Escobar to third.
Y Escobar scored on P Maholm's wild pitch. A Jones grounded out to shortstop.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 1, ATLANTA 1.

PITTSBURGH 2ND: X Nady flied out to left. J Bay struck out swinging.
J Castillo grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 1,
ATLANTA 1.

ATLANTA 2ND: J Francoeur flied out to right. M Diaz lined out to center.
J Saltalamacchia walked. C Woodward lined out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 1, ATLANTA 1.

PITTSBURGH 3RD: J Wilson grounded out to second. P Maholm grounded out
to third. N McLouth struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
PITTSBURGH 1, ATLANTA 1.

ATLANTA 3RD: B Carlyle popped out to shortstop. Y Escobar bunt grounded
out to pitcher. E Renteria singled to left. E Renteria stole second. C Jones
struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 1, ATLANTA 1.

PITTSBURGH 4TH: F Sanchez struck out swinging. A LaRoche flied out to
left. R Doumit flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 1,
ATLANTA 1.

ATLANTA 4TH: A Jones popped out to first. J Francoeur grounded out to
second. M Diaz singled to right. J Saltalamacchia flied out to right.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 1, ATLANTA 1.

PITTSBURGH 5TH: X Nady flied out to right. J Bay flied out to center.
J Castillo tripled to deep right center. J Wilson struck out swinging.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 1, ATLANTA 1.

ATLANTA 5TH: C Woodward doubled to left. B Carlyle sacrificed to third,
C Woodward to third, C Woodward scored, B Carlyle safe at second on throwing
error by third baseman J Castillo. Y Escobar grounded out to first, B Carlyle
to third. E Renteria singled to right, B Carlyle scored. C Jones grounded
into fielder's choice to third, E Renteria out at second. A Jones grounded
into fielder's choice to shortstop, C Jones out at second. (2 Runs, 2 Hits,
1 Error) PITTSBURGH 1, ATLANTA 3.

PITTSBURGH 6TH: P Maholm singled to right. N McLouth flied out to center.
F Sanchez grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, P Maholm
out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 1, ATLANTA 3.

ATLANTA 6TH: J Francoeur grounded out to shortstop. M Diaz reached on
infield single to third. J Saltalamacchia singled to center, M Diaz to second.
C Woodward flied out to left. B Carlyle struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 1, ATLANTA 3.

PITTSBURGH 7TH: A LaRoche flied out to right. R Doumit grounded out to
second. X Nady flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 1,
ATLANTA 3.

ATLANTA 7TH: S Torres relieved P Maholm. Y Escobar grounded out to third.
E Renteria grounded out to third. C Jones walked. A Jones walked, C Jones
to second. J Francoeur singled to left, C Jones scored, A Jones to second.
M Diaz grounded out to third. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 1, ATLANTA 4.

PITTSBURGH 8TH: J Bay flied out to right. J Castillo grounded out to
third. J Wilson flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 1,
ATLANTA 4.

ATLANTA 8TH: J Grabow relieved S Torres. J Saltalamacchia grounded out to
third. C Woodward reached on bunt single to third. W Harris hit for
B Carlyle. W Harris grounded into fielder's choice to third, C Woodward out
at second. W Harris stole second. Y Escobar singled to left, W Harris scored.
E Renteria reached on infield single to shortstop, Y Escobar to second.
C Jones walked, Y Escobar to third, E Renteria to second. A Jones struck out
swinging. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 1, ATLANTA 5.

PITTSBURGH 9TH: B Wickman relieved B Carlyle. W Harris in left field.
J Phelps hit for J Grabow. J Phelps grounded out to third. N McLouth flied
out to center. F Sanchez flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
PITTSBURGH 1, ATLANTA 5.</div>

 

Carlyle helps Braves sweep Pirates

<h3>ATLANTA 5, PITTSBURGH 1</h3>ATLANTA (Ticker) -- Buddy Carlyle helped the Atlanta Bravessweep the Pittsburgh Pirates for the first time in six years.

Carlyle hurled eight solid frames and scored a run to help theBraves to a 5-1 win Sunday over the Pirates on Sunday.

The righthander allowed one run and four hits, and struck outfour without a walk in eight solid frames. Carlyle, who allowedthree runs and eight hits in eight innings against San Diego onJune 6, needed just 91 pitches - 60 strikes - to dispatch of alight-hitting Pittsburgh lineup.


"The sweep's always big," Carlyle said. "I've never been partof anything in the second-half before. It's very exciting. Iwaited a long time to be a part of a situation like this. It'sreally special to be a part of it."


The only blemish against Carlyle was a homer by Freddy Sanchezin the first.


After former Brave Adam LaRoche followed with a single, therighthander settled down to retire the next 12 batters beforeJose Castillo tripled in the fifth. He also retired the lasteight in order before he was lifted for a pinch hitter in thebottom of the eighth.


"I'm just trying to treat every inning and every at-bat likeit's the last one of my career," Carlyle said. "If you getcomplacent, bad things can happen."


The 29-year old journeyman Carlyle (4-2), who has spent thebetter of 12 professional seasons in the minors and Japan,signed a minor league contract with the Braves in the offseason.

After injuries to Atlanta staff and the ineffective pitching ofMark Redman, the Pennsylvania-native Carlyle was recalled fromClass AAA Richmond on May 26.


Penciled in as the Braves' fifth starter, the righthanderresponded by winning his first major league game in more thanseven years and 269 days on June 5 - the longest stretch betweenvictories by any active player, according to the Elias SportsBureau.


On Sunday, Carlyle added one more milestone to his major leagueresume, notching back-to-back wins for the first time in hiscareer en route to tallying his fourth win in 41 days.

"We got nothing out of (Carlyle's) spot (in the rotation)prior," Braves manager Bobby Cox said. "It's very important. Ifyour fifth starter can win 10 games, you got a good one. Hecan do that."


The righthander also broke a 1-1 tie in the sixth.

Light-hitting Chris Woodward began the frame with a double downthe left field line ahead of Carlyle, who laced a sacrifice buntdown the third base line.


Third baseman Castillo fielded the ball, but threw wildly overthe head of LaRoche, allowing Woodward to score and Carlyle toadvance to second base.


"I told Chris that I wanted him to hit a double, so I could bunthim to third," Carlyle said. "It's easier for a lefthander tobunt with a runner on second. I was very happy that he was onsecond and not third."


Carlyle advanced to third on Yunel Escobar's groundout andscored on a single by Edgar Renteria.


Pittsburgh starter Paul Maholm (5-12) allowed three runs - twoearned - and eight hits in six frames to become the majorleague's second 12 game loser.


"Overall, I thought I pitched decent, but the outcome wasn't,"Maholm said. "There were a few pitches I wasn't happy with."

Maholm's wildness gave Atlanta the lead in the first whenEscobar scored on a wild pitch to tie the game, 1-1.

Jeff Francoeur added an insurance run with an RBI single offSolomon Torres in the seventh. Torres, who was activated fromthe disabled list on Sunday, had been sidelined since June 9with an inflamed right elbow.


Escobar capped the scoring with a RBI single in the eight forthe Braves, who have won four straight and 12 of their last 16games to remain 1 1/2 games behind the first-place New York Metsin the National League East.


"If we keep with it like this, eventually you'll finish the yearright there," Francoeur said. "This win was huge for us."

Pittsburgh, which won five of six games prior to the All-StarBreak, mustered just four hits in this one and was outscored19-6 in the three-game sweep.


"The last three games, we weren't swinging the bats anythinglike the last two weeks before the All-Star game," Piratesmanager Jim Tracy said. "Offensively, we did very little. Whenyou don't score runs, you don't have much of a chance ofwinning. (We had) four hits and the pitcher got one of them."

Renteria had four hits for Atlanta, which swept the Pirates forthe first time since June 2001.