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

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

<h3>Carlyle, Braves try for sweep of Pirates</h3>



Pittsburgh (40-50) at Atlanta (49-42) 1:05 pm EDT


ATLANTA (Ticker) - Buddy Carlyle and the Atlanta Braves areplaying great baseball to start the second half of the season.

Carlyle (3-2, 4.50 ERA) takes the mound as the Braves try andfinish off a three-game sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates onSunday.


Atlanta, which has won six of its last seven, has not swept thePirates at home since June 2000.


Meanwhile, Carlyle is coming off the best start of hiseight-year career. On July 6, the 30-year-old righthander beatthe San Diego Padres by limiting them to three runs and eighthits, registering career-highs of eight innings and sevenstrikeouts.


Andruw Jones, who has been mired in a season-long slump, hasbegun to awaken, hitting .500 (8-for-16) with three homers inhis last five games.


Jones homered and Jeff Francoeur hit a walk-off single in theninth as the Braves posted a 5-4 victory on Saturday.

Paul Maholm gets the ball for Pittsburgh and will try and avoidtying St. Louis' Kip Wells for the major league lead in losses.Maholm (5-11, 4.76) has alternated wins and losses in his lastfive starts.


The righthander's latest start on July 6 resulted in a win as heheld Chicago to four runs and five hits in seven innings.

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at ATLANTA

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

PITTSBURGH ATLANTA
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Nate Mclouth CF .239 1 8 Yunel Escobar 2B .299 1 10
Freddy Sanchez 2B .293 2 32 Edgar Renteria SS .320 10 47
Adam Laroche 1B .237 13 51 Chipper Jones 3B .339 15 41
Ryan Doumit C .310 7 24 Andruw Jones CF .214 17 57
Xavier Nady RF .287 14 50 Jeff Francoeur RF .289 10 60
Jason Bay LF .251 13 56 Matt Diaz LF .349 4 20
Jose Castillo 3B .243 0 10 Jarrod Saltalamacc C .304 4 11
Jack Wilson SS .259 4 25 Chris Woodward 1B .216 1 7
Paul Maholm LHP .156 0 4 Buddy Carlyle RHP .071 0 1
(5-11, 4.76) (3-2, 4.50)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA
WARMUPS: PIT - PAUL MAHOLM (5-11, 4.76)
ATL - BUDDY CARLYLE (3-2, 4.50)

UMPIRES: HP - TIM MCCLELLAND
1B - MARTY FOSTER
2B - FIELDIN CULBRETH
3B - PAUL SCHRIEBER

WEATHER: 74 Degrees, overcast
WIND: 7 mph, left to right</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA
STARTING BATS: PIT - PAUL MAHOLM AND RYAN DOUMIT
ATL - BUDDY CARLYLE AND JARROD SALTALAMACCHIA

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: N MCLOUTH (.239, 1 HR, 8 RBI)
F SANCHEZ (.293, 2 HR, 32 RBI)
A LAROCHE (.237, 13 HR, 51 RBI)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY FREDDY SANCHEZ (3) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT IN
THE 1ST OFF BUDDY CARLYLE.
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 1, ATLANTA 0

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: A LAROCHE (.237, 13 HR, 51 RBI)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at ATLANTA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PIT - PAUL MAHOLM
ATL - BUDDY CARLYLE

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: Y ESCOBAR (.299, 1 HR, 10 RBI)
E RENTERIA (.320, 10 HR, 47 RBI)
C JONES (.339, 15 HR, 41 RBI)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at ATLANTA

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

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
F Sanchez 2b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .295
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .239
R Doumit c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .308
X Nady rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
J Bay lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
J Castillo 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
J Wilson ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
P Maholm p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .156

Totals 4 1 2 1 0 0 1

BATTING: HR - F Sanchez (3, 1st inning off B Carlyle 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - F
Sanchez (33). GIDP - R Doumit. Team LOB - 0.


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Y Escobar 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
E Renteria ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320
C Jones 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .339
A Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214
J Francoeur rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
M Diaz lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .349
J Saltalamacchia c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
C Woodward 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216
B Carlyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .071

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (C Woodward-E Renteria).


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PITTSBURGH - 1 -- 1
ATLANTA - -- 0
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PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
P Maholm 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.76

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Carlyle 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 4.60

Pitches-strikes: B Carlyle 14-7. Ground balls-fly balls: B Carlyle 2-1.
Batters faced: B Carlyle 4.

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

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

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA
CONFIRMED STARTERS: PIT - PAUL MAHOLM
ATL - BUDDY CARLYLE</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
WILD PITCH BY PAUL MAHOLM ALLOWED YUNEL ESCOBAR TO SCORE.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 1
ATLANTA 1 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: A JONES (.214, 0-FOR-0)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at ATLANTA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PIT - PAUL MAHOLM
ATL - BUDDY CARLYLE

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: X NADY (.287, 14 HR, 50 RBI)
J BAY (.251, 13 HR, 56 RBI)
J CASTILLO (.243, 0 HR, 10 RBI)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at ATLANTA

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

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
F Sanchez 2b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .295
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .239
R Doumit c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .308
X Nady rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
J Bay lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
J Castillo 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
J Wilson ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
P Maholm p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .156

Totals 4 1 2 1 0 0 1

BATTING: HR - F Sanchez (3, 1st inning off B Carlyle 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - F
Sanchez (33). GIDP - R Doumit. Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Wilson-F Sanchez-A LaRoche).


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Y Escobar 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .306
E Renteria ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .322
C Jones 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .337
A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213
J Francoeur rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
M Diaz lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .349
J Saltalamacchia c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
C Woodward 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216
B Carlyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .071

Totals 4 1 2 0 0 0 1

BATTING: GIDP - C Jones. Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (C Woodward-E Renteria).


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PITTSBURGH - 1 -- 1
ATLANTA - 1 -- 1
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PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
P Maholm 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 4.80

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Carlyle 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 4.60

WP - P Maholm. Pitches-strikes: P Maholm 15-8; B Carlyle 14-7. Ground
balls-fly balls: P Maholm 3-0; B Carlyle 2-1. Batters faced: P Maholm 4; B
Carlyle 4.

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
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
PITTSBURGH 1 0 1 2 0
ATLANTA 1 1 2 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: PIT - PAUL MAHOLM
ATL - BUDDY CARLYLE

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: J FRANCOEUR (.289, 10 HR, 60 RBI)
M DIAZ (.349, 4 HR, 20 RBI)
J SALTALAMACCHIA (.304, 4 HR, 11 RBI)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at ATLANTA

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

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
F Sanchez 2b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .295
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .239
R Doumit c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .308
X Nady rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
J Bay lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .251
J Castillo 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
J Wilson ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
P Maholm p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .156

Totals 7 1 2 1 0 1 1

BATTING: HR - F Sanchez (3, 1st inning off B Carlyle 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - F
Sanchez (33). GIDP - R Doumit. Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Wilson-F Sanchez-A LaRoche).


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Y Escobar 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .306
E Renteria ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .322
C Jones 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .337
A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213
J Francoeur rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
M Diaz lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .349
J Saltalamacchia c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
C Woodward 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216
B Carlyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .071

Totals 4 1 2 0 0 0 1

BATTING: GIDP - C Jones. Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (C Woodward-E Renteria).


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PITTSBURGH - 10 -- 1
ATLANTA - 1 -- 1
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PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
P Maholm 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 4.80

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Carlyle 2 2 1 1 0 1 1 4.50

WP - P Maholm. Pitches-strikes: P Maholm 15-8; B Carlyle 26-13. Ground
balls-fly balls: P Maholm 3-0; B Carlyle 3-2. Batters faced: P Maholm 4; B
Carlyle 7.

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
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
PITTSBURGH 1 0 1 2 0
ATLANTA 1 0 1 2 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: PIT - PAUL MAHOLM
ATL - BUDDY CARLYLE

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J WILSON (.259, 4 HR, 25 RBI)
P MAHOLM (.156, 0 HR, 4 RBI)
N MCLOUTH (.237, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at ATLANTA

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

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
F Sanchez 2b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .295
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .239
R Doumit c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .308
X Nady rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
J Bay lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .251
J Castillo 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
J Wilson ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
P Maholm p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .156

Totals 7 1 2 1 0 1 1

BATTING: HR - F Sanchez (3, 1st inning off B Carlyle 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - F
Sanchez (33). GIDP - R Doumit. Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Wilson-F Sanchez-A LaRoche).


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Y Escobar 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .306
E Renteria ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .322
C Jones 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .337
A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213
J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
M Diaz lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .347
J Saltalamacchia c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .304
C Woodward 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .214
B Carlyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .071

Totals 7 1 2 0 1 0 2

BATTING: GIDP - C Jones. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (C Woodward-E Renteria).


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PITTSBURGH - 10 -- 1
ATLANTA - 10 -- 1
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PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
P Maholm 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 4.76

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Carlyle 2 2 1 1 0 1 1 4.50

WP - P Maholm. Pitches-strikes: P Maholm 35-20; B Carlyle 26-13. Ground
balls-fly balls: P Maholm 3-3; B Carlyle 3-2. Batters faced: P Maholm 8; B
Carlyle 7.

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
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
PITTSBURGH 1 0 0 1 2 0
ATLANTA 1 0 1 2 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: PIT - PAUL MAHOLM
ATL - BUDDY CARLYLE

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: B CARLYLE (.071, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
Y ESCOBAR (.306, 1-FOR-1)
E RENTERIA (.322, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at ATLANTA

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

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .235
F Sanchez 2b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .295
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .239
R Doumit c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .308
X Nady rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
J Bay lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .251
J Castillo 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
J Wilson ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
P Maholm p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .152

Totals 10 1 2 1 0 2 1

BATTING: HR - F Sanchez (3, 1st inning off B Carlyle 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - F
Sanchez (33). GIDP - R Doumit. Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Wilson-F Sanchez-A LaRoche).


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Y Escobar 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .306
E Renteria ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .322
C Jones 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .337
A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213
J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
M Diaz lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .347
J Saltalamacchia c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .304
C Woodward 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .214
B Carlyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .071

Totals 7 1 2 0 1 0 2

BATTING: GIDP - C Jones. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (C Woodward-E Renteria).


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PITTSBURGH - 100 -- 1
ATLANTA - 10 -- 1
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PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
P Maholm 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 4.76

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Carlyle 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 4.41

WP - P Maholm. Pitches-strikes: P Maholm 35-20; B Carlyle 37-22. Ground
balls-fly balls: P Maholm 3-3; B Carlyle 5-2. Batters faced: P Maholm 8; B
Carlyle 10.

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
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
PITTSBURGH 1 0 0 1 2 0
ATLANTA 1 0 0 1 3 0 (TOP 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: PIT - PAUL MAHOLM
ATL - BUDDY CARLYLE

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: F SANCHEZ (.295, 1-FOR-1, HR, RBI)
A LAROCHE (.239, 1-FOR-1)
R DOUMIT (.308, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at ATLANTA

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

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .235
F Sanchez 2b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .295
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .239
R Doumit c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .308
X Nady rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
J Bay lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .251
J Castillo 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
J Wilson ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
P Maholm p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .152

Totals 10 1 2 1 0 2 1

BATTING: HR - F Sanchez (3, 1st inning off B Carlyle 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - F
Sanchez (33). GIDP - R Doumit. Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Wilson-F Sanchez-A LaRoche).


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Y Escobar 2b 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .303
E Renteria ss 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .324
C Jones 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .336
A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213
J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
M Diaz lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .347
J Saltalamacchia c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .304
C Woodward 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .214
B Carlyle p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067

Totals 11 1 3 0 1 1 3

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

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

FIELDING: DP: 1 (C Woodward-E Renteria).


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PITTSBURGH - 100 -- 1
ATLANTA - 100 -- 1
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PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
P Maholm 3 3 1 1 1 1 0 4.72

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Carlyle 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 4.41

WP - P Maholm. Pitches-strikes: P Maholm 46-28; B Carlyle 37-22. Ground
balls-fly balls: P Maholm 4-4; B Carlyle 5-2. Batters faced: P Maholm 12; B
Carlyle 10.

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
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
PITTSBURGH 1 0 0 0 1 2 0
ATLANTA 1 0 0 1 3 0 (BOT 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: PIT - PAUL MAHOLM
ATL - BUDDY CARLYLE

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: A JONES (.213, 0-FOR-1)
J FRANCOEUR (.288, 0-FOR-1)
M DIAZ (.347, 0-FOR-1)</div>