GAME THREAD: NL: CINCINNATI (37-55) at ATLANTA (50-42)

NL: CINCINNATI (37-55) at ATLANTA (50-42)

<h3>Braves seeking fifth consecutive victory</h3>

<div class="pre">Cincinnati (37-55) at Atlanta (50-42) 7:05 pm EDT</div>

ATLANTA (Ticker) - The Atlanta Braves will be after their fifthstraight win when they host the Cincinnati Reds in the opener ofa three-game series Monday.


Just 1 1/2 games behind the first-place New York Mets in theNational League East, Atlanta takes on a struggling Reds teamthat is 17-29 on the road this season.


Atlanta starter Kyle Davies (4-7, 5.55 ERA) had gone five startswithout a win before holding the San Diego Padres to one runsix innings during a 5-4 victory on July 8. In seven starts athome this season, the righthander is 1-3 with a 5.53 ERA.

<div class="pre">Bobby Livingston (1-0, 3.00) has been called up from Class AAA</div>Louisville to make his third start of the year for the Reds. The24-year-old lefthander allowed four runs and 10 hits in 5 1/3innings in a 10-5 loss to the Los Angles Dodgers on May 13.

Livingston did not factor in the decision in that defeat, butdid pick up his first career win in a 4-2 victory against theColorado Rockies on June 1 when he allowed one unearned run in 62/3 innings.


This is the first of seven meetings between the teams this year.The Braves went 4-3 against the Reds last season.

 

NL: CINCINNATI at ATLANTA

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

CINCINNATI ATLANTA
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Ryan Freel CF .243 2 12 Yunel Escobar 2B .304 1 11
Scott Hatteberg 1B .312 8 30 Edgar Renteria SS .327 10 48
Ken Griffey Jr RF .283 23 59 Chipper Jones 3B .335 15 41
Brandon Phillips 2B .283 19 55 Andruw Jones CF .211 17 57
Adam Dunn LF .256 25 59 Jeff Francoeur RF .288 10 61
Javier Valentin C .239 1 14 Matt Diaz LF .352 4 20
Edwin Encarnacion 3B .261 6 36 Brian Mccann C .265 11 53
Pedro Lopez SS .143 0 0 Jarrod Saltalamacc 1B .304 4 11
Bobby Livingston LHP .250 0 1 Kyle Davies RHP .200 1 4
(1-0, 3.00) (4-7, 5.55)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA
WARMUPS: CIN - BOBBY LIVINGSTON (1-0, 3.00)
ATL - KYLE DAVIES (4-7, 5.55)

UMPIRES: HP - ANGEL HERNANDEZ
1B - TED BARRETT
2B - MARK CARLSON
3B - LARRY YOUNG

WEATHER: 83 Degrees, cloudy
WIND: 8 mph, swirling</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA
STARTING BATS: CIN - BOBBY LIVINGSTON AND JAVIER VALENTIN
ATL - KYLE DAVIES AND BRIAN MCCANN

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: R FREEL (.243, 2 HR, 12 RBI)
S HATTEBERG (.312, 8 HR, 30 RBI)
K GRIFFEY J (.283, 23 HR, 59 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY KEN GRIFFEY JR SCORED RYAN FREEL.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, K GRIFFEY JR ON FIRST, S HATTEBERG ON
SECOND, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 1
ATLANTA 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: B PHILLIPS (.283, 19 HR, 55 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
BASES LOADED WALK TO ADAM DUNN SCORED SCOTT HATTEBERG.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, A DUNN ON FIRST, B PHILLIPS ON SECOND, K
GRIFFEY JR ON THIRD, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 2
ATLANTA 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: J VALENTIN (.239, 1 HR, 14 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - PITCHING CHANGE
ATL: OSCAR VILLARREAL (1-0, 3.70) IN THE 1ST
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, A DUNN ON FIRST, B PHILLIPS ON SECOND, K
GRIFFEY JR ON THIRD, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 2, ATLANTA 0

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: J VALENTIN (.239, 1 HR, 14 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: O Villarreal relieved K Davies.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, A DUNN ON FIRST, B PHILLIPS ON SECOND, K
GRIFFEY JR ON THIRD, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 2
ATLANTA 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: J Valentin (.239, 0-FOR-0)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - BOBBY LIVINGSTON
ATL - OSCAR VILLARREAL

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: Y ESCOBAR (.304, 1 HR, 11 RBI)
E RENTERIA (.327, 10 HR, 48 RBI)
C JONES (.335, 15 HR, 41 RBI)</div>

 

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

CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Freel cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .247
S Hatteberg 1b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .312
K Griffey Jr rf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .285
B Phillips 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .283
A Dunn lf 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .256
J Valentin c 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .236
E Encarnacion 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .260
P Lopez ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .125
B Livingston p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250

Totals 5 2 2 2 3 2 9

BATTING: RBI - K Griffey Jr (60), A Dunn (60). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - P Lopez 2. Team LOB - 3.


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Y Escobar 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
E Renteria ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .327
C Jones 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .335
A Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211
J Francoeur rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
M Diaz lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .352
B McCann c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
J Saltalamacchia 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
K Davies p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
O Villarreal p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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CINCINNATI - 2 -- 2
ATLANTA - -- 0
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CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
B Livingston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.00

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Davies 0 2 2 2 3 0 0 5.76
O Villarreal 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.62

K Davies pitched to 5 batters in the 1st.

Pitches-strikes: K Davies 22-7; O Villarreal 9-7. Ground balls-fly balls: K
Davies 0-0; O Villarreal 0-1. Batters faced: K Davies 5; O Villarreal 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Angel Hernandez. 1B--Ted Barrett. 2B--Mark Carlson. 3B--Larry
Young.

Weather: 82 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, swirling.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA
CONFIRMED STARTERS: CIN - BOBBY LIVINGSTON
ATL - KYLE DAVIES</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at ATLANTA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - BOBBY LIVINGSTON
ATL - OSCAR VILLARREAL

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: B LIVINGSTON (.250, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
R FREEL (.247, 1-FOR-1)
S HATTEBERG (.312, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at ATLANTA

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

CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Freel cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .247
S Hatteberg 1b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .312
K Griffey Jr rf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .285
B Phillips 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .283
A Dunn lf 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .256
J Valentin c 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .236
E Encarnacion 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .260
P Lopez ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .125
B Livingston p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250

Totals 5 2 2 2 3 2 9

BATTING: RBI - K Griffey Jr (60), A Dunn (60). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - P Lopez 2. Team LOB - 3.


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Y Escobar 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .310
E Renteria ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .326
C Jones 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .211
J Francoeur rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
M Diaz lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .352
B McCann c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
J Saltalamacchia 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
K Davies p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
O Villarreal p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 0 2

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


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CINCINNATI - 2 -- 2
ATLANTA - 0 -- 0
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CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
B Livingston 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.77

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Davies 0 2 2 2 3 0 0 5.76
O Villarreal 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.62

K Davies pitched to 5 batters in the 1st.

BALK - B Livingston. Pitches-strikes: B Livingston 10-7; K Davies 22-7; O
Villarreal 9-7. Ground balls-fly balls: B Livingston 1-2; K Davies 0-0; O
Villarreal 0-1. Batters faced: B Livingston 4; K Davies 5; O Villarreal 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Angel Hernandez. 1B--Ted Barrett. 2B--Mark Carlson. 3B--Larry
Young.

Weather: 82 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, swirling.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY KEN GRIFFEY JR (24) TO RIGHT WITH 1
OUT IN THE 2ND OFF OSCAR VILLARREAL SCORED BOBBY LIVINGSTON AND SCOTT
HATTEBERG.
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 5, ATLANTA 0

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: B PHILLIPS (.283, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at ATLANTA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - BOBBY LIVINGSTON
ATL - OSCAR VILLARREAL

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: J FRANCOEUR (.288, 10 HR, 61 RBI)
M DIAZ (.352, 4 HR, 20 RBI)
B MCCANN (.265, 11 HR, 53 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">CINCINNATI (5) VS ATLANTA (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Freel cf 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 .245
S Hatteberg 1b 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 .315
K Griffey Jr rf 2 1 2 4 0 0 0 .288
B Phillips 2b 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .282
A Dunn lf 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 .255
J Valentin c 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .236
E Encarnacion 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .260
P Lopez ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .125
B Livingston p 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .400

Totals 11 5 5 5 3 4 10

BATTING: HR - K Griffey Jr (24, 2nd inning off O Villarreal 2 on, 1 Out). RBI -
K Griffey Jr 4 (63), A Dunn (60). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - P
Lopez 2. Team LOB - 3.


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Y Escobar 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .310
E Renteria ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .326
C Jones 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .211
J Francoeur rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
M Diaz lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .352
B McCann c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
J Saltalamacchia 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
K Davies p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
O Villarreal p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 0 2

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


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CINCINNATI - 23 -- 5
ATLANTA - 0 -- 0
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CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
B Livingston 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.77

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Davies 0 2 2 2 3 0 0 5.76
O Villarreal 2 3 3 3 0 4 1 4.09

K Davies pitched to 5 batters in the 1st.

BALK - B Livingston. Pitches-strikes: B Livingston 10-7; K Davies 22-7; O
Villarreal 33-24. Ground balls-fly balls: B Livingston 1-2; K Davies 0-0; O
Villarreal 1-1. Batters faced: B Livingston 4; K Davies 5; O Villarreal 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Angel Hernandez. 1B--Ted Barrett. 2B--Mark Carlson. 3B--Larry
Young.

Weather: 82 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, swirling.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL CINCINNATI AT ATLANTA
NOTE: THE HOME RUN BY CINCINNATI'S KEN GRIFFEY JR IN THE
SECOND INNING WAS HIS 587TH OF HIS MAJOR LEAGUE CAREER AND MOVED HIM
INTO SOLE POSSESSION OF SIXTH PLACE ON THE ALL-TIME LIST.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - BOBBY LIVINGSTON
ATL - OSCAR VILLARREAL

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: J VALENTIN (.236, 0-FOR-1)
E ENCARNACION (.260, 0-FOR-1)
P LOPEZ (.125, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">CINCINNATI (5) VS ATLANTA (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Freel cf 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 .245
S Hatteberg 1b 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 .315
K Griffey Jr rf 2 1 2 4 0 0 0 .288
B Phillips 2b 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .282
A Dunn lf 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 .255
J Valentin c 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .236
E Encarnacion 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .260
P Lopez ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .125
B Livingston p 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .400

Totals 11 5 5 5 3 4 10

BATTING: HR - K Griffey Jr (24, 2nd inning off O Villarreal 2 on, 1 Out). RBI -
K Griffey Jr 4 (63), A Dunn (60). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - P
Lopez 2. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (E Encarnacion-B Phillips-S Hatteberg).


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Y Escobar 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .310
E Renteria ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .326
C Jones 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .211
J Francoeur rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .290
M Diaz lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .351
B McCann c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .268
J Saltalamacchia 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .302
K Davies p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
O Villarreal p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 8 0 3 0 0 0 5

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


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CINCINNATI - 23 -- 5
ATLANTA - 00 -- 0
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CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
B Livingston 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 2.57

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Davies 0 2 2 2 3 0 0 5.76
O Villarreal 2 3 3 3 0 4 1 4.09

K Davies pitched to 5 batters in the 1st.

BALK - B Livingston. Pitches-strikes: B Livingston 21-15; K Davies 22-7; O
Villarreal 33-24. Ground balls-fly balls: B Livingston 4-2; K Davies 0-0; O
Villarreal 1-1. Batters faced: B Livingston 8; K Davies 5; O Villarreal 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Angel Hernandez. 1B--Ted Barrett. 2B--Mark Carlson. 3B--Larry
Young.

Weather: 82 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, swirling.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
BUNT SINGLE BY BOBBY LIVINGSTON SCORED EDWIN ENCARNACION.

SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B LIVINGSTON ON FIRST, P LOPEZ ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 6
ATLANTA 0 TOP, 3RD

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: R FREEL (.245, 1-FOR-2)</div>