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

NL: CINCINNATI at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - PITCHING CHANGE
CIN: DAVID WEATHERS (1-3, 3.20) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 10, ATLANTA 3

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: C JONES (.333, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: D Weathers relieved T Coffey.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 10
ATLANTA 3 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: C Jones (.333, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

Griffey makes history as Reds pound Braves

<h3>CINCINNATI 10, ATLANTA 3</h3>ATLANTA (Ticker) -- Ken Griffey, Jr. made some history and theCincinnati Reds wasted no time helping Bobby Livingston to hissecond major league win.


Griffey smashed a three-run homer and Livingston hurled fiveeffective frames and helped his own cause with four hits to leadthe Reds to a 10-3 rout of the Atlanta Braves in the opener ofa three-game set on Monday.


Griffey, a future Hall of Famer, entered Monday tied with Hallof Famer Frank Robinson for sixth place on the all-time home runlist with 586 homers.


In his second at-bat, the 13-time All-Star broke the tie bysmashing his 24th homer of the season off reliever OscarVillareal for a 5-0 Cincinnati edge.


Livingston (2-0), who was recalled from Class AAA Louisvilleprior to the game, allowed two runs, eight hits, walked two andstruck out four in five frames. The 24-year-old's 4-for-4 nightat the plate made him the first Reds pitcher to collect fourhits since John Smiley had four singles in Montreal on June 7,1993.


Cincinnati wasted no time getting to Atlanta starter Kyle Davies(4-8), who failed to record an out in the first inning.

Ryan Freel led off the game with a single and advanced to secondon a walk by Scott Hatteberg. Griffey followed with a singleto load the bases.


A wild Davies, who hurled just seven of his 22 pitches forstrikes, issued bases-loaded free passes to Adam Dunn and JoseValentin to give the Reds a 2-0 lead.


Davies, who entered this one sporting a gaudy lifetime 6.08 ERA- the worst mark of any active starting pitcher who has hurledmore than 200 innings - allowed two runs and two hits whilewalking three en route to becoming the first Atlanta pitcher toleave a start without retiring a batter since Greg Maddux onSeptember 22, 2001. Maddux left that one due to an elbow injury.

The last time a healthy Atlanta starter left in similarcircumstances was Len Barker on September 18, 1985, against theReds. The 23-year-old Davies was just two years old.

The normally reliable Braves defense was essentially asatrocious as the Atlanta righthander.


In the third, Edwin Encarnacion led off the frame with a singleand advanced to second fielding error by Yunel Escobar.Livingston followed with a bunt single down the third base line.

With no one covering the plate, an alert Encarnacion scored allthe way from second base to give Cincinnati a 6-0 edge.

Two innings later, the Reds added two more unearned runs thanksto Edgar Renteria's fielding error.


A throwing error in the ninth pushed Cincinnati's run total todouble digits at 10-3.


The frustrating night boiled over at the plate as well, as JeffFrancoeur was ejected in the fifth inning by plate umpire AngelHernandez after he threw his bat and helmet violently to theground on a disputed strike call.


Andruw Jones drove all three runs for the Braves, who had a fourgame winning streak snapped.

 

NL: CINCINNATI at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CINCINNATI 2 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 10 16 0
ATLANTA 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 11 3 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: CIN - BOBBY LIVINGSTON, KIRK SAARLOOS (6TH), MIKE GOSLING (8TH),
TODD COFFEY (8TH), DAVID WEATHERS (9TH) AND JAVIER VALENTIN

ATL - KYLE DAVIES, OSCAR VILLARREAL (1ST), JOEY DEVINE
(4TH), CHAD PARONTO (5TH), JOSE ASCANIO (7TH), PETER MOYLAN
(9TH) AND BRIAN MCCANN, JARROD SALTALAMACCHIA (7TH)

HOME RUNS: CIN - KEN GRIFFEY JR (24) OFF OSCAR VILLARREAL IN THE 2ND, 2 ON

ATL - NONE</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CINCINNATI 2 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 10 16 0
ATLANTA 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 11 3 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: CIN - BOBBY LIVINGSTON, KIRK SAARLOOS (6TH), MIKE GOSLING (8TH),
TODD COFFEY (8TH), DAVID WEATHERS (9TH) AND JAVIER VALENTIN

ATL - KYLE DAVIES, OSCAR VILLARREAL (1ST), JOEY DEVINE
(4TH), CHAD PARONTO (5TH), JOSE ASCANIO (7TH), PETER MOYLAN
(9TH) AND BRIAN MCCANN, JARROD SALTALAMACCHIA (7TH)


WP - BOBBY LIVINGSTON (2-0)
LP - KYLE DAVIES (4-8)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: CIN - KEN GRIFFEY JR (24) OFF OSCAR VILLARREAL IN THE 2ND, 2 ON

ATL - NONE


TIME: 3:16 ATT: 24,442

PROBABLES: CIN - BRONSON ARROYO (3-10, 4.78)
ATL - JO-JO REYES (0-0, 15.00)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">CINCINNATI (10) VS ATLANTA (3) - FINAL

CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Freel cf 6 2 1 0 0 2 3 .241
S Hatteberg 1b 5 3 1 0 1 0 2 .309
K Griffey Jr rf 4 1 2 4 2 0 0 .286
B Phillips 2b 5 0 0 0 1 1 5 .279
A Dunn lf 3 1 1 2 2 2 0 .256
M Gosling p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Coffey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-J Keppinger ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .300
D Weathers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Valentin c 6 0 3 0 0 0 6 .255
E Encarnacion 3b 5 1 2 1 0 2 4 .264
P Lopez ss 5 0 0 0 0 1 6 .083
B Livingston p 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 .625
K Saarloos p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
N Hopper lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .276

Totals 45 10 16 9 6 8 26

a-singled to center for T Coffey in the 9th.

BATTING: HR - K Griffey Jr (24, 2nd inning off O Villarreal 2 on, 1 Out). RBI -
K Griffey Jr 4 (63), A Dunn 2 (61), B Livingston (2), E Encarnacion (37), J
Keppinger (1). 2-out RBI - E Encarnacion, A Dunn, J Keppinger. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - S Hatteberg 2, J Valentin 2, P Lopez 3. Team LOB -
14.

BASERUNNING: SB - R Freel 2 (12, 2nd base off C Paronto/B McCann, 3rd base
off C Paronto/B McCann).

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


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Y Escobar 2b-ss 4 1 3 0 1 1 0 .319
E Renteria ss 5 1 2 0 0 1 6 .328
P Moylan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Jones 3b 2 0 1 0 3 0 0 .336
A Jones cf 5 0 1 3 0 1 6 .211
J Francoeur rf 3 0 1 0 0 1 5 .288
W Harris lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333
M Diaz lf-rf 5 0 0 0 0 1 7 .343
B McCann c 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .266
J Ascanio p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
d-K Johnson ph-2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .287
J Saltalamacchia 1b-c 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .303
K Davies p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
O Villarreal p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-J Reyes ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
J Devine p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-C Woodward ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225
C Paronto p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-S Thorman ph-1b 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .213

Totals 37 3 11 3 5 7 30

a-singled to center for O Villarreal in the 3rd; b-grounded to shortstop for J
Devine in the 4th; c-struck out swinging for C Paronto in the 6th; d-walked
for J Ascanio in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - E Renteria 2 (24, K Saarloos, B Livingston). RBI - A Jones 3
(60). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - E Renteria 2, A Jones 1, M Diaz
3. GIDP - J Saltalamacchia. Team LOB - 12.

FIELDING: E - Y Escobar (6, catch); E Renteria (8, throw); S Thorman (6,
throw). Outfield assists - J Francoeur (K Griffey Jr at Home).


----------------------------------------------------
CINCINNATI - 231 120 001 -- 10
ATLANTA - 002 000 100 -- 3
----------------------------------------------------

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
B Livingston (W, 2-0) 5 8 2 2 2 4 0 3.18
K Saarloos 2 1 1 1 1 2 0 6.58
M Gosling 2/3 1 0 0 2 1 0 4.50
T Coffey 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.75
D Weathers 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.13

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Davies (L, 4-8) 0 2 2 2 3 0 0 5.76
O Villarreal 3 5 4 3 0 4 1 4.01
J Devine 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 3.00
C Paronto 2 4 2 0 1 1 0 3.93
J Ascanio 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.00
P Moylan 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 2.03

K Davies pitched to 5 batters in the 1st.

WP - K Saarloos. IBB - K Griffey Jr 2 (by C Paronto, P Moylan). BALK - B
Livingston. Pitches-strikes: B Livingston 86-62; K Saarloos 29-16; M Gosling
25-12; T Coffey 5-4; D Weathers 16-11; K Davies 22-7; O Villarreal 53-35; J
Devine 16-9; C Paronto 38-20; J Ascanio 24-15; P Moylan 21-14. Ground balls-fly
balls: B Livingston 7-4; K Saarloos 3-1; M Gosling 1-0; T Coffey 0-1; D
Weathers 0-3; K Davies 0-0; O Villarreal 5-1; J Devine 2-1; C Paronto 3-2; J
Ascanio 1-3; P Moylan 2-1. Batters faced: B Livingston 24; K Saarloos 8; M
Gosling 5; T Coffey 1; D Weathers 4; K Davies 5; O Villarreal 15; J Devine 6; C
Paronto 11; J Ascanio 7; P Moylan 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Angel Hernandez. 1B--Ted Barrett. 2B--Mark Carlson. 3B--Larry
Young.
EJECTIONS: ATLANTA's Francoeur by Hernandez (5th).
T--3:16. (Plus unknown delay totaling 7 minutes in the 5th). Att--24,442.

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

 

NL: CINCINNATI at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
CINCINNATI 10
ATLANTA 3 FINAL</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
CINCINNATI (10) AT ATLANTA (3) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

CINCINNATI 1ST: R Freel singled to center. S Hatteberg walked, R Freel to
second. K Griffey Jr singled to left, R Freel scored, S Hatteberg to second.
B Phillips walked, S Hatteberg to third, K Griffey Jr to second. A Dunn
walked, S Hatteberg scored, K Griffey Jr to third, B Phillips to second.
O Villarreal relieved K Davies. J Valentin flied out to center. E Encarnacion
struck out swinging. P Lopez struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
CINCINNATI 2, ATLANTA 0.

CINCINNATI 2ND: B Livingston singled to left. R Freel struck out swinging.
S Hatteberg singled to right center, B Livingston to second. K Griffey Jr
homered to right, B Livingston and S Hatteberg scored. B Phillips grounded out
to second. A Dunn struck out swinging. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 5,
ATLANTA 0.

CINCINNATI 3RD: J Valentin grounded out to shortstop. E Encarnacion
singled to left. P Lopez safe at first on error by second baseman Y Escobar,
E Encarnacion to second. B Livingston reached on bunt single to catcher,
E Encarnacion scored, P Lopez to second. R Freel grounded out to third, P Lopez
to third, B Livingston to second. S Hatteberg grounded out to first. (1 Run,
2 Hits, 1 Error) CINCINNATI 6, ATLANTA 0.

ATLANTA 3RD: J Reyes hit for O Villarreal. J Reyes singled to center.
Y Escobar singled to center, J Reyes to second. E Renteria struck out looking.
C Jones walked, J Reyes to third, Y Escobar to second. A Jones singled to
center, J Reyes and Y Escobar scored, C Jones to second. J Francoeur fouled
out to first. M Diaz struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
CINCINNATI 6, ATLANTA 2.

CINCINNATI 4TH: J Devine relieved O Villarreal. K Griffey Jr grounded out
to shortstop. B Phillips grounded out to third. A Dunn walked. J Valentin
singled to right, A Dunn to third. E Encarnacion singled to left, A Dunn
scored, J Valentin to second. P Lopez flied out to right. (1 Run, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) CINCINNATI 7, ATLANTA 2.

CINCINNATI 5TH: C Paronto relieved J Devine. B Livingston singled to left
center. R Freel grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, B Livingston out
at second. R Freel stole second. R Freel stole third. S Hatteberg grounded
into fielder's choice to shortstop, R Freel scored, S Hatteberg to second on
throwing error by shortstop E Renteria. K Griffey Jr intentionally walked.
B Phillips flied out to center. A Dunn singled to center, S Hatteberg scored,
K Griffey Jr to second. J Valentin singled to right, K Griffey Jr thrown out at
home. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error) CINCINNATI 9, ATLANTA 2.

ATLANTA 7TH: Y Escobar struck out looking. E Renteria doubled to deep
center. E Renteria to third on wild pitch by K Saarloos. C Jones walked.
A Jones grounded into fielder's choice to third, E Renteria scored, C Jones
out at second. W Harris grounded out to first. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
CINCINNATI 9, ATLANTA 3.

CINCINNATI 9TH: Y Escobar at shortstop. P Moylan relieved J Ascanio.
K Johnson at second base. N Hopper singled to center. R Freel grounded into
fielder's choice to first, N Hopper safe at second on throwing error by first
baseman S Thorman. S Hatteberg grounded out to pitcher, N Hopper to third,
R Freel to second. K Griffey Jr intentionally walked. B Phillips struck out
looking. J Keppinger hit for T Coffey. J Keppinger singled to center, N Hopper
scored, R Freel to third, K Griffey Jr to second. J Valentin flied out to
center. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error) CINCINNATI 10, ATLANTA 3.</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
CINCINNATI (10) AT ATLANTA (3) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Cincinnati Starting Lineups -- R Freel CF, S Hatteberg 1B, K Griffey Jr RF,
B Phillips 2B, A Dunn LF, J Valentin C, E Encarnacion 3B, P Lopez SS,
B Livingston LHP.

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

Umpires -- Angel Hernandez (HP), Ted Barrett (1B), Mark Carlson (2B),
Larry Young (3B).

Gametime Weather: 82 degrees, Cloudy, wind swirling at 7 mph.


CINCINNATI 1ST: R Freel singled to center. S Hatteberg walked, R Freel to
second. K Griffey Jr singled to left, R Freel scored, S Hatteberg to second.
B Phillips walked, S Hatteberg to third, K Griffey Jr to second. A Dunn
walked, S Hatteberg scored, K Griffey Jr to third, B Phillips to second.
O Villarreal relieved K Davies. J Valentin flied out to center. E Encarnacion
struck out swinging. P Lopez struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
CINCINNATI 2, ATLANTA 0.

ATLANTA 1ST: Y Escobar singled to right. Y Escobar to second on balk by
B Livingston. E Renteria grounded out to shortstop. C Jones flied out to right,
Y Escobar to third. A Jones popped out to catcher. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
CINCINNATI 2, ATLANTA 0.

CINCINNATI 2ND: B Livingston singled to left. R Freel struck out swinging.
S Hatteberg singled to right center, B Livingston to second. K Griffey Jr
homered to right, B Livingston and S Hatteberg scored. B Phillips grounded out
to second. A Dunn struck out swinging. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 5,
ATLANTA 0.

ATLANTA 2ND: J Francoeur singled to center. M Diaz grounded into fielder's
choice to third, J Francoeur out at second. B McCann singled to left, M Diaz
to second. J Saltalamacchia grounded into double play, third to second to
first, B McCann out at second.(0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 5, ATLANTA 0.

CINCINNATI 3RD: J Valentin grounded out to shortstop. E Encarnacion
singled to left. P Lopez grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher,
E Encarnacion safe at second on error by second baseman Y Escobar. B Livingston
reached on bunt single to catcher, E Encarnacion scored, P Lopez to second.
R Freel grounded out to third, P Lopez to third, B Livingston to second.
S Hatteberg grounded out to first. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error) CINCINNATI 6,
ATLANTA 0.

ATLANTA 3RD: J Reyes hit for O Villarreal. J Reyes singled to center.
Y Escobar singled to center, J Reyes to second. E Renteria struck out looking.
C Jones walked, J Reyes to third, Y Escobar to second. A Jones singled to
center, J Reyes and Y Escobar scored, C Jones to second. J Francoeur fouled
out to first. M Diaz struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
CINCINNATI 6, ATLANTA 2.

CINCINNATI 4TH: J Devine relieved O Villarreal. K Griffey Jr grounded out
to shortstop. B Phillips grounded out to third. A Dunn walked. J Valentin
singled to right, A Dunn to third. E Encarnacion singled to left, A Dunn
scored, J Valentin to second. P Lopez flied out to right. (1 Run, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) CINCINNATI 7, ATLANTA 2.

ATLANTA 4TH: B McCann grounded out to pitcher. J Saltalamacchia grounded
out to third. C Woodward hit for J Devine. C Woodward grounded out to
shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 7, ATLANTA 2.

CINCINNATI 5TH: C Paronto relieved J Devine. B Livingston singled to left
center. R Freel grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, B Livingston out
at second. R Freel stole second. R Freel stole third. S Hatteberg grounded
into fielder's choice to shortstop, R Freel scored, S Hatteberg to second on
throwing error by shortstop E Renteria. K Griffey Jr intentionally walked.
B Phillips flied out to center. A Dunn singled to center, S Hatteberg scored,
K Griffey Jr to second. J Valentin singled to right, K Griffey Jr thrown out at
home. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error) CINCINNATI 9, ATLANTA 2.

ATLANTA 5TH: Y Escobar singled to center. E Renteria doubled to left,
Y Escobar to third. C Jones walked. A Jones struck out swinging. J Francoeur
struck out looking. Atlanta's J Francoeur ejected by A Hernandez. M Diaz fouled
out to catcher. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 9, ATLANTA 2.

CINCINNATI 6TH: W Harris in left field. M Diaz in right field.
E Encarnacion lined out to left. P Lopez grounded out to third. B Livingston
reached on infield single to shortstop. R Freel struck out swinging. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 9, ATLANTA 2.

ATLANTA 6TH: K Saarloos relieved B Livingston. B McCann popped out to
third. J Saltalamacchia grounded out to first. S Thorman hit for C Paronto.
S Thorman struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 9, ATLANTA 2.

CINCINNATI 7TH: J Ascanio relieved C Paronto. J Saltalamacchia catching.
S Thorman at first base. S Hatteberg flied out to center. K Griffey Jr flied out
to right. B Phillips grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
CINCINNATI 9, ATLANTA 2.

ATLANTA 7TH: Y Escobar struck out looking. E Renteria doubled to deep
center. E Renteria to third on wild pitch by K Saarloos. C Jones walked.
A Jones grounded into fielder's choice to third, E Renteria scored, C Jones out
at second. W Harris grounded out to first. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
CINCINNATI 9, ATLANTA 3.

CINCINNATI 8TH: A Dunn struck out swinging. J Valentin singled to left.
E Encarnacion struck out swinging. P Lopez flied out to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) CINCINNATI 9, ATLANTA 3.

ATLANTA 8TH: M Gosling relieved K Saarloos. N Hopper in left field. M Diaz
grounded out to second. K Johnson hit for J Ascanio. K Johnson walked.
J Saltalamacchia singled to center, K Johnson to third. S Thorman struck out
swinging. Y Escobar walked, J Saltalamacchia to second. T Coffey relieved
M Gosling. E Renteria popped out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 9,
ATLANTA 3.

CINCINNATI 9TH: Y Escobar at shortstop. P Moylan relieved J Ascanio.
K Johnson at second base. N Hopper singled to center. R Freel grounded into
fielder's choice to first, N Hopper safe at second on throwing error by first
baseman S Thorman. S Hatteberg grounded out to pitcher, N Hopper to third,
R Freel to second. K Griffey Jr intentionally walked. B Phillips struck out
looking. J Keppinger hit for T Coffey. J Keppinger singled to center, N Hopper
scored, R Freel to third, K Griffey Jr to second. J Valentin flied out to
center. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error) CINCINNATI 10, ATLANTA 3.

ATLANTA 9TH: D Weathers relieved T Coffey. C Jones singled to left center.
A Jones flied out to center. W Harris flied out to right. M Diaz flied out to
left. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 10, ATLANTA 3.</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">CINCINNATI (10) VS ATLANTA (3) - FINAL

CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Freel cf 6 2 1 0 0 2 3 .241
S Hatteberg 1b 5 3 1 0 1 0 2 .309
K Griffey Jr rf 4 1 2 4 2 0 0 .286
B Phillips 2b 5 0 0 0 1 1 5 .279
A Dunn lf 3 1 1 2 2 2 0 .256
M Gosling p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Coffey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-J Keppinger ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .300
D Weathers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Valentin c 6 0 3 0 0 0 6 .255
E Encarnacion 3b 5 1 2 1 0 2 4 .264
P Lopez ss 5 0 0 0 0 1 6 .083
B Livingston p 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 .625
K Saarloos p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
N Hopper lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .276

Totals 45 10 16 9 6 8 26

a-singled to center for T Coffey in the 9th.

BATTING: HR - K Griffey Jr (24, 2nd inning off O Villarreal 2 on, 1 Out). RBI -
K Griffey Jr 4 (63), A Dunn 2 (61), B Livingston (2), E Encarnacion (37), J
Keppinger (1). 2-out RBI - E Encarnacion, A Dunn, J Keppinger. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - S Hatteberg 2, J Valentin 2, P Lopez 3. Team LOB -
14.

BASERUNNING: SB - R Freel 2 (12, 2nd base off C Paronto/B McCann, 3rd base
off C Paronto/B McCann).

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


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Y Escobar 2b-ss 4 1 3 0 1 1 0 .319
E Renteria ss 5 1 2 0 0 1 6 .328
P Moylan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Jones 3b 2 0 1 0 3 0 0 .336
A Jones cf 5 0 1 3 0 1 6 .211
J Francoeur rf 3 0 1 0 0 1 5 .288
W Harris lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333
M Diaz lf-rf 5 0 0 0 0 1 7 .343
B McCann c 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .266
J Ascanio p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
d-K Johnson ph-2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .287
J Saltalamacchia 1b-c 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .303
K Davies p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
O Villarreal p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-J Reyes ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
J Devine p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-C Woodward ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225
C Paronto p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-S Thorman ph-1b 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .213

Totals 37 3 11 3 5 7 30

a-singled to center for O Villarreal in the 3rd; b-grounded to shortstop for J
Devine in the 4th; c-struck out swinging for C Paronto in the 6th; d-walked
for J Ascanio in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - E Renteria 2 (24, K Saarloos, B Livingston). RBI - A Jones 3
(60). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - E Renteria 2, A Jones 1, M Diaz
3. GIDP - J Saltalamacchia. Team LOB - 12.

FIELDING: E - Y Escobar (6, catch); E Renteria (8, throw); S Thorman (6,
throw). Outfield assists - J Francoeur (K Griffey Jr at Home).


----------------------------------------------------
CINCINNATI - 231 120 001 -- 10
ATLANTA - 002 000 100 -- 3
----------------------------------------------------

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
B Livingston (W, 2-0) 5 8 2 2 2 4 0 3.18
K Saarloos 2 1 1 1 1 2 0 6.58
M Gosling 2/3 1 0 0 2 1 0 4.50
T Coffey 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.75
D Weathers 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.13

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Davies (L, 4-8) 0 2 2 2 3 0 0 5.76
O Villarreal 3 5 4 3 0 4 1 4.01
J Devine 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 3.00
C Paronto 2 4 2 0 1 1 0 3.93
J Ascanio 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.00
P Moylan 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 2.03

K Davies pitched to 5 batters in the 1st.

WP - K Saarloos. IBB - K Griffey Jr 2 (by C Paronto, P Moylan). BALK - B
Livingston. Pitches-strikes: B Livingston 86-62; K Saarloos 30-16; M Gosling
25-12; T Coffey 5-4; D Weathers 16-11; K Davies 22-7; O Villarreal 53-35; J
Devine 16-9; C Paronto 38-20; J Ascanio 24-15; P Moylan 21-14. Ground balls-fly
balls: B Livingston 7-4; K Saarloos 3-1; M Gosling 1-0; T Coffey 0-1; D
Weathers 0-3; K Davies 0-0; O Villarreal 5-1; J Devine 2-1; C Paronto 3-2; J
Ascanio 1-3; P Moylan 2-1. Batters faced: B Livingston 24; K Saarloos 8; M
Gosling 5; T Coffey 1; D Weathers 4; K Davies 5; O Villarreal 15; J Devine 6; C
Paronto 11; J Ascanio 7; P Moylan 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Angel Hernandez. 1B--Ted Barrett. 2B--Mark Carlson. 3B--Larry
Young.
EJECTIONS: ATLANTA's Francoeur by Hernandez (5th).
T--3:16. (Plus power delay totaling 7 minutes in the 5th). Att--24,442.

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

 

Griffey makes history as Reds pound Braves

<h3>CINCINNATI 10, ATLANTA 3</h3>ATLANTA (Ticker) -- Ken Griffey, Jr. made some history and theCincinnati Reds wasted no time helping Bobby Livingston to hissecond major league win.


Griffey smashed a three-run homer and Livingston hurled fiveeffective frames and helped his own cause with four hits to leadthe Reds to a 10-3 rout of the Atlanta Braves in the opener ofa three-game set on Monday.


Griffey, a future Hall of Famer, entered Monday tied with Hallof Famer Frank Robinson for sixth place on the all-time home runlist with 586 homers.


In his second at-bat, the 13-time All-Star broke the tie bysmashing his 24th homer of the season off reliever OscarVillareal for a 5-0 Cincinnati edge.


"The most important thing is that we got the win," anunderstated Griffey said. "That's something we haven't done alot of in the second half."


His teammates had quite a different take on the subject.

"I told him congratulations," Livingston said. "He doesn't thinkit's a big deal. I think it's awesome."


Livingston (2-0), who was recalled from Class AAA Louisvilleprior to the game, allowed two runs, eight hits, walked two andstruck out four in five frames.


"My changeup was working and my sinker," Livingston said. "Imade some pitches when I needed to."


The 24-year-old's 4-for-4 night at the plate made him the firstReds pitcher to collect four hits since John Smiley had foursingles in Montreal on June 7, 1993.


"Probably, the four hits," Livingston said when he was askedwhich he'd remember the hits or Griffey's historic homer. "It'ssomething I can tell my grandkids."


"That's not fun," Griffey joked of Livingston's offensiveoutburst. "It just takes me out of my pinch hitting role.They'll call him now."


Cincinnati wasted no time getting to Atlanta starter Kyle Davies(4-8), who failed to record an out in the first inning.

Ryan Freel led off the game with a single and advanced to secondon a walk by Scott Hatteberg. Griffey followed with a singleto load the bases.


A wild Davies, who hurled just seven of his 22 pitches forstrikes, issued bases-loaded free passes to Adam Dunn and JoseValentin to give the Reds a 2-0 lead.


"It's obviously not the way you want to go out there and pitch,"Davies said. "I dug us a pretty big hole and we never got outof it."


Davies, who entered this one sporting a gaudy lifetime 6.08 ERA- the worst mark of any active starting pitcher who has hurledmore than 200 innings - allowed two runs and two hits whilewalking three.


In the process, he became the first Atlanta pitcher to leave astart without retiring a batter since Greg Maddux on September22, 2001. Maddux left that one due to an elbow injury.

The last time a healthy Atlanta starter left in similarcircumstances was Len Barker on September 18, 1985, against theReds. The 23-year-old Davies was just two years old.

"He couldn't really locate his fastball," said Braves managerBobby Cox, who could not remember the last time he yanked ahealthy starting pitcher before he retired a batter. "He fellbehind on everybody and was way, way, way off the mark."

The normally reliable Braves defense was essentially asatrocious as the Atlanta righthander.


In the third, Edwin Encarnacion led off the frame with a singleand advanced to second fielding error by Yunel Escobar.Livingston followed with a bunt single down the third base line.

With no one covering the plate, an alert Encarnacion scored allthe way from second base to give Cincinnati a 6-0 edge.

Two innings later, the Reds added two more unearned runs thanksto Edgar Renteria's fielding error. An unearned run followingScott Thorman's throwing error in the ninth pushed Cincinnati'srun total to double digits at 10-3.


Atlanta was equally as feeble at the plate. The Bravessquandered bases-loaded opportunities in the fifth and seventh,stranded 12 runners on base and were a miserable 1-for-14 withrunners in scoring position.


"We just didn't play good all around," Jeff Francoeur said. "Itwas a bad game."


An agitated Francoeur was ejected in the fifth inning by plateumpire Angel Hernandez after he threw his bat and helmetviolently to the ground on a disputed strike three call with thebases loaded.


"I was just frustrated," Francoeur said. "It was a bigopportunity to get our team back in the ballgame. When he calledthat, it upset me and took me over the top."


Quite fittingly, the game was delayed for 11 minutes afterFrancoeur's outburst when the power to a bank of lights down theleft field line failed.


Andruw Jones drove all three runs for the Braves, who had a fourgame winning streak snapped.