GAME THREAD: NL: CINCINNATI (38-55) at ATLANTA (50-43)

NL: CINCINNATI at ATLANTA

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

BATTERIES: CIN - BRONSON ARROYO, MIKE STANTON (8TH), DAVID WEATHERS (8TH) AND
DAVID ROSS

ATL - JO-JO REYES, PETER MOYLAN (7TH), TYLER YATES
(8TH), RAFAEL SORIANO (9TH) AND BRIAN MCCANN

HOME RUNS: CIN - NONE

ATL - ANDRUW JONES (18) OFF MIKE STANTON IN THE 8TH, 1 ON</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at ATLANTA

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

BATTERIES: CIN - BRONSON ARROYO, MIKE STANTON (8TH), DAVID WEATHERS (8TH) AND
DAVID ROSS

ATL - JO-JO REYES, PETER MOYLAN (7TH), TYLER YATES
(8TH), RAFAEL SORIANO (9TH) AND BRIAN MCCANN


WP - BRONSON ARROYO (4-10)
LP - JO-JO REYES (0-1)
SAVE - DAVID WEATHERS (18)

HOME RUNS: CIN - NONE

ATL - ANDRUW JONES (18) OFF MIKE STANTON IN THE 8TH, 1 ON


TIME: 2:39 ATT: 30,072

PROBABLES: CIN - AARON HARANG (10-2, 3.70)
ATL - JOHN SMOLTZ (9-5, 3.07)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">CINCINNATI (6) VS ATLANTA (5) - FINAL

CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Freel cf 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .241
J Keppinger ss-3b 4 1 1 2 1 0 2 .286
K Griffey Jr rf 4 1 1 2 1 0 1 .285
B Phillips 2b 5 0 3 2 0 1 2 .283
A Dunn lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .256
N Hopper lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
J Conine 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .259
E Encarnacion 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .264
D Weathers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
D Ross c 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 .196
B Arroyo p 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .098
M Stanton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
P Lopez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077

Totals 35 6 11 6 4 3 12

BATTING: 2B - D Ross (3, J Reyes); J Keppinger (1, J Reyes); R Freel (12, R
Soriano). S - B Arroyo. RBI - J Keppinger 2 (3), K Griffey Jr 2 (65), B
Phillips 2 (57). 2-out RBI - J Keppinger 2, K Griffey Jr 2, B Phillips 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - K Griffey Jr 1, B Phillips 2. GIDP -
A Dunn. Team LOB - 7.

BASERUNNING: SB - R Freel 2 (14, 2nd base off J Reyes/B McCann, 3rd base off
R Soriano/B McCann), K Griffey Jr 2 (6, 2nd base off R Soriano/B McCann, 2nd
base off P Moylan/B McCann). CS - B Phillips (7, 3rd base by J Reyes).


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf 5 0 1 0 0 3 3 .329
E Renteria ss 5 1 0 0 0 1 4 .323
C Jones 3b 4 1 2 1 1 1 0 .338
A Jones cf 5 1 1 2 0 1 2 .211
B McCann c 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 .267
J Francoeur rf 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 .286
K Johnson 2b 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 .290
J Saltalamacchia 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .293
J Reyes p 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .667
P Moylan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-S Thorman ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .213
T Yates p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Soriano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-M Diaz ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .347

Totals 36 5 9 5 3 10 16

a-struck out swinging for P Moylan in the 7th; b-singled to center for R
Soriano in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - K Johnson (16, B Arroyo). 3B - K Johnson (7, M Stanton). HR - A
Jones (18, 8th inning off M Stanton 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - A Jones 2 (62), K
Johnson 2 (44), C Jones (42). 2-out RBI - A Jones 2, K Johnson 2, C Jones.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - E Renteria 1, J Saltalamacchia 1.
Team LOB - 8.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (K Johnson-E Renteria-J Saltalamacchia).


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CINCINNATI - 000 020 400 -- 6
ATLANTA - 000 000 041 -- 5
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CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
B Arroyo (W, 4-10) 7 3 0 0 2 9 0 4.51
M Stanton 2/3 4 4 4 1 0 1 5.34
D Weathers (S, 18) 1 1/3 2 1 1 0 1 0 3.23

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Reyes (L, 0-1) 6 1/3 8 4 4 2 0 0 8.68
P Moylan 2/3 2 2 2 1 1 0 2.37
T Yates 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.50
R Soriano 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 2.92

IBB - K Griffey Jr (by R Soriano). HBP - B McCann (by B Arroyo).
Pitches-strikes: B Arroyo 100-64; M Stanton 19-10; D Weathers 22-14; J Reyes
94-54; P Moylan 26-13; T Yates 8-7; R Soriano 18-12. Ground balls-fly balls: B
Arroyo 6-6; M Stanton 1-1; D Weathers 1-2; J Reyes 9-9; P Moylan 0-1; T Yates
1-1; R Soriano 1-1. Batters faced: B Arroyo 27; M Stanton 7; D Weathers 6; J
Reyes 27; P Moylan 5; T Yates 3; R Soriano 5.

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

T--2:39. Att--30,072.
Weather: 82 degrees, overcast. Wind: 9 mph, swirling.</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
CINCINNATI 6
ATLANTA 5 FINAL</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at ATLANTA

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CINCINNATI (6) AT ATLANTA (5) - HOW THEY SCORED
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CINCINNATI 5TH: E Encarnacion popped out to shortstop. D Ross doubled to
deep right. B Arroyo grounded out to shortstop, D Ross to third. R Freel
walked. R Freel stole second. J Keppinger doubled to deep left, D Ross and
R Freel scored. K Griffey Jr flied out to center. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
CINCINNATI 2, ATLANTA 0.

CINCINNATI 7TH: E Encarnacion singled to center. D Ross singled to left,
E Encarnacion to second. B Arroyo sacrificed to third, E Encarnacion to third,
D Ross to second. P Moylan relieved J Reyes. R Freel struck out looking.
J Keppinger walked. K Griffey Jr singled to right, E Encarnacion and D Ross
scored, J Keppinger to third. K Griffey Jr stole second. B Phillips singled to
right, J Keppinger and K Griffey Jr scored. A Dunn flied out to right.
(4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 6, ATLANTA 0.

ATLANTA 8TH: M Stanton relieved B Arroyo. W Harris flied out to left.
E Renteria grounded out to third. C Jones singled to right. A Jones homered to
left, C Jones scored. B McCann singled to right. J Francoeur walked, B McCann
to second. K Johnson tripled to deep center, B McCann and J Francoeur scored.
J Keppinger at third base. D Weathers relieved M Stanton. P Lopez at shortstop.
J Saltalamacchia lined out to shortstop. (4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 6,
ATLANTA 4.

ATLANTA 9TH: M Diaz hit for R Soriano. M Diaz singled to center. W Harris
struck out looking. E Renteria grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop,
M Diaz out at second. E Renteria to second on fielder's indifference. C Jones
singled to center, E Renteria scored. A Jones flied out to left.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 6, ATLANTA 5.</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at ATLANTA

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CINCINNATI (6) AT ATLANTA (5) - EVENT LOG
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Cincinnati Starting Lineups -- R Freel CF, J Keppinger SS, K Griffey Jr RF,
B Phillips 2B, A Dunn LF, J Conine 1B, E Encarnacion 3B, D Ross C, B Arroyo RHP.

Atlanta Starting Lineups -- W Harris LF, E Renteria SS, C Jones 3B, A Jones CF,
B McCann C, J Francoeur RF, K Johnson 2B, J Saltalamacchia 1B, J Reyes LHP.

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

Gametime Weather: 82 degrees, Overcast, wind swirling at 9 mph.


CINCINNATI 1ST: R Freel popped out to shortstop. J Keppinger grounded out
to shortstop. K Griffey Jr flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
CINCINNATI 0, ATLANTA 0.

ATLANTA 1ST: W Harris struck out swinging. E Renteria struck out swinging.
C Jones struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 0, ATLANTA 0.

CINCINNATI 2ND: B Phillips singled to left. A Dunn grounded into double
play, second to shortstop to first, B Phillips out at second. J Conine walked.
E Encarnacion grounded into fielder's choice to third, J Conine out at second.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 0, ATLANTA 0.

ATLANTA 2ND: A Jones grounded out to third. B McCann walked. J Francoeur
flied out to left. K Johnson grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
CINCINNATI 0, ATLANTA 0.

CINCINNATI 3RD: D Ross flied out to center. B Arroyo singled to left.
R Freel popped out to first. J Keppinger lined out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) CINCINNATI 0, ATLANTA 0.

ATLANTA 3RD: J Saltalamacchia flied out to right. J Reyes grounded out to
shortstop. W Harris singled to center. E Renteria flied out to right.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 0, ATLANTA 0.

CINCINNATI 4TH: K Griffey Jr grounded out to first. B Phillips singled to
left. A Dunn singled to center, B Phillips to second. B Phillips caught
stealing third, pitcher to third to second. J Conine flied out to left.
(0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 0, ATLANTA 0.

ATLANTA 4TH: C Jones walked. A Jones grounded out to first. B McCann
flied out to left. J Francoeur struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
CINCINNATI 0, ATLANTA 0.

CINCINNATI 5TH: E Encarnacion popped out to shortstop. D Ross doubled to
deep right. B Arroyo grounded out to shortstop, D Ross to third. R Freel
walked. R Freel stole second. J Keppinger doubled to deep left, D Ross and
R Freel scored. K Griffey Jr flied out to center. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
CINCINNATI 2, ATLANTA 0.

ATLANTA 5TH: K Johnson doubled to deep right. J Saltalamacchia struck out
swinging. J Reyes singled to center, K Johnson to third. W Harris struck out
looking. E Renteria flied out to right. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 2,
ATLANTA 0.

CINCINNATI 6TH: B Phillips flied out to right. A Dunn grounded out to
first. J Conine grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 2,
ATLANTA 0.

ATLANTA 6TH: C Jones grounded out to second. A Jones struck out swinging.
B McCann hit by pitch. J Francoeur struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 2, ATLANTA 0.

CINCINNATI 7TH: E Encarnacion singled to center. D Ross singled to left,
E Encarnacion to second. B Arroyo sacrificed to third, E Encarnacion to third,
D Ross to second. P Moylan relieved J Reyes. R Freel struck out looking.
J Keppinger walked. K Griffey Jr singled to right, E Encarnacion and D Ross
scored, J Keppinger to third. K Griffey Jr stole second. B Phillips singled to
right, J Keppinger and K Griffey Jr scored. A Dunn flied out to right.
(4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 6, ATLANTA 0.

ATLANTA 7TH: N Hopper in left field. K Johnson grounded out to first.
J Saltalamacchia flied out to center. S Thorman hit for P Moylan. S Thorman
struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 6, ATLANTA 0.

CINCINNATI 8TH: T Yates relieved P Moylan. J Conine fouled out to right.
E Encarnacion grounded out to shortstop. D Ross struck out swinging. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 6, ATLANTA 0.

ATLANTA 8TH: M Stanton relieved B Arroyo. W Harris flied out to left.
E Renteria grounded out to third. C Jones singled to right. A Jones homered to
left, C Jones scored. B McCann singled to right. J Francoeur walked, B McCann
to second. K Johnson tripled to deep center, B McCann and J Francoeur scored.
J Keppinger at third base. D Weathers relieved M Stanton. P Lopez at shortstop.
J Saltalamacchia lined out to shortstop. (4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 6,
ATLANTA 4.

CINCINNATI 9TH: R Soriano relieved T Yates. P Lopez grounded out to first.
R Freel doubled to deep left. J Keppinger flied out to center. K Griffey Jr
intentionally walked. R Freel stole third, K Griffey Jr stole second.
B Phillips struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 6, ATLANTA 4.

ATLANTA 9TH: M Diaz hit for R Soriano. M Diaz singled to center. W Harris
struck out looking. E Renteria grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop,
M Diaz out at second. E Renteria to second on fielder's indifference. C Jones
singled to center, E Renteria scored. A Jones flied out to left. (1 Run,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 6, ATLANTA 5.</div>

 

Arroyo dominant as Reds outlast Braves

<h3>CINCINNATI 6, ATLANTA 5</h3>ATLANTA (Ticker) -- Bronson Arroyo and the Cincinnati Reds'offense did just enough to hold off another woeful performancefrom their beleaguered bullpen.


Arroyo hurled seven solid innings and the Reds survived afurious rally to hold off the Atlanta Braves, 6-5, on Tuesday.

The 30-year Arroyo (4-10) quickly established himself as theReds' ace after he was acquired from the Red Sox prior to the2006 season, recording a 14-11 record with a sparkling 3.29 ERAin a major league-leading 35 starts.


But the righthander has struggled mightily in his sophomorecampaign with the Reds, winning just three of his first 13decisions to enter this one with a 4.78 ERA.


Arroyo reverted to his dominant 2006 form on Tuesday, hurlingseven shutout innings, scattering just three hits, walking twoand striking out a season high-tying nine to record his firstwin over the Braves since August 29, 2002.


The righthander tossed 100 pitches - 64 strikes - en route tonotching his second win in three decisions.


The Reds scored all of their runs with two outs and theoffensive outburst appeared to enough even for the woeful Redsbullpen, which entered with a 4.71 ERA - fourth-worst in theNational League.


<div class="pre">Mike Stanton nearly squandered the lead for the wobbly Reds'</div>relief corps, which has blown 15 saves this season, bysurrendering four runs in the eighth on a two-run homer toAndruw Jones and a two run-triple to Kelly Johnson.

However, with the tying run at the plate, Reds closer DavidWeathers got Jarrod Saltalamacchia to line out to end thethreat.


Weathers allowed an RBI single to Chipper Jones in the ninthbefore getting Andruw Jones to fly out to left for his 18th savein 21 chances.


Atlanta's biggest threat against Arroyo came in the fifthinning.


Johnson lead off the frame with double before Arroyo struck outSaltalamacchia. Atlanta rookie starter Jo-Jo Reyes (0-1), whobecame the first pitcher since Florida's Miguel Tejera in 2002to collect his first major league hit as a pinch hitter onMonday, blooped a single to left-center field, advancing Johnsonto third.


But Arroyo struck out Willie Harris and induced Edgar Renteriato fly out to end the threat.


Former Atlanta-area prep star Jeff Keppinger got the Reds on theboard with a two-run double in the fifth.


With one out, Cody Ross smashed a double off Reyes and advancedto third on Arroyo's groundout. After Ryan Freel was issued afree pass and stole second base, Keppinger laced a double downthe left field line for a 2-0 lead.


Cincinnati added four runs in the seventh with a pair of two-outtwo-run singles by Ken Griffey Jr. and Brandon Phillips to givethe Reds a 6-0 edge.


In just his second major league start, Reyes allowed four runsand eight hits in 6 1/3 innings. He walked two and did not havea strikeout.


Phillips, who snapped an 11-game hitting streak on Monday,collected three hits and drove in a pair for the Reds, whoimproved to 8-4 since Pete Mackanin was named interim manager onJuly 1.

 

Arroyo dominant as Reds outlast Braves

<h3>CINCINNATI 6, ATLANTA 5</h3>ATLANTA (Ticker) -- Bronson Arroyo was dominant and theCincinnati Reds' offense did enough damage early to offsetanother woeful performance from the beleaguered bullpen.

Arroyo hurled seven solid innings and the Reds survived afurious rally to hold off the Atlanta Braves, 6-5, on Tuesday.

Arroyo was nearly handed a no-decision thanks to the Cincinnatibullpen, which has blown 15 saves and entered with thefourth-worst ERA in the National League at 4.69.


Mike Stanton relieved Arroyo in the seventh and gave four runsback on a two-run homer by Andruw Jones and a two-run triple byKelly Johnson.


"I was not going to think about all the blown leads," saidArroyo, who has been victimized twice this season by the ricketyCincinnati bullpen. "(The seventh) was a long inning. When wescored the four runs, I thought it was the right time to comeout."


Closer David Weathers made the lead stand up. With the tyingrun at the plate, Weathers got Jarrod Saltalamacchia to line outto to shortstop to end the eighth.


Weathers then allowed an RBI single to Chipper Jones in theninth before getting Andruw Jones to fly out to left for his18th save in 21 chances. Jones got under a pitch and justmissed hitting his second homer of the game, which would havetied the game.


"It was a valiant comeback," Braves manager Bobby Cox said."Six runs down and get almost all the way back, it would havebeen something. We just didn't do it."


Chipper Jones knew off the bat that Andruw Jones did not getenough of the ball to send it out.


"I usually can tell from a side view (at first base) when Andruw(Jones) gets it," Jones said. "I knew he got the first one. Iknew he didn't get the second one. I was hoping a mosquitowent into the eye of the left fielder."


After winning 14 games last season, Arroyo (4-10) has struggledmightily in his second campaign with the Reds, winning justthree of his first 13 decisions to enter this one with a 4.78ERA.


Arroyo reverted to his dominant 2006 form Tuesday, hurling sevenshutout innings, scattering just three hits, walking two andstriking out a season high-tying nine to record his first winover the Braves since August 29, 2002.


"It felt nice to come out and feel good while putting up a lotof zeros," Arroyo said. "I haven't done that in a long time."

The righthander tossed 100 pitches - 64 strikes - en route tonotching his second win in three decisions.


Atlanta's biggest threat against Arroyo came in the fifthinning.


Johnson lead off the frame with double before Arroyo struck outSaltalamacchia. Atlanta rookie starter Jo-Jo Reyes (0-1), whobecame the first pitcher since Florida's Miguel Tejera in 2002to collect his first major league hit as a pinch hitter onMonday, blooped a single to left-center field, advancing Johnsonto third.


But Arroyo struck out Willie Harris and induced Edgar Renteriato fly out to end the threat.


"We had an opportunity with a runner at third and less than twoouts," Chipper Jones said. "We didn't get him in. At the time,you didn't think much of it, but it would have been a big run."

Former Atlanta-area prep star Jeff Keppinger got the Reds on theboard with a two-run double in the fifth.


With one out, Cody Ross smashed a double off Reyes and advancedto third on Arroyo's groundout. After Ryan Freel was issued afree pass and stole second base, Keppinger laced a double downthe left field line for a 2-0 lead.


Cincinnati added four runs in the seventh with a pair of two-outtwo-run singles by Ken Griffey Jr. and Brandon Phillips to givethe Reds a 6-0 edge.


In just his second major league start, Reyes allowed four runsand eight hits in 6 1/3 innings. He walked two and did not havea strikeout.


Phillips, who snapped an 11-game hitting streak on Monday,collected three hits and drove in a pair for the Reds, whoimproved to 8-4 since Pete Mackanin was named interim manager onJuly 1.