GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: ATLANTA (54-51) at ARIZONA (58-48)

NL: ATLANTA (54-51) at ARIZONA (58-48)

<h3>Diamondbacks seek ninth straight win</h3>



<div class="pre">Atlanta (54-51) at Arizona (58-48) 4:40 pm EDT</div>

PHOENIX (Ticker) - The Arizona Diamondbacks go for season-highninth consecutive victory when they host the Atlanta Braves onSunday.


Furthermore, the Diamondbacks have won seven of the last eightgames against the Braves, who have dropped four straightoverall.


The good news for Atlanta is that starter Tim Hudson (10-5,3.24) has been a good luck charm of sorts lately. The Braveshave won the game in each of his last six starts and therighthander is 4-0 with a 2.72 ERA during that span. In fivecareer starts against the Diamondbacks, Hudson is 3-0 with onecomplete game and a 1.91 ERA.


The Diamondbacks counter with Livan Hernandez (6-6, 4.59), whowon his last start after going winless in his nine previousoutings. In 10 starts at Chase Field this season, therighthander is 4-1 with a 3.76 ERA.


Conor Jackson's RBI single in the bottom of the 10th inning gavethe Diamondbacks a 4-3 win over the Braves on Saturday. It wasthe third straight walk-off win for the Diamondbacks.

Tony Clark homered in the 11th inning to beat the Braves, 8-7,on Friday and Eric Byrnes hit a three-run blast in the bottom ofthe ninth to beat the Florida Marlins, 7-4, on Thursday.

Arizona outfielder Chris Young has homered in three of his lastfour games, including a pair of leadoff blasts. He is batting.461 (10-for-21) over the first six games of the Diamondbacks'seven-game homestand. Atlanta's Jeff Francoeur has hit safely infive straight and 10 of his last 11 games.

 

NL: ATLANTA at ARIZONA

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

ATLANTA ARIZONA
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Willie Harris LF .321 1 19 Chris Young CF .244 18 37
Edgar Renteria SS .331 10 52 Orlando Hudson 2B .289 9 55
Chipper Jones 3B .339 17 51 Eric Byrnes LF .308 16 60
Andruw Jones CF .215 19 66 Conor Jackson 1B .274 7 35
Brian Mccann C .265 11 59 Chad Tracy 3B .262 6 31
Jeff Francoeur RF .293 11 68 Stephen Drew SS .241 7 36
Kelly Johnson 2B .288 10 48 Carlos Quentin RF .207 5 28
Julio Franco 1B .200 1 13 Miguel Montero C .240 6 26
Tim Hudson RHP .191 0 3 Livan Hernandez RHP .204 1 3
(10-5, 3.24) (6-6, 4.59)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA
WARMUPS: ATL - TIM HUDSON (10-5, 3.24)
ARI - LIVAN HERNANDEZ (6-6, 4.59)

UMPIRES: HP - GERRY DAVIS
1B - CHRIS GUCCIONE
2B - MIKE EVERITT
3B - PAUL NAUERT

WEATHER: INDOORS</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA
STARTING BATS: ATL - TIM HUDSON AND BRIAN MCCANN
ARI - LIVAN HERNANDEZ AND MIGUEL MONTERO

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: W HARRIS (.321, 1 HR, 19 RBI)
E RENTERIA (.331, 10 HR, 52 RBI)
C JONES (.339, 17 HR, 51 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY CHIPPER JONES SCORED WILLIE HARRIS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, E RENTERIA ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 1
ARIZONA 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: A JONES (.215, 19 HR, 66 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY ANDRUW JONES (20) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT IN
THE 1ST OFF LIVAN HERNANDEZ SCORED EDGAR RENTERIA.
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 3, ARIZONA 0

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: B MCCANN (.265, 11 HR, 59 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - TIM HUDSON
ARI - LIVAN HERNANDEZ

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: C YOUNG (.244, 18 HR, 37 RBI)
O HUDSON (.289, 9 HR, 55 RBI)
E BYRNES (.308, 16 HR, 60 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">ATLANTA (3) VS ARIZONA (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .321
E Renteria ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333
C Jones 3b 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .339
A Jones cf 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .217
B McCann c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
K Johnson 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
J Franco 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
T Hudson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .191

Totals 4 3 2 3 1 0 1

BATTING: 2B - E Renteria (29, L Hernandez). HR - A Jones (20, 1st inning off L
Hernandez 1 on, 1 Out). SF - C Jones. RBI - C Jones (52), A Jones 2 (68). Team
LOB - 0.


ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Young cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
O Hudson 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
E Byrnes lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
C Jackson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
C Tracy 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
S Drew ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
C Quentin rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207
M Montero c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
L Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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ATLANTA - 3 -- 3
ARIZONA - -- 0
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ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
T Hudson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.23

ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
L Hernandez 1 2 3 3 1 0 1 4.76

Pitches-strikes: L Hernandez 15-8. Ground balls-fly balls: L Hernandez 2-1.
Batters faced: L Hernandez 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Gerry Davis. 1B--Chris Guccione. 2B--Mike Everitt. 3B--Paul
Nauert.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA
CONFIRMED STARTERS: ATL - TIM HUDSON
ARI - LIVAN HERNANDEZ</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - TIM HUDSON
ARI - LIVAN HERNANDEZ

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: K JOHNSON (.288, 10 HR, 48 RBI)
J FRANCO (.200, 1 HR, 13 RBI)
T HUDSON (.191, 0 HR, 3 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">ATLANTA (3) VS ARIZONA (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .321
E Renteria ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333
C Jones 3b 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .339
A Jones cf 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .217
B McCann c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
K Johnson 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
J Franco 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
T Hudson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .191

Totals 4 3 2 3 1 0 1

BATTING: 2B - E Renteria (29, L Hernandez). HR - A Jones (20, 1st inning off L
Hernandez 1 on, 1 Out). SF - C Jones. RBI - C Jones (52), A Jones 2 (68). Team
LOB - 0.


ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Young cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
O Hudson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
E Byrnes lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .310
C Jackson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .273
C Tracy 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
S Drew ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
C Quentin rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207
M Montero c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
L Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 1 1

BATTING: 3B - E Byrnes (7, T Hudson). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
C Jackson 1. Team LOB - 1.


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ATLANTA - 3 -- 3
ARIZONA - 0 -- 0
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ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
T Hudson 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.21

ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
L Hernandez 1 2 3 3 1 0 1 4.76

Pitches-strikes: T Hudson 14-11; L Hernandez 15-8. Ground balls-fly balls: T
Hudson 1-1; L Hernandez 2-1. Batters faced: T Hudson 4; L Hernandez 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Gerry Davis. 1B--Chris Guccione. 2B--Mike Everitt. 3B--Paul
Nauert.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY CHIPPER JONES SCORED JULIO FRANCO, TIM HUDSON AND
WILLIE HARRIS.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, C JONES ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 6
ARIZONA 0 TOP, 2ND

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: A JONES (.217, 1-FOR-1, HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - TIM HUDSON
ARI - LIVAN HERNANDEZ

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: C TRACY (.262, 6 HR, 31 RBI)
S DREW (.241, 7 HR, 36 RBI)
C QUENTIN (.207, 5 HR, 28 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">ATLANTA (6) VS ARIZONA (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 .321
E Renteria ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 3 .332
C Jones 3b 1 0 1 4 0 0 1 .341
A Jones cf 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 .217
B McCann c 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .263
J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
K Johnson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
J Franco 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .210
T Hudson p 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .208

Totals 10 6 5 6 2 0 6

BATTING: 2B - E Renteria (29, L Hernandez); C Jones (23, L Hernandez). HR - A
Jones (20, 1st inning off L Hernandez 1 on, 1 Out). SF - C Jones. RBI - C Jones
4 (55), A Jones 2 (68). 2-out RBI - C Jones 3. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - B McCann 1. Team LOB - 2.


ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Young cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
O Hudson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
E Byrnes lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .310
C Jackson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .273
C Tracy 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
S Drew ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
C Quentin rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207
M Montero c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
L Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 1 1

BATTING: 3B - E Byrnes (7, T Hudson). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
C Jackson 1. Team LOB - 1.


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ATLANTA - 33 -- 6
ARIZONA - 0 -- 0
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ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
T Hudson 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.21

ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
L Hernandez 2 5 6 6 2 0 1 4.92

WP - L Hernandez. HBP - W Harris (by L Hernandez). Pitches-strikes: T Hudson
14-11; L Hernandez 38-21. Ground balls-fly balls: T Hudson 1-1; L Hernandez
3-3. Batters faced: T Hudson 4; L Hernandez 14.

UMPIRES: HP--Gerry Davis. 1B--Chris Guccione. 2B--Mike Everitt. 3B--Paul
Nauert.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - TIM HUDSON
ARI - LIVAN HERNANDEZ

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: J FRANCOEUR (.292, 0-FOR-1)
K JOHNSON (.287, 0-FOR-1)
J FRANCO (.210, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">ATLANTA (6) VS ARIZONA (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 .321
E Renteria ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 3 .332
C Jones 3b 1 0 1 4 0 0 1 .341
A Jones cf 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 .217
B McCann c 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .263
J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
K Johnson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
J Franco 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .210
T Hudson p 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .208

Totals 10 6 5 6 2 0 6

BATTING: 2B - E Renteria (29, L Hernandez); C Jones (23, L Hernandez). HR - A
Jones (20, 1st inning off L Hernandez 1 on, 1 Out). SF - C Jones. RBI - C Jones
4 (55), A Jones 2 (68). 2-out RBI - C Jones 3. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - B McCann 1. Team LOB - 2.


ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Young cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
O Hudson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
E Byrnes lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .310
C Jackson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .273
C Tracy 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
S Drew ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .240
C Quentin rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .211
M Montero c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .239
L Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204

Totals 8 0 2 0 0 2 2

BATTING: 3B - E Byrnes (7, T Hudson). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
C Jackson 1. Team LOB - 2.


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ATLANTA - 33 -- 6
ARIZONA - 00 -- 0
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ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
T Hudson 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 3.19

ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
L Hernandez 2 5 6 6 2 0 1 4.92

WP - L Hernandez. HBP - W Harris (by L Hernandez). Pitches-strikes: T Hudson
23-19; L Hernandez 38-21. Ground balls-fly balls: T Hudson 3-1; L Hernandez
3-3. Batters faced: T Hudson 8; L Hernandez 14.

UMPIRES: HP--Gerry Davis. 1B--Chris Guccione. 2B--Mike Everitt. 3B--Paul
Nauert.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JULIO FRANCO SCORED JEFF FRANCOEUR.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J FRANCO ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 7
ARIZONA 0 TOP, 3RD

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: T HUDSON (.208, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - TIM HUDSON
ARI - LIVAN HERNANDEZ

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: L HERNANDEZ (.204, 1 HR, 3 RBI)
C YOUNG (.243, 0-FOR-1)
O HUDSON (.288, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">ATLANTA (7) VS ARIZONA (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 .321
E Renteria ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 3 .332
C Jones 3b 1 0 1 4 0 0 1 .341
A Jones cf 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 .217
B McCann c 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .263
J Francoeur rf 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .294
K Johnson 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
J Franco 1b 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .220
T Hudson p 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .204

Totals 14 7 7 7 2 0 7

BATTING: 2B - E Renteria (29, L Hernandez); C Jones (23, L Hernandez); J
Francoeur (26, L Hernandez). HR - A Jones (20, 1st inning off L Hernandez 1 on,
1 Out). SF - C Jones. RBI - C Jones 4 (55), A Jones 2 (68), J Franco (14).
2-out RBI - C Jones 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B McCann 1.
GIDP - T Hudson. Team LOB - 2.


ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Young cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
O Hudson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
E Byrnes lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .310
C Jackson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .273
C Tracy 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
S Drew ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .240
C Quentin rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .211
M Montero c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .239
L Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204

Totals 8 0 2 0 0 2 2

BATTING: 3B - E Byrnes (7, T Hudson). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
C Jackson 1. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (C Tracy-O Hudson-C Jackson).


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ATLANTA - 331 -- 7
ARIZONA - 00 -- 0
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ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
T Hudson 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 3.19

ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
L Hernandez 3 7 7 7 2 0 1 4.95

WP - L Hernandez. HBP - W Harris (by L Hernandez). Pitches-strikes: T Hudson
23-19; L Hernandez 58-33. Ground balls-fly balls: T Hudson 3-1; L Hernandez
6-3. Batters faced: T Hudson 8; L Hernandez 18.

UMPIRES: HP--Gerry Davis. 1B--Chris Guccione. 2B--Mike Everitt. 3B--Paul
Nauert.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - TIM HUDSON
ARI - LIVAN HERNANDEZ

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: W HARRIS (.321, 0-FOR-0, BB, HBP)
E RENTERIA (.332, 1-FOR-2)
C JONES (.341, 1-FOR-1, SF, 4 RBI)</div>