GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: COLORADO (55-52) at ATLANTA (57-52)

NL: COLORADO at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">COLORADO (7) VS ATLANTA (1) - END 7TH - IN PROGRESS

COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Taveras cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .315
K Matsui 2b 4 3 3 0 0 0 0 .291
M Holliday lf 4 0 1 2 0 2 3 .336
T Helton 1b 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 .294
G Atkins 3b 4 1 2 3 0 0 3 .269
B Hawpe rf 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 .288
T Tulowitzki ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .272
Y Torrealba c 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .279
J Francis p 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .154
J Affeldt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 29 7 9 5 4 5 18

BATTING: 2B - W Taveras (12, J Smoltz); M Holliday (37, J Smoltz); G Atkins
(25, J Smoltz). HR - G Atkins (16, 7th inning off J Smoltz 2 on, 2 Out). RBI -
M Holliday 2 (88), G Atkins 3 (70). 2-out RBI - M Holliday 2, G Atkins 3.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Y Torrealba 1, T Helton 1, J Francis
1, T Tulowitzki 1. GIDP - T Tulowitzki, Y Torrealba. Team LOB - 5.

BASERUNNING: SB - K Matsui (19, 2nd base off J Smoltz/B McCann).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (G Atkins-K Matsui-T Helton).


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Y Escobar ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .329
K Johnson 2b 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .299
C Jones 3b 3 1 1 0 0 1 3 .335
M Teixeira 1b 3 0 1 0 0 2 3 .286
A Jones cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .217
J Francoeur rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .303
M Diaz lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .341
B McCann c 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .265
J Smoltz p 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .114
T Yates p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 26 1 6 0 0 9 12

BATTING: 2B - C Jones (24, J Francis). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- A Jones 1. GIDP - A Jones. Team LOB - 4.

FIELDING: E - M Teixeira (1, ground ball); J Smoltz (1, bobble). DP: 2 (K
Johnson-Y Escobar-M Teixeira, J Smoltz-Y Escobar-M Teixeira).


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COLORADO - 220 000 3 -- 7
ATLANTA - 000 100 0 -- 1
----------------------------------------------------

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Francis 6 6 1 1 0 8 0 4.01
J Affeldt 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.72

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Smoltz 6 2/3 9 7 5 4 5 1 3.04
T Yates 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.01

IBB - T Helton 2 (by J Smoltz). Pitches-strikes: J Francis 102-64; J Affeldt
12-8; J Smoltz 104-65; T Yates 3-2. Ground balls-fly balls: J Francis 7-3; J
Affeldt 0-2; J Smoltz 8-7; T Yates 1-0. Batters faced: J Francis 23; J Affeldt
3; J Smoltz 32; T Yates 1.

UMPIRES: HP--Phil Cuzzi. 1B--Tom Hallion. 2B--Paul Nauert. 3B--James Hoye.

Weather: 89 degrees, clear. Wind: 7 mph, swirling.</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - PITCHING CHANGE
ATL: JOEY DEVINE (0-0, 3.00) STARTING THE 8TH
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 7, ATLANTA 1

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: T TULOWITZKI (.272, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Devine relieved T Yates.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 7
ATLANTA 1 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: T Tulowitzki (.272, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Baker hit for J Affeldt.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, T TULOWITZKI ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 7
ATLANTA 1 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: J Baker (.216, 2 HR, 8 RBI)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at ATLANTA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: COL - JEREMY AFFELDT (OUT)
ATL - JOEY DEVINE

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: J DEVINE (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
Y ESCOBAR (.329, 1-FOR-3)
K JOHNSON (.299, 2-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">COLORADO (7) VS ATLANTA (1) - MID 8TH - IN PROGRESS

COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Taveras cf 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .317
K Matsui 2b 5 3 3 0 0 1 2 .290
M Holliday lf 4 0 1 2 0 2 3 .336
T Helton 1b 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 .294
G Atkins 3b 4 1 2 3 0 0 3 .269
B Hawpe rf 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 .288
T Tulowitzki ss 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .272
Y Torrealba c 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .278
J Francis p 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .154
J Affeldt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-J Baker ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .214

Totals 33 7 10 5 5 7 22

a-flied out to right for J Affeldt in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - W Taveras (12, J Smoltz); M Holliday (37, J Smoltz); G Atkins
(25, J Smoltz). HR - G Atkins (16, 7th inning off J Smoltz 2 on, 2 Out). RBI -
M Holliday 2 (88), G Atkins 3 (70). 2-out RBI - M Holliday 2, G Atkins 3.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Y Torrealba 1, T Helton 1, J Francis
1, K Matsui 1, T Tulowitzki 1. GIDP - T Tulowitzki, Y Torrealba. Team LOB - 7.


BASERUNNING: SB - K Matsui (19, 2nd base off J Smoltz/B McCann).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (G Atkins-K Matsui-T Helton).


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Y Escobar ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .329
K Johnson 2b 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .299
C Jones 3b 3 1 1 0 0 1 3 .335
M Teixeira 1b 3 0 1 0 0 2 3 .286
A Jones cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .217
J Francoeur rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .303
M Diaz lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .341
B McCann c 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .265
J Smoltz p 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .114
T Yates p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Devine p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 26 1 6 0 0 9 12

BATTING: 2B - C Jones (24, J Francis). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- A Jones 1. GIDP - A Jones. Team LOB - 4.

FIELDING: E - M Teixeira (1, ground ball); J Smoltz (1, bobble). DP: 2 (K
Johnson-Y Escobar-M Teixeira, J Smoltz-Y Escobar-M Teixeira).


----------------------------------------------------
COLORADO - 220 000 30 -- 7
ATLANTA - 000 100 0 -- 1
----------------------------------------------------

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Francis 6 6 1 1 0 8 0 4.01
J Affeldt 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.72

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Smoltz 6 2/3 9 7 5 4 5 1 3.04
T Yates 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.01
J Devine 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 2.25

IBB - T Helton 2 (by J Smoltz). Pitches-strikes: J Francis 102-64; J Affeldt
12-8; J Smoltz 104-65; T Yates 3-2; J Devine 28-15. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Francis 7-3; J Affeldt 0-2; J Smoltz 8-7; T Yates 1-0; J Devine 0-1. Batters
faced: J Francis 23; J Affeldt 3; J Smoltz 32; T Yates 1; J Devine 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Phil Cuzzi. 1B--Tom Hallion. 2B--Paul Nauert. 3B--James Hoye.

Weather: 89 degrees, clear. Wind: 7 mph, swirling.</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - PITCHING CHANGE
COL: RAMON RAMIREZ (2-2, 9.60) STARTING THE 8TH
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 7, ATLANTA 1

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: J DEVINE (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Ramirez relieved J Affeldt.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 7
ATLANTA 1 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: J Devine (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: C Woodward hit for J Devine.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 7
ATLANTA 1 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: C Woodward (.218, 1 HR, 8 RBI)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at ATLANTA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: COL - RAMON RAMIREZ
ATL - JOEY DEVINE (OUT)

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: M HOLLIDAY (.336, 1-FOR-4, 2 RBI)
T HELTON (.294, 0-FOR-2, 2 BB)
G ATKINS (.269, 2-FOR-4, HR, 3 RBI)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">COLORADO (7) VS ATLANTA (1) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Taveras cf 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .317
K Matsui 2b 5 3 3 0 0 1 2 .290
M Holliday lf 4 0 1 2 0 2 3 .336
T Helton 1b 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 .294
G Atkins 3b 4 1 2 3 0 0 3 .269
B Hawpe rf 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 .288
T Tulowitzki ss 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .272
Y Torrealba c 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .278
J Francis p 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .154
J Affeldt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-J Baker ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .214
R Ramirez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 33 7 10 5 5 7 22

a-flied out to right for J Affeldt in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - W Taveras (12, J Smoltz); M Holliday (37, J Smoltz); G Atkins
(25, J Smoltz). HR - G Atkins (16, 7th inning off J Smoltz 2 on, 2 Out). RBI -
M Holliday 2 (88), G Atkins 3 (70). 2-out RBI - M Holliday 2, G Atkins 3.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Y Torrealba 1, T Helton 1, J Francis
1, K Matsui 1, T Tulowitzki 1. GIDP - T Tulowitzki, Y Torrealba. Team LOB - 7.


BASERUNNING: SB - K Matsui (19, 2nd base off J Smoltz/B McCann).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (G Atkins-K Matsui-T Helton).


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Y Escobar ss 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .327
K Johnson 2b 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .299
C Jones 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .334
M Teixeira 1b 3 0 1 0 0 2 3 .286
A Jones cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .217
J Francoeur rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .303
M Diaz lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .341
B McCann c 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .265
J Smoltz p 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .114
T Yates p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Devine p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-C Woodward ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216

Totals 29 1 6 0 1 10 13

a-flied out to left for J Devine in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - C Jones (24, J Francis). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- A Jones 1. GIDP - A Jones. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: E - M Teixeira (1, ground ball); J Smoltz (1, bobble). DP: 2 (K
Johnson-Y Escobar-M Teixeira, J Smoltz-Y Escobar-M Teixeira).


----------------------------------------------------
COLORADO - 220 000 30 -- 7
ATLANTA - 000 100 00 -- 1
----------------------------------------------------

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Francis 6 6 1 1 0 8 0 4.01
J Affeldt 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.72
R Ramirez 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 9.00

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Smoltz 6 2/3 9 7 5 4 5 1 3.04
T Yates 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.01
J Devine 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 2.25

IBB - T Helton 2 (by J Smoltz). Pitches-strikes: J Francis 102-64; J Affeldt
12-8; R Ramirez 20-13; J Smoltz 104-65; T Yates 3-2; J Devine 28-15. Ground
balls-fly balls: J Francis 7-3; J Affeldt 0-2; R Ramirez 1-1; J Smoltz 8-7; T
Yates 1-0; J Devine 0-1. Batters faced: J Francis 23; J Affeldt 3; R Ramirez 4;
J Smoltz 32; T Yates 1; J Devine 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Phil Cuzzi. 1B--Tom Hallion. 2B--Paul Nauert. 3B--James Hoye.

Weather: 89 degrees, clear. Wind: 7 mph, swirling.</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - PITCHING CHANGE
ATL: LANCE CORMIER (0-2, 15.26) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 7, ATLANTA 1

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: M HOLLIDAY (.336, 1-FOR-4, 2 RBI)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: L Cormier relieved J Devine.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 7
ATLANTA 1 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: M Holliday (.336, 1-FOR-4, 2 RBI)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - PITCHING CHANGE
ATL: LANCE CORMIER (0-2, 15.26) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 7, ATLANTA 1

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: M HOLLIDAY (.336, 1-FOR-4, 2 RBI)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: L Cormier relieved J Devine.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 7
ATLANTA 1 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: M Holliday (.336, 1-FOR-4, 2 RBI)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: C Miller catching.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 7
ATLANTA 1 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: M Holliday (.336, 1-FOR-4, 2 RBI)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: C Woodward at third base.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 7
ATLANTA 1 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: M Holliday (.336, 1-FOR-4, 2 RBI)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY TROY TULOWITZKI SCORED MATT HOLLIDAY AND GARRETT
ATKINS.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, T TULOWITZKI ON FIRST, B HAWPE ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 9
ATLANTA 1 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: Y TORREALBA (.278, 1-FOR-4)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
COLORADO 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 9 13 0
ATLANTA 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 2 (BOT 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: COL - RAMON RAMIREZ
ATL - LANCE CORMIER

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: M TEIXEIRA (.286, 1-FOR-3)
A JONES (.217, 0-FOR-3)
J FRANCOEUR (.303, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">COLORADO (9) VS ATLANTA (1) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS

COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Taveras cf 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .317
K Matsui 2b 5 3 3 0 0 1 2 .290
M Holliday lf 5 1 2 2 0 2 3 .338
T Helton 1b 3 1 0 0 2 2 2 .293
G Atkins 3b 5 2 3 3 0 0 3 .271
B Hawpe rf 2 0 0 0 3 0 3 .288
T Tulowitzki ss 4 0 2 2 1 0 3 .274
Y Torrealba c 5 1 1 0 0 1 5 .277
J Francis p 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .154
J Affeldt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-J Baker ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .214
R Ramirez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 38 9 13 7 6 8 25

a-flied out to right for J Affeldt in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - W Taveras (12, J Smoltz); M Holliday 2 (38, L Cormier, J Smoltz);
G Atkins (25, J Smoltz). HR - G Atkins (16, 7th inning off J Smoltz 2 on, 2
Out). RBI - M Holliday 2 (88), G Atkins 3 (70), T Tulowitzki 2 (49). 2-out RBI
- M Holliday 2, G Atkins 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Y
Torrealba 1, T Helton 1, J Francis 1, K Matsui 1, T Tulowitzki 1. GIDP - T
Tulowitzki, Y Torrealba 2. Team LOB - 8.

BASERUNNING: SB - K Matsui (19, 2nd base off J Smoltz/B McCann).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (G Atkins-K Matsui-T Helton).


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Y Escobar ss 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .327
K Johnson 2b 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .299
C Jones 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .334
L Cormier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M Teixeira 1b 3 0 1 0 0 2 3 .286
A Jones cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .217
J Francoeur rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .303
M Diaz lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .341
B McCann c 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .265
C Miller c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
J Smoltz p 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .114
T Yates p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Devine p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-C Woodward ph-3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216

Totals 29 1 6 0 1 10 13

a-flied out to left for J Devine in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - C Jones (24, J Francis). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- A Jones 1. GIDP - A Jones. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: E - M Teixeira (1, ground ball); J Smoltz (1, bobble). DP: 3 (K
Johnson-Y Escobar-M Teixeira, J Smoltz-Y Escobar-M Teixeira, Y Escobar-K
Johnson-M Teixeira).


----------------------------------------------------
COLORADO - 220 000 302 -- 9
ATLANTA - 000 100 00 -- 1
----------------------------------------------------

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Francis 6 6 1 1 0 8 0 4.01
J Affeldt 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.72
R Ramirez 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 9.00

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Smoltz 6 2/3 9 7 5 4 5 1 3.04
T Yates 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.01
J Devine 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 2.25
L Cormier 1 3 2 2 1 1 0 15.58

IBB - T Helton 2 (by J Smoltz). Pitches-strikes: J Francis 102-64; J Affeldt
12-8; R Ramirez 20-13; J Smoltz 104-65; T Yates 3-2; J Devine 28-15; L Cormier
27-19. Ground balls-fly balls: J Francis 7-3; J Affeldt 0-2; R Ramirez 1-1; J
Smoltz 8-7; T Yates 1-0; J Devine 0-1; L Cormier 2-0. Batters faced: J Francis
23; J Affeldt 3; R Ramirez 4; J Smoltz 32; T Yates 1; J Devine 5; L Cormier 6.


UMPIRES: HP--Phil Cuzzi. 1B--Tom Hallion. 2B--Paul Nauert. 3B--James Hoye.

Weather: 89 degrees, clear. Wind: 7 mph, swirling.</div>