GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: PHILADELPHIA (23-24) at ATLANTA (28-19)

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - PITCHING CHANGE
PHI: YOEL HERNANDEZ (0-0, 3.86) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 8, ATLANTA 3

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: C WOODWARD (.203, 0-FOR-0)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: Y Hernandez relieved M Zagurski.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 8
ATLANTA 3 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: C Woodward (.203, 0-FOR-0)</div>

 

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

BATTERIES: PHI - JAMIE MOYER, MICHAEL ZAGURSKI (8TH), YOEL HERNANDEZ (9TH) AND
CARLOS RUIZ

ATL - TIM HUDSON, TYLER YATES (7TH), PETER MOYLAN (9TH)
AND BRIAN MCCANN

HOME RUNS: PHI - JAYSON WERTH (3) OFF PETER MOYLAN IN THE 9TH, 0 ON

ATL - NONE</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ATLANTA

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

BATTERIES: PHI - JAMIE MOYER, MICHAEL ZAGURSKI (8TH), YOEL HERNANDEZ (9TH) AND
CARLOS RUIZ

ATL - TIM HUDSON, TYLER YATES (7TH), PETER MOYLAN (9TH)
AND BRIAN MCCANN


WP - JAMIE MOYER (5-3)
LP - TIM HUDSON (5-3)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: PHI - JAYSON WERTH (3) OFF PETER MOYLAN IN THE 9TH, 0 ON

ATL - NONE


TIME: 2:58 ATT: 35,402

PROBABLES: PHI - ADAM EATON (4-3, 5.70)
ATL - BUDDY CARLYLE (NR)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">PHILADELPHIA (8) VS ATLANTA (3) - FINAL

PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 4 3 2 0 1 1 3 .273
S Victorino rf 5 1 3 1 0 1 0 .277
C Utley 2b 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .291
R Howard 1b 4 1 1 2 1 1 3 .206
P Burrell lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .230
M Bourn lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .227
A Rowand cf 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 .326
G Dobbs 3b 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 .303
M Zagurski p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-J Werth ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .260
Y Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Ruiz c 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .256
J Moyer p 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .200
a-W Helms ph-3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .267

Totals 40 8 13 8 4 5 14

a-lined out to first for J Moyer in the 8th; b-homered to right center for M
Zagurski in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - J Rollins 2 (9, T Hudson 2); R Howard (5, T Yates). HR - J Werth
(3, 9th inning off P Moylan 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - C Utley 2 (38), S Victorino
(20), G Dobbs 2 (15), R Howard 2 (25), J Werth (8). 2-out RBI - G Dobbs 2, R
Howard 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Rollins 2, C Ruiz 1, R
Howard 2, M Bourn 1. Team LOB - 10.

FIELDING: E - R Howard (4, throw). DP: 1 (G Dobbs-C Utley-R Howard).


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Johnson 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .277
M Prado 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .176
E Renteria ss 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .328
C Woodward ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
J Francoeur rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .299
A Jones cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .214
B McCann c 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
M Diaz lf 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .350
S Thorman 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .238
T Hudson p 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .167
T Yates p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-W Harris ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .356
P Moylan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 29 3 5 2 1 4 4

a-flied out to right for T Yates in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - A Jones (13, J Moyer). S - C Woodward. SF - M Diaz. RBI - M Diaz
(10), J Francoeur (37). GIDP - A Jones. Team LOB - 2.


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PHILADELPHIA - 102 000 221 -- 8
ATLANTA - 010 002 000 -- 3
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PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Moyer (W, 5-3) 7 5 3 2 1 4 0 4.18
M Zagurski 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Y Hernandez 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.70

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
T Hudson (L, 5-3) 6 2/3 10 5 5 3 3 0 2.79
T Yates 1 1/3 2 2 2 1 1 0 3.91
P Moylan 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 2.01

WP - T Hudson. IBB - C Ruiz (by T Hudson), R Howard (by T Hudson). HBP - C
Utley (by T Hudson). Pitches-strikes: J Moyer 106-68; M Zagurski 10-6; Y
Hernandez 9-6; T Hudson 122-75; T Yates 25-15; P Moylan 9-7. Ground balls-fly
balls: J Moyer 11-6; M Zagurski 2-1; Y Hernandez 1-2; T Hudson 10-7; T Yates
0-3; P Moylan 1-1. Batters faced: J Moyer 26; M Zagurski 3; Y Hernandez 3; T
Hudson 34; T Yates 7; P Moylan 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Paul Emmel. 1B--Dan Iassogna. 2B--Ron Kulpa. 3B--Dale Scott.
EJECTIONS: ATLANTA's Renteria by Emmel (4th), ATLANTA's Cox by Emmel (4th).
T--2:58. Att--35,402.
Weather: 80 degrees, clear. Wind: 10 mph, right to
left.</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
PHILADELPHIA 8
ATLANTA 3 FINAL</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ATLANTA

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PHILADELPHIA (8) AT ATLANTA (3) - HOW THEY SCORED
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PHILADELPHIA 1ST: J Rollins doubled to deep center. S Victorino grounded
out to second, J Rollins to third. C Utley grounded out to first, J Rollins
scored. R Howard lined out to second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 1,
ATLANTA 0.

ATLANTA 2ND: A Jones doubled to deep left. B McCann grounded out to first,
A Jones to third. M Diaz hit sacrifice fly to center, A Jones scored.
S Thorman flied out to center. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 1, ATLANTA 1.

PHILADELPHIA 3RD: C Ruiz grounded out to second. J Moyer singled to left.
J Rollins doubled to deep left, J Moyer to third. S Victorino reached on
infield single to second, J Moyer scored, J Rollins to third. C Utley grounded
out to second, J Rollins scored, S Victorino to second. R Howard flied out to
center. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 3, ATLANTA 1.

ATLANTA 6TH: K Johnson singled to center. M Prado singled to right,
K Johnson to second. C Woodward sacrificed to third, K Johnson to third, M Prado
to second. J Francoeur grounded out to third, K Johnson and M Prado scored on
throwing error by first baseman R Howard. A Jones grounded out to shortstop.
(2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error) PHILADELPHIA 3, ATLANTA 3.

PHILADELPHIA 7TH: S Victorino struck out looking. C Utley hit by pitch.
C Utley to second on wild pitch by T Hudson. R Howard intentionally walked.
P Burrell popped out to second. A Rowand walked, C Utley to third, R Howard to
second. G Dobbs singled to right, C Utley and R Howard scored, A Rowand to
third. T Yates relieved T Hudson. C Ruiz flied out to right. (2 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 5, ATLANTA 3.

PHILADELPHIA 8TH: W Helms hit for J Moyer. W Helms lined out to first.
J Rollins walked. S Victorino singled to right, J Rollins to second. C Utley
flied out to left. R Howard doubled to deep center, J Rollins and S Victorino
scored. M Bourn struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 7,
ATLANTA 3.

PHILADELPHIA 9TH: P Moylan relieved T Yates. A Rowand grounded out to
second. J Werth hit for M Zagurski. J Werth homered to right center. C Ruiz
flied out to left. W Helms struck out looking. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
PHILADELPHIA 8, ATLANTA 3.</div>

 

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PHILADELPHIA (8) AT ATLANTA (3) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Philadelphia Starting Lineups -- J Rollins SS, S Victorino RF, C Utley 2B,
R Howard 1B, P Burrell LF, A Rowand CF, G Dobbs 3B, C Ruiz C, J Moyer LHP.

Atlanta Starting Lineups -- K Johnson 2B, M Prado 3B, E Renteria SS,
J Francoeur RF, A Jones CF, B McCann C, M Diaz LF, S Thorman 1B, T Hudson RHP.

Umpires -- Paul Emmel (HP), Dan Iassogna (1B), Ron Kulpa (2B), Dale Scott (3B).


Gametime Weather: 80 degrees, Clear, wind right to left at 10 mph.


PHILADELPHIA 1ST: J Rollins doubled to deep center. S Victorino grounded
out to second, J Rollins to third. C Utley grounded out to first, J Rollins
scored. R Howard lined out to second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 1,
ATLANTA 0.

ATLANTA 1ST: K Johnson struck out swinging. M Prado lined out to pitcher.
E Renteria walked. J Francoeur flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
PHILADELPHIA 1, ATLANTA 0.

PHILADELPHIA 2ND: P Burrell grounded out to third. A Rowand grounded out
to shortstop. G Dobbs grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
PHILADELPHIA 1, ATLANTA 0.

ATLANTA 2ND: A Jones doubled to deep left. B McCann grounded out to first,
A Jones to third. M Diaz hit sacrifice fly to center, A Jones scored.
S Thorman flied out to center. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 1, ATLANTA 1.

PHILADELPHIA 3RD: C Ruiz grounded out to second. J Moyer singled to left.
J Rollins doubled to deep left, J Moyer to third. S Victorino reached on
infield single to second, J Moyer scored, J Rollins to third. C Utley grounded
out to second, J Rollins scored, S Victorino to second. R Howard flied out to
center. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 3, ATLANTA 1.

ATLANTA 3RD: T Hudson struck out swinging. K Johnson grounded out to
first. M Prado grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
PHILADELPHIA 3, ATLANTA 1.

PHILADELPHIA 4TH: P Burrell grounded out to shortstop. A Rowand grounded
out to shortstop. G Dobbs singled to right. C Ruiz flied out to right.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 3, ATLANTA 1.

ATLANTA 4TH: E Renteria struck out looking. Atlanta's E Renteria ejected
by P Emmel. Atlanta's Manager B Cox ejected by P Emmel. J Francoeur reached
on infield single to third. A Jones grounded into double play, third to second
to first, J Francoeur out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
PHILADELPHIA 3, ATLANTA 1.

PHILADELPHIA 5TH: C Woodward at shortstop. J Moyer fouled out to third.
J Rollins flied out to center. S Victorino reached on infield single to second.
C Utley singled to right, S Victorino to second. R Howard struck out swinging.
(0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 3, ATLANTA 1.

ATLANTA 5TH: B McCann grounded out to second. M Diaz singled to center.
S Thorman lined out to right. T Hudson grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 3, ATLANTA 1.

PHILADELPHIA 6TH: P Burrell flied out to center. A Rowand singled to
center. G Dobbs grounded out to first, A Rowand to second. C Ruiz
intentionally walked. J Moyer singled to center, A Rowand to third, C Ruiz to
second. J Rollins struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
PHILADELPHIA 3, ATLANTA 1.

ATLANTA 6TH: K Johnson singled to center. M Prado singled to right,
K Johnson to second. C Woodward sacrificed to third, K Johnson to third, M Prado
to second. J Francoeur grounded out to third, K Johnson and M Prado scored on
throwing error by first baseman R Howard. A Jones grounded out to shortstop.
(2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error) PHILADELPHIA 3, ATLANTA 3.

PHILADELPHIA 7TH: S Victorino struck out looking. C Utley hit by pitch.
C Utley to second on wild pitch by T Hudson. R Howard intentionally walked.
P Burrell popped out to second. A Rowand walked, C Utley to third, R Howard to
second. G Dobbs singled to right, C Utley and R Howard scored, A Rowand to
third. T Yates relieved T Hudson. C Ruiz flied out to right. (2 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 5, ATLANTA 3.

ATLANTA 7TH: M Bourn in left field. B McCann grounded out to first. M Diaz
flied out to center. S Thorman struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
PHILADELPHIA 5, ATLANTA 3.

PHILADELPHIA 8TH: W Helms hit for J Moyer. W Helms lined out to first.
J Rollins walked. S Victorino singled to right, J Rollins to second. C Utley
flied out to left. R Howard doubled to deep center, J Rollins and S Victorino
scored. M Bourn struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 7,
ATLANTA 3.

ATLANTA 8TH: M Zagurski relieved J Moyer. W Helms at third base. W Harris
hit for T Yates. W Harris flied out to right. K Johnson grounded out to first.
M Prado grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 7,
ATLANTA 3.

PHILADELPHIA 9TH: P Moylan relieved T Yates. A Rowand grounded out to
second. J Werth hit for M Zagurski. J Werth homered to right center. C Ruiz
flied out to left. W Helms struck out looking. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
PHILADELPHIA 8, ATLANTA 3.

ATLANTA 9TH: Y Hernandez relieved M Zagurski. C Woodward flied out to
center. J Francoeur grounded out to second. A Jones popped out to first.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 8, ATLANTA 3.</div>

 

Moyers beat Braves for first time in 20 years

<h3>PHILADELPHIA 8, ATLANTA 3</h3>ATLANTA (Ticker) -- Greg Dobbs helped Jamie Moyer beat theAtlanta Braves for the first time in 20 years.

Dobbs drove in two runs in the seventh and Moyer hurled sevensolid innings to power the Philadelphia Phillies to an 8-3 winover the Braves.

The 44-year old Moyer (5-3), who has spent the better part of 21seasons in the majors, has struggled against Atlanta. Cominginto this one, the lefthander had dropped six straight decisionsagainst the Braves. His lone win against the Braves occurredon May 23, 1987 when Moyer was a member of the Cubs.

Twenty years and two days later, Moyer finally figured out a wayto beat Atlanta again.

The crafty veteran surrendered three runs - two earned - andfive hits, walked one and struck out four in seven innings.<div class="pre">Moyer needed 106 pitches 68 strikes to dispatch of an</div>Atlanta lineup that had taken five of six games from thePhillies coming into this one.

Moyer could thank his former Seattle teammate Dobbs, who was inelementary school when the southpaw last beat the Braves, forgiving him the victory.

With the game tied, 3-3, in the seventh, Atlanta starter TimHudson (5-3) issued a one-out walk to Chase Utley andintentionally walked Ryan Howard after Utley advanced to secondon a wild pitch.

After inducing Pat Burrell to pop out, Hudson issued a free pass<div class="pre">to Aaron Rowand to load the bases for Dobbs. The 28-year-old</div>smashed Hudson's 122nd offering past a diving Scott Thorman intoright field, plating Utley and Howard.

It was the second rough outing for Hudson, who allowed six runsand eight hits in 4 2/3 innings in his last outing againstBoston. The Alabama-native scattered five runs and 10 hits,struck out three and walked three in 6 2/3 innings en route todropping his second straight decision.

Philadelphia took a 1-0 lead in the first, when Utley platedRollins with a groundout. Moyer helped his own cause in thethird by leading off the frame with a single and advancing tothird a double by Rollins. Shane Victorino plated Moyer with aninfield hit and Rollins scored on Utley's groundout.

Atlanta tied the game in the sixth thanks to a throwing error by<div class="pre">first baseman Howard, who was activated from the disabled list</div>prior to the game. With runners at second and third, JeffFrancoeur was retired on a grounder, but Howard uncorked a wildthrow to the plate allowing Kelly Johnson and Martin Prado toscore. But Howard redeemed himself in the eighth by driving intwo runs with a double off Tyler Yates to give Philadelphia a7-3 edge.

Edgar Renteria and Braves manager Bobby Cox were ejected byplate umpire Paul Emmel in the bottom of the fourth for arguinga disputed called strike.

It was the 129th ejection of the Atlanta skipper's managerialcareer, placing him just two ejections behind John "Tug" McGrawfor first place on the all-time list.

 

Moyer beat Braves for first time in 20 years

<h3>PHILADELPHIA 8, ATLANTA 3</h3>ATLANTA (Ticker) -- Greg Dobbs helped Jamie Moyer beat theAtlanta Braves for the first time in 20 years.

Dobbs drove in two runs in the seventh and Moyer hurled sevensolid innings to power the Philadelphia Phillies to an 8-3 winover the Braves.

The 44-year old Moyer (5-3), who has spent the better part of 21seasons in the majors, has struggled against Atlanta. Cominginto this one, the lefthander had dropped six straight decisionsagainst the Braves. His lone win against the Braves occurredon May 23, 1987 when Moyer was a member of the Cubs.

Twenty years and two days later, Moyer finally figured out a wayto beat Atlanta again.

The crafty veteran surrendered three runs - two earned - andfive hits, walked one and struck out four in seven innings.<div class="pre">Moyer needed 106 pitches 68 strikes to dispatch of an</div>Atlanta lineup that had taken five of six games from thePhillies coming into this one.

Moyer could thank his former Seattle teammate Dobbs, who was inelementary school when the southpaw last beat the Braves, forgiving him the victory.

With the game tied, 3-3, in the seventh, Atlanta starter TimHudson (5-3) issued a one-out walk to Chase Utley andintentionally walked Ryan Howard after Utley advanced to secondon a wild pitch.

After inducing Pat Burrell to pop out, Hudson issued a free pass<div class="pre">to Aaron Rowand to load the bases for Dobbs. The 28-year-old</div>smashed Hudson's 122nd offering past a diving Scott Thorman intoright field, plating Utley and Howard.

It was the second rough outing for Hudson, who allowed six runsand eight hits in 4 2/3 innings in his last outing againstBoston. The Alabama-native scattered five runs and 10 hits,struck out three and walked three in 6 2/3 innings en route todropping his second straight decision.

Philadelphia took a 1-0 lead in the first, when Utley platedRollins with a groundout. Moyer helped his own cause in thethird by leading off the frame with a single and advancing tothird a double by Rollins. Shane Victorino plated Moyer with aninfield hit and Rollins scored on Utley's groundout.

Atlanta tied the game in the sixth thanks to a throwing error by<div class="pre">first baseman Howard, who was activated from the disabled list</div>prior to the game. With runners at second and third, JeffFrancoeur was retired on a grounder, but Howard uncorked a wildthrow to the plate allowing Kelly Johnson and Martin Prado toscore. But Howard redeemed himself in the eighth by driving intwo runs with a double off Tyler Yates to give Philadelphia a7-3 edge.

Edgar Renteria and Braves manager Bobby Cox were ejected byplate umpire Paul Emmel in the bottom of the fourth for arguinga disputed called strike.

It was the 129th ejection of the Atlanta skipper's managerialcareer, placing him just two ejections behind John "Tug" McGrawfor first place on the all-time list.

 

Moyer beat Braves for first time in 20 years

<h3>PHILADELPHIA 8, ATLANTA 3</h3>ATLANTA (Ticker) -- Greg Dobbs helped Jamie Moyer beat theAtlanta Braves for the first time in 20 years.

Dobbs drove in two runs in the seventh and Moyer hurled sevensolid innings to power the Philadelphia Phillies to an 8-3 winover the Braves.

The 44-year old Moyer (5-3), who has spent the better part of 21seasons in the majors, has struggled against Atlanta. Cominginto this one, the lefthander had dropped six straight decisionsagainst the Braves. His lone win against the Braves occurredon May 23, 1987 when Moyer was a member of the Cubs.

Twenty years and two days later, Moyer finally figured out a wayto beat Atlanta again.

"I didn't know (it had been that long)," Moyer said. "I wasn'taware of it until I saw it on television."

The crafty veteran surrendered three runs - two earned - andfive hits, walked one and struck out four in seven innings.Moyer needed 106 pitches 68 strikes to dispatch of an Atlantalineup that had taken five of six games from the Phillies cominginto this one.

"I felt alright," Moyer said. "I don't know if I trickedanybody. I did a good job of keeping the ball down andutilizing my defense."

"We just couldn't hit Moyer that much at all," Braves managerBobby Cox said. "We couldn't generate any big innings."

Moyer could thank his former Seattle teammate Dobbs, who was inelementary school when the southpaw last beat the Braves, forgiving him the victory.

With the game tied, 3-3, in the seventh, Atlanta starter TimHudson (5-3) issued a one-out walk to Chase Utley andintentionally walked Ryan Howard after Utley advanced to secondon a wild pitch.

After inducing Pat Burrell to pop out, Hudson issued a free passto Aaron Rowand to load the bases for Dobbs. The 28-year-oldsmashed Hudson's 122nd offering past a diving Scott Thorman intoright field, plating Utley and Howard.

"I didn't make a bad pitch on him," Hudson said. "It was justout of the reach of Thorman. I felt strong in the seventhinning. I felt under control. They just got me in a bit of ajam and hit it where we weren't."

The Phillies improved to 11-2 in games where Dobbs is penciledinto the starting lineup.

"Whatever good fortune comes our way, I'll take it," Dobbs said."I want to make the most of the opportunities I'm getting andtry to help us win."

It was the second rough outing for Hudson, who allowed six runsand eight hits in 4 2/3 innings in his last outing againstBoston. The Alabama-native scattered five runs and 10 hits,struck out three and walked three in 6 2/3 innings en route todropping his second straight decision.

"I felt really good tonight," Hudson said. "If I threw the ballthe way I did tonight on other nights, we would have won."

Philadelphia took a 1-0 lead in the first, when Utley platedRollins with a groundout. Moyer helped his own cause in thethird by leading off the frame with a single and advancing tothird a double by Rollins. Shane Victorino plated Moyer with aninfield hit and Rollins scored on Utley's groundout.

Atlanta tied the game in the sixth thanks to a throwing error byfirst baseman Howard, who was activated from the disabled listprior to the game.

With runners at second and third, Jeff Francoeur was retired ona grounder, but Howard uncorked a wild throw to the plateallowing Kelly Johnson and Martin Prado to score. But Howardredeemed himself in the eighth by driving in two runs with adouble off Tyler Yates to give Philadelphia a 7-3 edge.

"It felt great to come back," Howard said. "The positive thingwas to go out there and have four good at bats. I kind of likedhow I was seeing the ball."

Edgar Renteria and Braves manager Bobby Cox were ejected byplate umpire Paul Emmel in the bottom of the fourth for arguinga disputed called strike.

It was the 129th ejection of the Atlanta skipper's managerialcareer, placing him just two ejections behind John "Tug" McGrawfor first place on the all-time list.

Jayson Werth homered in the ninth for the Phillies, who improvedto 2-2 on their six game road trip.