GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: ATLANTA (43-41) at LA DODGERS (48-36)

NL: ATLANTA at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Soriano relieved T Yates.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 5
LA DODGERS 2 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: J Kent (.269, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at LA DODGERS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - RAFAEL SORIANO
LOS - JONATHAN BROXTON

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: Y ESCOBAR (.313, 3-FOR-3, SF, RBI)
E RENTERIA (.322, 1-FOR-4)
C JONES (.326, 1-FOR-4, 2 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">ATLANTA (5) VS LA DODGERS (2) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Y Escobar 2b 3 1 3 1 0 0 2 .313
E Renteria ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 .322
C Jones 3b 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 .326
A Jones cf 4 1 1 1 0 3 3 .201
J Francoeur rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .288
M Diaz lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .348
T Yates p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Soriano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B McCann c 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .259
J Saltalamacchia 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .309
C James p 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .214
a-K Johnson ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .280
W Ledezma p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
P Moylan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
W Harris lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .367

Totals 34 5 11 5 1 6 17

a-walked for C James in the 6th.

BATTING: 2B - Y Escobar (8, M Hendrickson); J Francoeur (21, B Tomko). HR - A
Jones (14, 7th inning off C Tsao 0 on, 1 Out). SF - Y Escobar. RBI - C Jones 2
(39), B McCann (45), Y Escobar (9), A Jones (48). 2-out RBI - C Jones 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - E Renteria 1, J Francoeur 1, B McCann
1. Team LOB - 7.

BASERUNNING: CS - Y Escobar (2, 2nd base by M Hendrickson).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (E Renteria-Y Escobar-J Saltalamacchia).


LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .275
J Pierre cf 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .278
R Martin c 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .301
J Kent 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .268
J Loney 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .381
N Garciaparra 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .269
M Kemp rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .387
A Ethier lf 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 .282
M Hendrickson p 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000
a-L Gonzalez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .290
B Tomko p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Seanez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Tsao p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-T Abreu ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .284
J Broxton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 30 2 7 1 3 5 13

a-popped out to second for M Hendrickson in the 5th; b-struck out swinging for
C Tsao in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - J Pierre 2 (13, C James 2); A Ethier (15, C James); J Kent (20, W
Ledezma). RBI - J Pierre (20). 2-out RBI - J Pierre. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - J Kent 1, R Furcal 2, R Martin 1, A Ethier 1. GIDP - M Kemp.
Team LOB - 7.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Pierre (33, 3rd base off C James/B McCann).


----------------------------------------------------
ATLANTA - 000 022 10 -- 5
LA DODGERS - 000 011 00 -- 2
----------------------------------------------------

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
C James 5 4 1 1 2 3 0 3.96
W Ledezma 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 7.50
P Moylan 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.32
T Yates 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.65
R Soriano 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.95

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
M Hendrickson 5 7 2 2 0 4 0 4.05
B Tomko 1/3 3 2 2 1 1 0 6.14
R Seanez 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.15
C Tsao 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 3.00
J Broxton 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.86

W Ledezma pitched to 2 batters in the 6th.

Pitches-strikes: C James 76-44; W Ledezma 10-6; P Moylan 11-4; T Yates 12-10;
R Soriano 8-6; M Hendrickson 77-53; B Tomko 23-12; R Seanez 13-8; C Tsao 11-10;
J Broxton 17-12. Ground balls-fly balls: C James 2-10; W Ledezma 0-0; P Moylan
3-0; T Yates 1-0; R Soriano 1-2; M Hendrickson 7-4; B Tomko 0-0; R Seanez 1-1;
C Tsao 3-0; J Broxton 0-2. Batters faced: C James 21; W Ledezma 2; P Moylan 3;
T Yates 4; R Soriano 3; M Hendrickson 22; B Tomko 5; R Seanez 2; C Tsao 4; J
Broxton 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Brian O'Nora. 1B--Phil Cuzzi. 2B--Tom Hallion. 3B--James Hoye.

Weather: 79 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, left to right.</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS - PITCHING CHANGE
LOS: TAKASHI SAITO (1-0, 1.30) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 5, LA DODGERS 2

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: Y ESCOBAR (.313, 3-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: T Saito relieved J Broxton.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 5
LA DODGERS 2 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: Y Escobar (.313, 3-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at LA DODGERS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - RAFAEL SORIANO
LOS - TAKASHI SAITO

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: M KEMP (.387, 0-FOR-3)
A ETHIER (.282, 2-FOR-3)
T SAITO (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">ATLANTA (5) VS LA DODGERS (2) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Y Escobar 2b 4 1 3 1 0 0 2 .309
E Renteria ss 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .321
C Jones 3b 5 0 1 2 0 1 2 .325
A Jones cf 5 1 1 1 0 4 4 .201
J Francoeur rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .288
M Diaz lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .348
T Yates p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Soriano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B McCann c 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .259
J Saltalamacchia 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .309
C James p 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .214
a-K Johnson ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .280
W Ledezma p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
P Moylan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
W Harris lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .367

Totals 38 5 11 5 1 8 19

a-walked for C James in the 6th.

BATTING: 2B - Y Escobar (8, M Hendrickson); J Francoeur (21, B Tomko). HR - A
Jones (14, 7th inning off C Tsao 0 on, 1 Out). SF - Y Escobar. RBI - C Jones 2
(39), B McCann (45), Y Escobar (9), A Jones (48). 2-out RBI - C Jones 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - E Renteria 1, A Jones 1, J Francoeur
1, B McCann 1. Team LOB - 8.

BASERUNNING: SB - E Renteria (8, 2nd base off T Saito/R Martin). CS - Y
Escobar (2, 2nd base by M Hendrickson).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (E Renteria-Y Escobar-J Saltalamacchia).


LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .275
J Pierre cf 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .278
R Martin c 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .301
J Kent 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .268
J Loney 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .381
N Garciaparra 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .269
M Kemp rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .387
A Ethier lf 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 .282
M Hendrickson p 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000
a-L Gonzalez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .290
B Tomko p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Seanez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Tsao p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-T Abreu ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .284
J Broxton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Saito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 30 2 7 1 3 5 13

a-popped out to second for M Hendrickson in the 5th; b-struck out swinging for
C Tsao in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - J Pierre 2 (13, C James 2); A Ethier (15, C James); J Kent (20, W
Ledezma). RBI - J Pierre (20). 2-out RBI - J Pierre. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - J Kent 1, R Furcal 2, R Martin 1, A Ethier 1. GIDP - M Kemp.
Team LOB - 7.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Pierre (33, 3rd base off C James/B McCann).

FIELDING: E - N Garciaparra (5, throw).


----------------------------------------------------
ATLANTA - 000 022 100 -- 5
LA DODGERS - 000 011 00 -- 2
----------------------------------------------------

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
C James 5 4 1 1 2 3 0 3.96
W Ledezma 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 7.50
P Moylan 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.32
T Yates 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.65
R Soriano 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.95

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
M Hendrickson 5 7 2 2 0 4 0 4.05
B Tomko 1/3 3 2 2 1 1 0 6.14
R Seanez 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.15
C Tsao 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 3.00
J Broxton 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.86
T Saito 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.26

W Ledezma pitched to 2 batters in the 6th.

Pitches-strikes: C James 76-44; W Ledezma 10-6; P Moylan 11-4; T Yates 12-10;
R Soriano 8-6; M Hendrickson 77-53; B Tomko 23-12; R Seanez 13-8; C Tsao 11-10;
J Broxton 17-12; T Saito 19-13. Ground balls-fly balls: C James 2-10; W Ledezma
0-0; P Moylan 3-0; T Yates 1-0; R Soriano 1-2; M Hendrickson 7-4; B Tomko 0-0;
R Seanez 1-1; C Tsao 3-0; J Broxton 0-2; T Saito 1-0. Batters faced: C James
21; W Ledezma 2; P Moylan 3; T Yates 4; R Soriano 3; M Hendrickson 22; B Tomko
5; R Seanez 2; C Tsao 4; J Broxton 3; T Saito 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Brian O'Nora. 1B--Phil Cuzzi. 2B--Tom Hallion. 3B--James Hoye.

Weather: 79 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, left to right.</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS - PITCHING CHANGE
ATL: BOB WICKMAN (1-2, 4.33) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 5, LA DODGERS 2

DUE UP FOR LADODGERS: M KEMP (.387, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: B Wickman relieved R Soriano.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 5
LA DODGERS 2 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: M Kemp (.387, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: W Betemit hit for T Saito.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 5
LA DODGERS 2 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: W Betemit (.208, 9 HR, 24 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: O Saenz hit for J Pierre.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, R FURCAL ON FIRST, W BETEMIT ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 5
LA DODGERS 2 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: O Saenz (.219, 3 HR, 12 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at LA DODGERS

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

BATTERIES: ATL - CHUCK JAMES, WILFREDO LEDEZMA (6TH), PETER MOYLAN (6TH), TYLER
YATES (7TH), RAFAEL SORIANO (8TH), BOB WICKMAN (9TH) AND BRIAN
MCCANN

LOS - MARK HENDRICKSON, BRETT TOMKO (6TH), RUDY SEANEZ
(6TH), CHIN-HUI TSAO (7TH), JONATHAN BROXTON (8TH), TAKASHI
SAITO (9TH) AND RUSSELL MARTIN

HOME RUNS: ATL - ANDRUW JONES (14) OFF CHIN-HUI TSAO IN THE 7TH, 0 ON

LOS - NONE</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at LA DODGERS

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

BATTERIES: ATL - CHUCK JAMES, WILFREDO LEDEZMA (6TH), PETER MOYLAN (6TH), TYLER
YATES (7TH), RAFAEL SORIANO (8TH), BOB WICKMAN (9TH) AND BRIAN
MCCANN

LOS - MARK HENDRICKSON, BRETT TOMKO (6TH), RUDY SEANEZ
(6TH), CHIN-HUI TSAO (7TH), JONATHAN BROXTON (8TH), TAKASHI
SAITO (9TH) AND RUSSELL MARTIN


WP - CHUCK JAMES (8-7)
LP - MARK HENDRICKSON (2-4)
SAVE - BOB WICKMAN (15)

HOME RUNS: ATL - ANDRUW JONES (14) OFF CHIN-HUI TSAO IN THE 7TH, 0 ON

LOS - NONE


TIME: 3:08 ATT: 56,000

PROBABLES: ATL - TIM HUDSON (8-5, 3.18)
LOS - BRAD PENNY (10-1, 2.00)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">ATLANTA (5) VS LA DODGERS (2) - FINAL

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Y Escobar 2b 4 1 3 1 0 0 2 .309
E Renteria ss 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .321
C Jones 3b 5 0 1 2 0 1 2 .325
A Jones cf 5 1 1 1 0 4 4 .201
J Francoeur rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .288
M Diaz lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .348
T Yates p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Soriano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Wickman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B McCann c 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .259
J Saltalamacchia 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .309
C James p 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .214
a-K Johnson ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .280
W Ledezma p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
P Moylan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
W Harris lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .367

Totals 38 5 11 5 1 8 19

a-walked for C James in the 6th.

BATTING: 2B - Y Escobar (8, M Hendrickson); J Francoeur (21, B Tomko). HR - A
Jones (14, 7th inning off C Tsao 0 on, 1 Out). SF - Y Escobar. RBI - C Jones 2
(39), B McCann (45), Y Escobar (9), A Jones (48). 2-out RBI - C Jones 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - E Renteria 1, A Jones 1, J Francoeur
1, B McCann 1. Team LOB - 8.

BASERUNNING: SB - E Renteria (8, 2nd base off T Saito/R Martin). CS - Y
Escobar (2, 2nd base by M Hendrickson).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (E Renteria-Y Escobar-J Saltalamacchia).


LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .277
J Pierre cf 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .278
c-O Saenz ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .215
R Martin c 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .301
J Kent 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .268
J Loney 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .381
N Garciaparra 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .269
M Kemp rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .382
A Ethier lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .280
M Hendrickson p 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000
a-L Gonzalez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .290
B Tomko p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Seanez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Tsao p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-T Abreu ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .284
J Broxton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Saito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
d-W Betemit ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .208

Totals 34 2 8 1 4 7 15

a-popped out to second for M Hendrickson in the 5th; b-struck out swinging for
C Tsao in the 7th; c-struck out looking for J Pierre in the 9th; d-walked for
T Saito in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - J Pierre 2 (13, C James 2); A Ethier (15, C James); J Kent (20, W
Ledezma). RBI - J Pierre (20). 2-out RBI - J Pierre. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - O Saenz 1, J Kent 1, R Furcal 2, R Martin 1, A Ethier 1. GIDP
- M Kemp. Team LOB - 9.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Pierre (33, 3rd base off C James/B McCann).

FIELDING: E - N Garciaparra (5, throw).


----------------------------------------------------
ATLANTA - 000 022 100 -- 5
LA DODGERS - 000 011 000 -- 2
----------------------------------------------------

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
C James (W, 8-7) 5 4 1 1 2 3 0 3.96
W Ledezma (H, 1) 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 7.50
P Moylan (H, 2) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.32
T Yates (H, 9) 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.65
R Soriano (H, 14) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.95
B Wickman (S, 15) 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 4.18

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
M Hendrickson (L, 2-4) 5 7 2 2 0 4 0 4.05
B Tomko 1/3 3 2 2 1 1 0 6.14
R Seanez 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.15
C Tsao 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 3.00
J Broxton 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.86
T Saito 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.26

W Ledezma pitched to 2 batters in the 6th.

Pitches-strikes: C James 76-44; W Ledezma 10-6; P Moylan 11-4; T Yates 12-10;
R Soriano 8-6; B Wickman 21-14; M Hendrickson 77-53; B Tomko 23-12; R Seanez
13-8; C Tsao 11-10; J Broxton 17-12; T Saito 19-13. Ground balls-fly balls: C
James 2-10; W Ledezma 0-0; P Moylan 3-0; T Yates 1-0; R Soriano 1-2; B Wickman
1-0; M Hendrickson 7-4; B Tomko 0-0; R Seanez 1-1; C Tsao 3-0; J Broxton 0-2; T
Saito 1-0. Batters faced: C James 21; W Ledezma 2; P Moylan 3; T Yates 4; R
Soriano 3; B Wickman 5; M Hendrickson 22; B Tomko 5; R Seanez 2; C Tsao 4; J
Broxton 3; T Saito 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Brian O'Nora. 1B--Phil Cuzzi. 2B--Tom Hallion. 3B--James Hoye.

T--3:08. Att--56,000.
Weather: 79 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, left
to right.</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
ATLANTA 5
LA DODGERS 2 FINAL</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
ATLANTA (5) AT LA DODGERS (2) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

ATLANTA 5TH: J Saltalamacchia popped out to second. C James singled to
right. Y Escobar doubled to deep center, C James to third. E Renteria
grounded out to shortstop. C Jones singled to center, C James and Y Escobar
scored. A Jones struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 2,
LA DODGERS 0.

LA DODGERS 5TH: A Ethier doubled to deep right. L Gonzalez hit for
M Hendrickson. L Gonzalez popped out to second. R Furcal flied out to right.
J Pierre doubled to deep left, A Ethier scored. R Martin flied out to left.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 2, LA DODGERS 1.

ATLANTA 6TH: B Tomko relieved M Hendrickson. J Francoeur doubled to deep
left. M Diaz singled to center, J Francoeur to third. B McCann singled to
deep left center, J Francoeur scored, M Diaz to third. J Saltalamacchia struck
out swinging. K Johnson hit for C James. K Johnson walked, B McCann to second.
R Seanez relieved B Tomko. Y Escobar hit sacrifice fly to center, M Diaz
scored. E Renteria grounded out to shortstop. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
ATLANTA 4, LA DODGERS 1.

LA DODGERS 6TH: W Ledezma relieved C James. J Kent doubled to deep left
center. J Loney reached on infield single to first, J Kent to third. P Moylan
relieved W Ledezma. N Garciaparra walked, J Loney to second. M Kemp grounded
into double play, shortstop to second to first, J Kent scored, N Garciaparra
out at second, J Loney to third. A Ethier grounded out to pitcher. (1 Run,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 4, LA DODGERS 2.

ATLANTA 7TH: C Tsao relieved R Seanez. C Jones grounded out to second.
A Jones homered to left. J Francoeur grounded out to shortstop. M Diaz grounded
out to shortstop. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 5, LA DODGERS 2.</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
ATLANTA (5) AT LA DODGERS (2) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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, C James LHP.

La Dodgers Starting Lineups -- R Furcal SS, J Pierre CF, R Martin C, J Kent 2B,
J Loney 1B, N Garciaparra 3B, M Kemp RF, A Ethier LF, M Hendrickson LHP.

Umpires -- Brian O'Nora (HP), Phil Cuzzi (1B), Tom Hallion (2B), James Hoye (3B).

Gametime Weather: 79 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind left to right at 7 mph.


ATLANTA 1ST: Y Escobar singled to right. E Renteria reached on bunt single
to third, Y Escobar to second. C Jones fouled out to first, Y Escobar to
third. A Jones struck out swinging. J Francoeur grounded out to third.
(0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 0, LA DODGERS 0.

LA DODGERS 1ST: R Furcal lined out to center. J Pierre doubled to left
center. J Pierre stole third. R Martin struck out swinging. J Kent flied out
to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 0, LA DODGERS 0.

ATLANTA 2ND: M Diaz flied out to center. B McCann grounded out to first.
J Saltalamacchia grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 0,
LA DODGERS 0.

LA DODGERS 2ND: J Loney walked. N Garciaparra flied out to left. M Kemp
struck out looking. A Ethier singled to right, J Loney to third.
M Hendrickson walked, A Ethier to second. R Furcal struck out looking. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 0, LA DODGERS 0.

ATLANTA 3RD: C James grounded out to pitcher. Y Escobar singled to right
center. Y Escobar caught stealing second, pitcher to first to shortstop.
E Renteria struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 0, LA DODGERS 0.

LA DODGERS 3RD: J Pierre grounded out to shortstop. R Martin flied out to
center. J Kent flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 0,
LA DODGERS 0.

ATLANTA 4TH: C Jones grounded out to shortstop. A Jones struck out
swinging. J Francoeur singled to right. M Diaz grounded into fielder's choice
to shortstop, J Francoeur to second. B McCann lined out to third. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 0, LA DODGERS 0.

LA DODGERS 4TH: J Loney lined out to center. N Garciaparra flied out to
center. M Kemp grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 0,
LA DODGERS 0.

ATLANTA 5TH: J Saltalamacchia popped out to second. C James singled to
right. Y Escobar doubled to deep center, C James to third. E Renteria
grounded out to shortstop. C Jones singled to center, C James and Y Escobar
scored. A Jones struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 2,
LA DODGERS 0.

LA DODGERS 5TH: A Ethier doubled to deep right. L Gonzalez hit for
M Hendrickson. L Gonzalez popped out to second. R Furcal flied out to right.
J Pierre doubled to deep left, A Ethier scored. R Martin flied out to left.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 2, LA DODGERS 1.

ATLANTA 6TH: B Tomko relieved M Hendrickson. J Francoeur doubled to deep
left. M Diaz singled to center, J Francoeur to third. B McCann singled to
deep left center, J Francoeur scored, M Diaz to third. J Saltalamacchia struck
out swinging. K Johnson hit for C James. K Johnson walked, B McCann to second.
R Seanez relieved B Tomko. Y Escobar hit sacrifice fly to center, M Diaz
scored. E Renteria grounded out to shortstop. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
ATLANTA 4, LA DODGERS 1.

LA DODGERS 6TH: W Ledezma relieved C James. J Kent doubled to deep left
center. J Loney reached on infield single to first, J Kent to third. P Moylan
relieved W Ledezma. N Garciaparra walked, J Loney to second. M Kemp grounded
into double play, shortstop to second to first, J Kent scored, N Garciaparra
out at second, J Loney to third. A Ethier grounded out to pitcher. (1 Run,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 4, LA DODGERS 2.

ATLANTA 7TH: C Tsao relieved R Seanez. C Jones grounded out to second.
A Jones homered to left. J Francoeur grounded out to shortstop. M Diaz grounded
out to shortstop. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 5, LA DODGERS 2.

LA DODGERS 7TH: T Yates relieved P Moylan. W Harris in left field. T Abreu
hit for C Tsao. T Abreu struck out swinging. R Furcal struck out swinging.
J Pierre singled to left. R Martin grounded into fielder's choice to second,
J Pierre out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 5, LA DODGERS 2.

ATLANTA 8TH: J Broxton relieved C Tsao. B McCann flied out to left.
J Saltalamacchia flied out to left. W Harris struck out swinging. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 5, LA DODGERS 2.

LA DODGERS 8TH: R Soriano relieved T Yates. J Kent flied out to left.
J Loney grounded out to second. N Garciaparra flied out to center. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 5, LA DODGERS 2.

ATLANTA 9TH: T Saito relieved J Broxton. Y Escobar grounded out to
shortstop. E Renteria safe at first on throwing error by third baseman
N Garciaparra. C Jones struck out swinging. E Renteria stole second. A Jones
struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error) ATLANTA 5, LA DODGERS 2.

LA DODGERS 9TH: B Wickman relieved R Soriano. M Kemp struck out swinging.
A Ethier grounded out to second. W Betemit hit for T Saito. W Betemit walked.
R Furcal reached on infield single to shortstop, W Betemit to second. O Saenz
hit for J Pierre. O Saenz struck out looking. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
ATLANTA 5, LA DODGERS 2.</div>

 

Jones' duo too much for Dodgers as Braves win

<h3>ATLANTA 5, LA DODGERS 2</h3>LOS ANGELES (Ticker) -- Sooner or later, Chipper and AndruwJones were going to find a way to produce against the LosAngeles Dodgers.

Chipper Jones had two RBI and Andruw Jones homered as theAtlanta Braves posted a 5-2 victory over the Dodgers onWednesday.

The Jones-Jones combination, who had combined for a .156(5-for-32) batting average and no RBI against Los Angeles thisseason leading up to Wednesday's contest, broke through theirstruggles against the Dodgers together.

With two on and two out in the fifth, Chipper Jones broke up ascoreless tie by stroking a single into shallow center andpushing across Chuck James and rookie Yunel Escobar. Since hereturn from the disabled list on June 13, the switch-hitter ishitting .384 (28-for-73) with 12 RBI.

Andruw Jones, who is off to his slowest home run pace since2004, went deep for the second time in four games in the seventhinning, sending a pitch from Dodger reliever Chin-hui Tsao overthe fence in left for his 14th homer. As a result of the soloshot, the Atlanta cleanup hitter scored the 1,000th run of hiscareer, becoming just the third player in franchise history toreach that mark.

However, Andruw Jones' struck out four times, adding to hiscontinued batting woes that have seen him hover around the .200mark for the last 12 games. So deep are his struggles thatsince the beginning of June, Jones has hit just .156(19-for-122).

Escobar added three hits for the Braves, who snapped theirthree-game losing streak.

James (8-7) recorded his third win in his last four outings,yielding one run and four hits with two walks and threestrikeouts over five frames.

Four relievers allowed a run and three hits over the next threeinnings before turning it over to closer Bob Wickman, who workedaround a hit and a walk in the ninth to notch his 15th save in19 opportunities.

Mark Hendrickson (2-4), who was making his first start sinceoccupying the starting spot left behind by recently demotedHong-Chih Kuo, surrendered two runs and seven hits over fiveinnings, striking out four.

Juan Pierre had three hits for Los Angeles, which saw itsthree-game winning streak halted.

 

Jones' duo too much for Dodgers as Braves win

<h3>ATLANTA 5, LA DODGERS 2</h3>LOS ANGELES (Ticker) -- Sooner or later, Chipper and AndruwJones were going to find a way to produce against the LosAngeles Dodgers.

Chipper Jones had two RBI and Andruw Jones homered as theAtlanta Braves posted a 5-2 victory over the Dodgers onWednesday.

The Jones-Jones combination, who had combined for a .156(5-for-32) batting average and no RBI against Los Angeles thisseason leading up to Wednesday's contest, broke through theirstruggles against the Dodgers together.

With two on and two out in the fifth, Chipper Jones broke up ascoreless tie by stroking a single into shallow center andpushing across Chuck James and rookie Yunel Escobar. Since hereturned from the disabled list on June 13, the switch-hitter ishitting .384 (28-for-73) with 12 RBI.

"That hit was big," Chipper Jones said. "It kind of busted itopen and broke the seal."

Andruw Jones, who is off to his slowest home run pace since2004, went deep for the second time in four games in the seventhinning, sending a pitch from Dodger reliever Chin-hui Tsao overthe fence in left for his 14th homer. As a result of the soloshot, the Atlanta cleanup hitter scored the 1,000th run of hiscareer, becoming just the third player in franchise history toreach that mark.

"He got all of it," Braves manager Bobby Cox said. "That hithelped. They all do against a lineup like that. They're a goodballclub."

However, Andruw Jones' struck out four times, adding to hiscontinued batting woes that have seen him hover around the .200mark for the last 12 games. So deep are his struggles thatsince the beginning of June, Jones has hit just .156(19-for-122).

Escobar added three hits and an RBI for the Braves, who snappedtheir three-game losing streak.

"What a game Escobar had," Cox said. "You can't talk about thatgame without talking about him. He had a few hits and (if)that sacrifice fly he had could've dropped in, (he would havebroke) that game wide open."

James (8-7) recorded his third win in his last four outings,yielding one run and four hits with two walks and threestrikeouts over five frames.

"I'll take it without a doubt," James said. "I didn't have thefeel for my changeup. I pretty much just went with my fastball.They hit the ball hard but right at people. I used the wholefield tonight."

"Chucky pitched OK, the five innings," Cox said. "He didn'thave his best stuff but he got through it. That's all you canask for in that situation."

Four relievers allowed a run and three hits over the next threeinnings before turning it over to closer Bob Wickman, who workedaround a hit and a walk in the ninth to notch his 15th save in19 opportunities.

"Our bullpen was effective tonight," Jeff Francoeur said. "Tofinally get a win tonight is big. We gain a game in thestandings, maybe another one before the break and we'll be rightwhere we want to be."

Mark Hendrickson (2-4), who was making his first start sinceoccupying the starting spot left behind by recently demotedHong-Chih Kuo, surrendered two runs and seven hits over fiveinnings, striking out four.

"I thought I had some rhythm with my changeup," Hendrickson."Even though I gave up some hits, I like the swings I wasgetting."

"He did an outstanding job for his first start back," Dodgersmanager Grady Little said. "We had opportunities to capitalizeon and it didn't work out for us tonight."

Brett Tomko, who continued to struggle, gave up two runs andretired only one of the five batters he faced. In his past fourgames, Tomko has given up 24 hits and 13 runs in 12 innings.

"It's going to take some clean innings for him to get back ontrack," Little said. "The only way he's going to regain hisconfidence is to get back out there. We believe in him."

Juan Pierre had three hits for Los Angeles, which saw itsthree-game winning streak halted.