NL: ATLANTA at SAN DIEGO <div class="pre">NL AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY GEOFF BLUM SCORED KHALIL GREENE. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, G BLUM ON FIRST, 2 OUT CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 7 SAN DIEGO 4 BOTTOM, 9TH DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: K KOUZMANOFF (.223, 1-FOR-2)</div>
NL: ATLANTA at SAN DIEGO <div class="pre">NL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - ATLANTA 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 7 12 0 SAN DIEGO 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 10 1 (FINAL) BATTERIES: ATL - BUDDY CARLYLE, TYLER YATES (9TH) AND JARROD SALTALAMACCHIA, BRIAN MCCANN (7TH) SDG - JUSTIN GERMANO, JUSTIN HAMPSON (5TH), KEVIN CAMERON (8TH) AND MICHAEL BARRETT HOME RUNS: ATL - ANDRUW JONES (15) OFF JUSTIN GERMANO IN THE 4TH, 1 ON SDG - RUSSELL BRANYAN (7) OFF BUDDY CARLYLE IN THE 7TH, 0 ON</div>
NL: ATLANTA at SAN DIEGO <div class="pre">NL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - ATLANTA 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 7 12 0 SAN DIEGO 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 10 1 (FINAL) BATTERIES: ATL - BUDDY CARLYLE, TYLER YATES (9TH) AND JARROD SALTALAMACCHIA, BRIAN MCCANN (7TH) SDG - JUSTIN GERMANO, JUSTIN HAMPSON (5TH), KEVIN CAMERON (8TH) AND MICHAEL BARRETT WP - BUDDY CARLYLE (3-2) LP - JUSTIN GERMANO (5-3) SAVE - NONE HOME RUNS: ATL - ANDRUW JONES (15) OFF JUSTIN GERMANO IN THE 4TH, 1 ON SDG - RUSSELL BRANYAN (7) OFF BUDDY CARLYLE IN THE 7TH, 0 ON TIME: 2:36 ATT: 37,526 PROBABLES: ATL - JO-JO REYES (NR) SDG - DAVID WELLS (4-5, 4.16)</div>
NL: ATLANTA at SAN DIEGO <div class="pre">ATLANTA (7) VS SAN DIEGO (4) - FINAL ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg W Harris lf 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .351 E Renteria ss 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 .322 C Jones 3b 4 2 2 0 1 0 2 .332 A Jones cf 5 2 2 3 0 0 2 .203 K Johnson 2b 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 .288 J Francoeur rf 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .292 J Saltalamacchia c 3 0 1 0 0 1 4 .314 B McCann c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .258 S Thorman 1b 3 0 0 1 0 1 4 .220 B Carlyle p 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .071 T Yates p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 36 7 12 7 3 4 16 BATTING: 2B - J Saltalamacchia (5, J Germano); K Johnson (15, J Germano); C Jones (17, K Cameron). HR - A Jones (15, 4th inning off J Germano 1 on, 0 Out). SF - S Thorman. RBI - A Jones 3 (52), B Carlyle (1), K Johnson (41), J Francoeur (56), S Thorman (33). 2-out RBI - B Carlyle. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - W Harris 1, A Jones 1, S Thorman 1. GIDP - J Francoeur, C Jones. Team LOB - 6. FIELDING: DP: 2 (E Renteria-K Johnson-S Thorman, E Renteria-S Thorman). SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg B Giles rf 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .281 M Giles 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .248 M Cameron cf 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .262 M Barrett c 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .258 K Greene ss 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .243 R Branyan 3b-lf 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .198 J Cruz Jr lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .249 J Hampson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 a-H Bocachica ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 K Cameron p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 b-J Bard ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 G Blum 1b 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .204 J Germano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 K Kouzmanoff 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .222 Totals 34 4 10 4 1 8 10 a-popped out to second for J Hampson in the 7th; b-grounded to second for K Cameron in the 9th. BATTING: 2B - B Giles (12, B Carlyle); K Kouzmanoff (13, B Carlyle). HR - R Branyan (7, 7th inning off B Carlyle 0 on, 0 Out). S - J Germano. RBI - M Barrett (33), K Greene (49), R Branyan (18), G Blum (11). 2-out RBI - G Blum. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Giles 1, B Giles 2. GIDP - M Barrett, K Greene. Team LOB - 5. FIELDING: E - M Cameron (4, throw). DP: 2 (K Greene-M Giles-G Blum 2). ---------------------------------------------------- ATLANTA - 000 340 000 -- 7 SAN DIEGO - 200 000 101 -- 4 ---------------------------------------------------- ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era B Carlyle (W, 3-2) 8 8 3 3 1 7 1 4.50 T Yates 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 3.79 SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era J Germano (L, 5-3) 4 10 7 7 2 2 1 3.90 J Hampson 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 2.30 K Cameron 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.31 J Germano pitched to 4 batters in the 5th. Pitches-strikes: B Carlyle 103-68; T Yates 16-12; J Germano 88-53; J Hampson 44-29; K Cameron 19-14. Ground balls-fly balls: B Carlyle 11-6; T Yates 1-1; J Germano 7-3; J Hampson 6-2; K Cameron 3-2. Batters faced: B Carlyle 31; T Yates 5; J Germano 23; J Hampson 10; K Cameron 7. UMPIRES: HP--Joe West. 1B--Ed Hickox. 2B--C.B. Bucknor. 3B--Brian Runge. T--2:36. Att--37,526. Weather: 69 degrees, clear. Wind: 6 mph, left to right.</div>
NL: ATLANTA at SAN DIEGO <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ATLANTA (7) AT SAN DIEGO (4) - HOW THEY SCORED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SAN DIEGO 1ST: B Giles singled to left center. M Giles struck out swinging. M Cameron singled to center, B Giles to third. M Barrett singled to left, B Giles scored, M Cameron to third. K Greene grounded into fielder's choice to third, M Cameron scored, M Barrett out at second. R Branyan lined out to second. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 0, SAN DIEGO 2. ATLANTA 4TH: C Jones singled to left. A Jones homered to left, C Jones scored. K Johnson singled to center. J Francoeur singled to center, K Johnson to second. J Saltalamacchia struck out swinging. S Thorman flied out to left. B Carlyle singled to center, K Johnson scored, J Francoeur to third. W Harris grounded out to first. (3 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 3, SAN DIEGO 2. ATLANTA 5TH: E Renteria singled to center. C Jones walked, E Renteria to second. A Jones singled to center, E Renteria scored, C Jones to second, C Jones to third on error by center fielder M Cameron. K Johnson doubled to deep right, C Jones scored, A Jones to third. R Branyan in left field. J Hampson relieved J Germano. K Kouzmanoff at third base. J Francoeur singled to right, A Jones scored, K Johnson to third. J Saltalamacchia grounded into fielder's choice to first, J Francoeur out at second. S Thorman hit sacrifice fly to center, K Johnson scored. B Carlyle grounded out to third. (4 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Error) ATLANTA 7, SAN DIEGO 2. SAN DIEGO 7TH: R Branyan homered to right. H Bocachica hit for J Hampson. B McCann catching. H Bocachica popped out to second. G Blum grounded out to first. K Kouzmanoff doubled to deep left. B Giles struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 7, SAN DIEGO 3. SAN DIEGO 9TH: T Yates relieved B Carlyle. K Greene singled to left. R Branyan struck out swinging. J Bard hit for K Cameron. J Bard grounded out to second, K Greene to second. G Blum singled to center, K Greene scored. K Kouzmanoff flied out to center. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 7, SAN DIEGO 4.</div>
NL: ATLANTA at SAN DIEGO <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ATLANTA (7) AT SAN DIEGO (4) - EVENT LOG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Atlanta Starting Lineups -- W Harris LF, E Renteria SS, C Jones 3B, A Jones CF, K Johnson 2B, J Francoeur RF, J Saltalamacchia C, S Thorman 1B, B Carlyle RHP. San Diego Starting Lineups -- B Giles RF, M Giles 2B, M Cameron CF, M Barrett C, K Greene SS, R Branyan 3B, J Cruz Jr LF, G Blum 1B, J Germano RHP. Umpires -- Joe West (HP), Ed Hickox (1B), C.B. Bucknor (2B), Brian Runge (3B). Gametime Weather: 69 degrees, Clear, wind left to right at 6 mph. ATLANTA 1ST: W Harris flied out to center. E Renteria walked. C Jones flied out to left. A Jones grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 0, SAN DIEGO 0. SAN DIEGO 1ST: B Giles singled to left center. M Giles struck out swinging. M Cameron singled to center, B Giles to third. M Barrett singled to left, B Giles scored, M Cameron to third. K Greene grounded into fielder's choice to third, M Cameron scored, M Barrett out at second. R Branyan lined out to second. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 0, SAN DIEGO 2. ATLANTA 2ND: K Johnson singled to right. J Francoeur grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, K Johnson out at second. J Saltalamacchia doubled to deep center. S Thorman struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 0, SAN DIEGO 2. SAN DIEGO 2ND: J Cruz Jr grounded out to second. G Blum singled to left. J Germano sacrificed to pitcher, G Blum to second. B Giles flied out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 0, SAN DIEGO 2. ATLANTA 3RD: B Carlyle grounded out to shortstop. W Harris grounded out to shortstop. E Renteria grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 0, SAN DIEGO 2. SAN DIEGO 3RD: M Giles grounded out to third. M Cameron walked. M Barrett grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, M Cameron out at second.(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 0, SAN DIEGO 2. ATLANTA 4TH: C Jones singled to left. A Jones homered to left, C Jones scored. K Johnson singled to center. J Francoeur singled to center, K Johnson to second. J Saltalamacchia struck out swinging. S Thorman flied out to left. B Carlyle singled to center, K Johnson scored, J Francoeur to third. W Harris grounded out to first. (3 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 3, SAN DIEGO 2. SAN DIEGO 4TH: K Greene struck out looking. R Branyan struck out swinging. J Cruz Jr struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 3, SAN DIEGO 2. ATLANTA 5TH: E Renteria singled to center. C Jones walked, E Renteria to second. A Jones singled to center, E Renteria scored, C Jones to second, C Jones to third on error by center fielder M Cameron. K Johnson doubled to deep right, C Jones scored, A Jones to third. R Branyan in left field. J Hampson relieved J Germano. K Kouzmanoff at third base. J Francoeur singled to right, A Jones scored, K Johnson to third. J Saltalamacchia grounded into fielder's choice to first, J Francoeur out at second. S Thorman hit sacrifice fly to center, K Johnson scored. B Carlyle grounded out to third. (4 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Error) ATLANTA 7, SAN DIEGO 2. SAN DIEGO 5TH: G Blum grounded out to third. K Kouzmanoff grounded out to third. B Giles doubled to deep right. M Giles struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 7, SAN DIEGO 2. ATLANTA 6TH: W Harris grounded out to pitcher. E Renteria walked. C Jones grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, E Renteria out at second.(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 7, SAN DIEGO 2. SAN DIEGO 6TH: M Cameron struck out swinging. M Barrett singled to right. K Greene grounded into double play, shortstop to first, M Barrett out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 7, SAN DIEGO 2. ATLANTA 7TH: A Jones grounded out to shortstop. K Johnson flied out to right. J Francoeur struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 7, SAN DIEGO 2. SAN DIEGO 7TH: R Branyan homered to right. H Bocachica hit for J Hampson. B McCann catching. H Bocachica popped out to second. G Blum grounded out to first. K Kouzmanoff doubled to deep left. B Giles struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 7, SAN DIEGO 3. ATLANTA 8TH: K Cameron relieved J Hampson. B McCann struck out swinging. S Thorman lined out to third. B Carlyle grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 7, SAN DIEGO 3. SAN DIEGO 8TH: M Giles lined out to center. M Cameron flied out to center. M Barrett lined out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 7, SAN DIEGO 3. ATLANTA 9TH: W Harris grounded out to pitcher. E Renteria grounded out to shortstop. C Jones doubled to left. A Jones flied out to left. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 7, SAN DIEGO 3. SAN DIEGO 9TH: T Yates relieved B Carlyle. K Greene singled to left. R Branyan struck out swinging. J Bard hit for K Cameron. J Bard grounded out to second, K Greene to second. G Blum singled to center, K Greene scored. K Kouzmanoff flied out to center. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 7, SAN DIEGO 4.</div>
Carlyle, Jones lead Braves past Padres in opener <h3>ATLANTA 7, SAN DIEGO 4</h3>SAN DIEGO (Ticker) -- Buddy Carlyle pitched the best game ofhis career in the city in which it began. Carlyle pitched a career-high eight solid innings and drove inthe go-ahead run as the Atlanta Braves posted a 7-4 triumph overthe San Diego Padres in the opener of a three-game seriesFriday. Carlyle, who made his major league debut with San Diego in 1999,allowed three runs and eight hits in winning his secondstraight decision. The 29-year-old righthander struck out aseason-high seven and walked one. San Diego got to Carlyle (3-2) early in the first inning asMichael Barrett and Mike Cameron each drove in runs to build a2-0 advantage before Atlanta's offense woke up. In the fourth, Andruw Jones belted a two-run blast - his 15th ofthe season - and Carlyle delivered an RBI single againststarter Justin Germano (5-3) to give Atlanta the lead for good. The Braves continued to pull away in the next frame as Jonesstroked an RBI single, sparking a four-run fifth. KellyJohnson's double chased Germano and Jeff Francoeur singledagainst reliever Justin Hampson to make it 7-2. The core of Andruw Jones, Johnson, Francoeur and Chipper Jonescombined to go 7-for-7 and score six runs and drive in sixbetween the fourth and fifth. Germano allowed a season-high seven runs and 10 hits infour-plus innings. The 24-year-old righthander walked two andstruck out two. Following a start in Los Angeles in which hesurrendered five runs, Germano has given up 12 earned runs overhis last 10 2/3 frames. Brian Giles added two hits for Padres, who have scored threeruns or fewer in six of their last seven games.
Carlyle, Jones lead Braves past Padres in opener <h3>ATLANTA 7, SAN DIEGO 4</h3>SAN DIEGO (Ticker) -- Buddy Carlyle pitched the best game ofhis career in the city in which it began. Carlyle pitched a career-high eight solid innings and drove inthe go-ahead run as the Atlanta Braves posted a 7-4 triumph overthe San Diego Padres in the opener of a three-game seriesFriday. Carlyle, who made his major league debut with San Diego in 1999,allowed three runs and eight hits in winning his secondstraight decision. The 29-year-old righthander struck out aseason-high seven and walked one. "It's funny, I didn't think there would be any (extra emotion),but there was just because of the fact that these guys alwaystreated me great," Carlyle said of the Padres organization. "Itdefinitely feels good to pitch in San Diego. I'm morecomfortable knowing that I'm going to be going out there andpitching every five days." "(Carlyle) is sneaky quick," Braves manager Bobby Cox said. "Alot of guys don't have good hacks on him. To get a win ispretty important, but to get eight innings out of any pitcher ispretty darn good. It gave everyone a breather." San Diego got to Carlyle (3-2) early in the first inning asMichael Barrett and Mike Cameron each drove in runs to build a2-0 advantage before Atlanta's offense woke up. In the fourth, Andruw Jones belted a two-run blast - his 15th ofthe season - and Carlyle delivered an RBI single againststarter Justin Germano (5-3) to give Atlanta the lead for good. The Braves continued to pull away in the next frame as Jonesstroked an RBI single, sparking a four-run fifth. KellyJohnson's double chased Germano and Jeff Francoeur singledagainst reliever Justin Hampson to make it 7-2. "We've faced (Germano) before, and when we saw him (this) timewe really didn't know what he was pitching," Jones said. "Inthe first inning, he was throwing his fastball and he would usehis off-speed pitch to throw us off a little bit. But, he madea mistake and I took advantage of it." The core of Andruw Jones, Johnson, Francoeur and Chipper Jonescombined to go 7-for-7 and score six runs and drive in sixbetween the fourth and fifth. Germano allowed a season-high seven runs and 10 hits infour-plus innings. The 24-year-old righthander walked two andstruck out two. Following a start in Los Angeles in which hesurrendered five runs, Germano has given up 12 earned runs overhis last 10 2/3 frames. "I think it helps that they've seen me before and there is a lotmore video out there," Germano said. "The batters have beenable to get into better counts. I just have to not let myemotions get the best of me and keep pounding the strike zone." "I thought he got the ball up during the middle innings," Padresmanager Bud Black said. "He showed some signs of stringingsome pitches together, but the Braves did a good job of sort ofwaiting him out. I think he'd probably want to have thecurveball back that he threw to Andruw in the fourth inning." Brian Giles added two hits for Padres, who have scored four runsor fewer in six of their last seven games. "We strung some good at-bats together in the first inning, butwe just couldn't get anything going after that," Black said."You've got to give (Carlyle) some credit for pitching well,too."
