GAME THREAD: NL: ATLANTA (61-54) at PHILADELPHIA (60-54)

NL: ATLANTA (61-54) at PHILADELPHIA (60-54)

<h3>Braves, Phillies jockey for position in divisional showdown</h3>

<div class="pre">Atlanta (61-54) at Philadelphia (60-54) 7:35 pm EDT</div>

PHILADELPHIA (Ticker) -- The Atlanta Braves and PhiladelphiaPhillies are both chasing the New York Mets in the NationalLeague East, but they will beat up on each other for the nextthree games.


Cole Hamels takes the mound as the Phillies face off with ChuckJames and the Braves in Friday's opener of the weekend series.

Philadelphia saw its three-game winning streak come to an endThursday, as closer Brett Myers came into a tie game in theninth inning, loaded the bases and allowed RBI groundouts toAlfredo Amezega and Hanley Ramirez in a 4-2 loss.


Hamels (12-5, 3.57 ERA) will try and help the Phillies get overthe tough loss against the Braves. The 24-year-old lefthanderis 2-0 with a 3.10 ERA in three starts against Atlanta thisseason.


Hamels received a no-decision in his last start as he allowedfour runs and seven hits in seven innings in a 6-5 loss to theMilwaukee Brewers on Saturday.


Philadelphia, which trails New York (64-50) by four games,should be in good shape with the young lefthander on the moundconsidering the fact that it has won six of his last sevenstarts here.


Meanwhile, James (9-8, 3.84) takes the mound for Atlanta, whichused a three-run homer from Chipper Jones and a pair of bigcatches from left fielder Willie Harris to post a 7-6 victoryover New York and close within 3 1/2 games of first.

James, who is 2-0 in five career appearances - four starts -against the Phillies, allowed four runs and six hits infive-plus innings but did not figure in a 6-5 win over theColorado Rockies on Sunday.

 

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

ATLANTA PHILADELPHIA
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Yunel Escobar SS .325 1 17 Jimmy Rollins SS .288 20 68
Matt Diaz LF .344 8 31 Tadahito Iguchi 2B .388 1 3
Chipper Jones 3B .339 19 63 Pat Burrell LF .265 17 58
Mark Teixeira 1B .286 4 10 Ryan Howard 1B .271 32 93
Jeff Francoeur RF .306 13 75 Aaron Rowand CF .316 18 65
Andruw Jones CF .215 21 73 Wes Helms 3B .253 4 34
Brian Mccann C .270 12 65 Jayson Werth RF .259 4 17
Kelly Johnson 2B .298 12 57 Chris Coste C .323 2 10
Chuck James LHP .150 0 2 Cole Hamels LHP .148 0 1
(9-8, 3.84) (12-5, 3.57)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA
WARMUPS: ATL - CHUCK JAMES (9-8, 3.84)
PHI - COLE HAMELS (12-5, 3.57)

UMPIRES: HP - BRIAN RUNGE
1B - MARK WEGNER
2B - MIKE WINTERS
3B - BRUCE FROEMMING

WEATHER: 67 Degrees, cloudy
WIND: 15 mph, right to left</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA
STARTING BATS: ATL - CHUCK JAMES AND BRIAN MCCANN
PHI - COLE HAMELS AND CHRIS COSTE

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: Y ESCOBAR (.325, 1 HR, 17 RBI)
M DIAZ (.344, 8 HR, 31 RBI)
C JONES (.339, 19 HR, 63 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY MATT DIAZ (9) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT IN THE
1ST OFF COLE HAMELS.
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 1, PHILADELPHIA 0

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: C JONES (.339, 19 HR, 63 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY MARK TEIXEIRA SCORED CHIPPER JONES.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, M TEIXEIRA ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 2
PHILADELPHIA 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: J FRANCOEUR (.306, 13 HR, 75 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY BRIAN MCCANN SCORED MARK TEIXEIRA AND JEFF
FRANCOEUR.
SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, B MCCANN ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 4
PHILADELPHIA 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: K JOHNSON (.298, 12 HR, 57 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at PHILADELPHIA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - CHUCK JAMES
PHI - COLE HAMELS

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: J ROLLINS (.288, 20 HR, 68 RBI)
T IGUCHI (.388, 1 HR, 3 RBI)
P BURRELL (.265, 17 HR, 58 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">ATLANTA (4) VS PHILADELPHIA (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Y Escobar ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .324
M Diaz lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .347
C Jones 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .341
M Teixeira 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .306
J Francoeur rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .307
A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215
B McCann c 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .272
K Johnson 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .298
C James p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .146

Totals 8 4 5 4 1 0 2

BATTING: 2B - C Jones (28, C Hamels); B McCann (28, C Hamels). HR - M Diaz (9,
1st inning off C Hamels 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - M Diaz (32), M Teixeira (11), B
McCann 2 (67). 2-out RBI - B McCann 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- C James 1. Team LOB - 2.


PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
T Iguchi 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .388
P Burrell lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
R Howard 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
A Rowand cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316
W Helms 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
J Werth rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
C Coste c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .323
C Hamels p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .148

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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ATLANTA - 4 -- 4
PHILADELPHIA - -- 0
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ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
C James 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.84

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
C Hamels 1 5 4 4 1 0 1 3.78

IBB - K Johnson (by C Hamels). Pitches-strikes: C Hamels 37-25. Ground
balls-fly balls: C Hamels 2-1. Batters faced: C Hamels 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Brian Runge. 1B--Mark Wegner. 2B--Mike Winters. 3B--Bruce
Froemming.

Weather: 64 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 15 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA
CONFIRMED STARTERS: ATL - CHUCK JAMES
PHI - COLE HAMELS</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY PAT BURRELL SCORED JIMMY ROLLINS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, P BURRELL ON SECOND, T IGUCHI ON THIRD, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 4
PHILADELPHIA 1 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: R HOWARD (.271, 32 HR, 93 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY RYAN HOWARD SCORED TADAHITO IGUCHI.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, P BURRELL ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 4
PHILADELPHIA 2 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: A ROWAND (.316, 18 HR, 65 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY WES HELMS (5) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT IN THE
1ST OFF CHUCK JAMES SCORED PAT BURRELL.
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 4, PHILADELPHIA 4

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: J WERTH (.259, 4 HR, 17 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at PHILADELPHIA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - CHUCK JAMES
PHI - COLE HAMELS

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: Y ESCOBAR (.324, 0-FOR-1)
M DIAZ (.347, 1-FOR-1, HR, RBI)
C JONES (.341, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">ATLANTA (4) VS PHILADELPHIA (4) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Y Escobar ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .324
M Diaz lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .347
C Jones 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .341
M Teixeira 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .306
J Francoeur rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .307
A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215
B McCann c 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .272
K Johnson 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .298
C James p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .146

Totals 8 4 5 4 1 0 2

BATTING: 2B - C Jones (28, C Hamels); B McCann (28, C Hamels). HR - M Diaz (9,
1st inning off C Hamels 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - M Diaz (32), M Teixeira (11), B
McCann 2 (67). 2-out RBI - B McCann 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- C James 1. Team LOB - 2.


PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .289
T Iguchi 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .400
P Burrell lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .267
R Howard 1b 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .271
A Rowand cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .315
W Helms 3b 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .256
J Werth rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .259
C Coste c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333
C Hamels p 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .145

Totals 7 4 5 4 1 2 4

BATTING: 2B - P Burrell (18, C James). HR - W Helms (5, 1st inning off C James
1 on, 2 Out). SF - R Howard. RBI - P Burrell (59), R Howard (94), W Helms 2
(36). 2-out RBI - W Helms 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Hamels
1. Team LOB - 2.


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ATLANTA - 4 -- 4
PHILADELPHIA - 4 -- 4
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ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
C James 1 5 4 4 1 2 1 4.09

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
C Hamels 1 5 4 4 1 0 1 3.78

IBB - K Johnson (by C Hamels). Pitches-strikes: C James 31-19; C Hamels
37-25. Ground balls-fly balls: C James 0-1; C Hamels 2-1. Batters faced: C
James 9; C Hamels 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Brian Runge. 1B--Mark Wegner. 2B--Mike Winters. 3B--Bruce
Froemming.

Weather: 64 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 15 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: C Roberson in center field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 4
PHILADELPHIA 4 TOP, 2ND

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: Y Escobar (.324, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - CHUCK JAMES
PHI - COLE HAMELS

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: J ROLLINS (.289, 1-FOR-1)
T IGUCHI (.400, 1-FOR-1)
P BURRELL (.267, 1-FOR-1, RBI)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">ATLANTA (4) VS PHILADELPHIA (4) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Y Escobar ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .322
M Diaz lf 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .346
C Jones 3b 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .340
M Teixeira 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .306
J Francoeur rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .307
A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215
B McCann c 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .272
K Johnson 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .298
C James p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .146

Totals 11 4 5 4 1 0 2

BATTING: 2B - C Jones (28, C Hamels); B McCann (28, C Hamels). HR - M Diaz (9,
1st inning off C Hamels 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - M Diaz (32), M Teixeira (11), B
McCann 2 (67). 2-out RBI - B McCann 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- C James 1. Team LOB - 2.


PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .289
T Iguchi 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .400
P Burrell lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .267
R Howard 1b 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .271
A Rowand cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .315
C Roberson cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
W Helms 3b 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .256
J Werth rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .259
C Coste c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333
C Hamels p 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .145

Totals 7 4 5 4 1 2 4

BATTING: 2B - P Burrell (18, C James). HR - W Helms (5, 1st inning off C James
1 on, 2 Out). SF - R Howard. RBI - P Burrell (59), R Howard (94), W Helms 2
(36). 2-out RBI - W Helms 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Hamels
1. Team LOB - 2.


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ATLANTA - 40 -- 4
PHILADELPHIA - 4 -- 4
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ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
C James 1 5 4 4 1 2 1 4.09

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
C Hamels 2 5 4 4 1 0 1 3.76

IBB - K Johnson (by C Hamels). Pitches-strikes: C James 31-19; C Hamels
46-32. Ground balls-fly balls: C James 0-1; C Hamels 2-4. Batters faced: C
James 9; C Hamels 12.

UMPIRES: HP--Brian Runge. 1B--Mark Wegner. 2B--Mike Winters. 3B--Bruce
Froemming.

Weather: 64 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 15 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - CHUCK JAMES
PHI - COLE HAMELS

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: M TEIXEIRA (.306, 1-FOR-1, RBI)
J FRANCOEUR (.307, 1-FOR-1)
A JONES (.215, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">ATLANTA (4) VS PHILADELPHIA (4) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Y Escobar ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .322
M Diaz lf 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .346
C Jones 3b 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .340
M Teixeira 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .306
J Francoeur rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .307
A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215
B McCann c 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .272
K Johnson 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .298
C James p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .146

Totals 11 4 5 4 1 0 2

BATTING: 2B - C Jones (28, C Hamels); B McCann (28, C Hamels). HR - M Diaz (9,
1st inning off C Hamels 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - M Diaz (32), M Teixeira (11), B
McCann 2 (67). 2-out RBI - B McCann 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- C James 1. Team LOB - 2.


PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .289
T Iguchi 2b 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .392
P Burrell lf 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 .266
R Howard 1b 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .271
A Rowand cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .315
C Roberson cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
W Helms 3b 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .256
J Werth rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .259
C Coste c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333
C Hamels p 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .145

Totals 10 4 5 4 1 3 4

BATTING: 2B - P Burrell (18, C James). HR - W Helms (5, 1st inning off C James
1 on, 2 Out). SF - R Howard. RBI - P Burrell (59), R Howard (94), W Helms 2
(36). 2-out RBI - W Helms 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Hamels
1. Team LOB - 2.


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ATLANTA - 40 -- 4
PHILADELPHIA - 40 -- 4
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ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
C James 2 5 4 4 1 3 1 4.06

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
C Hamels 2 5 4 4 1 0 1 3.76

IBB - K Johnson (by C Hamels). Pitches-strikes: C James 44-30; C Hamels
46-32. Ground balls-fly balls: C James 1-2; C Hamels 2-4. Batters faced: C
James 12; C Hamels 12.

UMPIRES: HP--Brian Runge. 1B--Mark Wegner. 2B--Mike Winters. 3B--Bruce
Froemming.

Weather: 64 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 15 mph, right to left.</div>