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

NL: ATLANTA at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: C Woodward ran for B McCann.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, C WOODWARD ON FIRST, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 4
PHILADELPHIA 5 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: K Johnson (.296, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: W Harris hit for T Yates.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, C WOODWARD ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 4
PHILADELPHIA 5 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: W Harris (.328, 1 HR, 24 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at PHILADELPHIA

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

BATTERIES: ATL - CHUCK JAMES, PETER MOYLAN (7TH), TYLER YATES (8TH) AND BRIAN
MCCANN

PHI - COLE HAMELS, J.C. ROMERO (8TH), ANTONIO ALFONSECA
(8TH), TOM GORDON (9TH) AND CHRIS COSTE

HOME RUNS: ATL - MATT DIAZ (9) OFF COLE HAMELS IN THE 1ST, 0 ON

PHI - WES HELMS (5) OFF CHUCK JAMES IN THE 1ST, 1 ON</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at PHILADELPHIA

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

BATTERIES: ATL - CHUCK JAMES, PETER MOYLAN (7TH), TYLER YATES (8TH) AND BRIAN
MCCANN

PHI - COLE HAMELS, J.C. ROMERO (8TH), ANTONIO ALFONSECA
(8TH), TOM GORDON (9TH) AND CHRIS COSTE


WP - COLE HAMELS (13-5)
LP - PETER MOYLAN (4-2)
SAVE - TOM GORDON (6)

HOME RUNS: ATL - MATT DIAZ (9) OFF COLE HAMELS IN THE 1ST, 0 ON

PHI - WES HELMS (5) OFF CHUCK JAMES IN THE 1ST, 1 ON


TIME: 2:24 ATT: 40,844

PROBABLES: ATL - LANCE CORMIER (0-2, 15.58)
PHI - ADAM EATON (9-7, 6.09)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">ATLANTA (4) VS PHILADELPHIA (5) - FINAL

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Y Escobar ss 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .318
M Diaz lf 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .343
C Jones 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .338
M Teixeira 1b 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .282
J Francoeur rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .307
A Jones cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .213
B McCann c 3 0 1 2 1 0 1 .271
C Woodward pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214
K Johnson 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .296
C James p 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .143
a-M Prado ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194
P Moylan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Yates p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-W Harris ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .326

Totals 34 4 6 4 3 3 6

a-popped out to second for C James in the 7th; b-grounded to second for T
Yates in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - C Jones (28, C Hamels); B McCann (28, C Hamels); J Francoeur (32,
A Alfonseca). 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 - A Jones 1, C James 1, Y Escobar 1. Team LOB -
6.

FIELDING: E - Y Escobar (8, throw).


PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .288
T Iguchi 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .377
P Burrell lf 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .264
J Romero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A Alfonseca p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Gordon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Howard 1b 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 .269
A Rowand cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .315
C Roberson cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250
W Helms 3b 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 .254
A Nunez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .251
J Werth rf 3 1 1 0 1 2 1 .261
C Coste c 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .328
C Hamels p 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .143
a-G Dobbs ph-lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .289

Totals 29 5 7 4 2 8 10

a-reached on infield single to shortstop for C Hamels in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - P Burrell (18, C James). HR - W Helms (5, 1st inning off C James
1 on, 2 Out). S - C Coste. 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
- P Burrell 1, C Hamels 1. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: E - W Helms (10, ground ball).


----------------------------------------------------
ATLANTA - 400 000 000 -- 4
PHILADELPHIA - 400 000 10x -- 5
----------------------------------------------------

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
C James 6 5 4 4 1 5 1 3.93
P Moylan (L, 4-2) 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 1.84
T Yates 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 5.33

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
C Hamels (W, 13-5) 7 5 4 4 2 2 1 3.64
J Romero (H, 7) 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.73
A Alfonseca (H, 11) 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.92
T Gordon (S, 6) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.15

IBB - K Johnson (by C Hamels), J Rollins (by P Moylan). HBP - R Howard (by T
Yates). Pitches-strikes: C James 89-61; P Moylan 20-11; T Yates 16-12; C Hamels
102-73; J Romero 6-5; A Alfonseca 7-4; T Gordon 19-9. Ground balls-fly balls: C
James 4-9; P Moylan 2-1; T Yates 0-0; C Hamels 10-9; J Romero 1-0; A Alfonseca
1-0; T Gordon 3-0. Batters faced: C James 24; P Moylan 6; T Yates 4; C Hamels
29; J Romero 2; A Alfonseca 2; T Gordon 4.

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

T--2:24. Att--40,844.
Weather: 64 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 15 mph, right to
left.</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
ATLANTA 4
PHILADELPHIA 5 FINAL</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at PHILADELPHIA

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ATLANTA (4) AT PHILADELPHIA (5) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

ATLANTA 1ST: Y Escobar grounded out to third. M Diaz homered to left.
C Jones doubled to left. M Teixeira singled to center, C Jones scored.
J Francoeur singled to left center, M Teixeira to second. A Jones grounded out
to first, M Teixeira to third, J Francoeur to second. B McCann doubled to deep
left center, M Teixeira and J Francoeur scored. K Johnson intentionally
walked. C James flied out to left. (4 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 4,
PHILADELPHIA 0.

PHILADELPHIA 1ST: J Rollins singled to center. T Iguchi singled to right,
J Rollins to second. P Burrell doubled to left, J Rollins scored, T Iguchi to
third. R Howard hit sacrifice fly to left, T Iguchi scored. A Rowand struck
out swinging. W Helms homered to left, P Burrell scored. J Werth walked.
C Coste reached on infield single to pitcher, J Werth to second. C Hamels struck
out swinging. (4 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 4, PHILADELPHIA 4.

PHILADELPHIA 7TH: P Moylan relieved C James. J Werth singled to left.
C Coste sacrificed to catcher, J Werth to second. G Dobbs hit for C Hamels.
G Dobbs reached on infield single to shortstop, J Werth scored, G Dobbs to second
on throwing error by shortstop Y Escobar. J Rollins intentionally walked.
T Iguchi grounded into fielder's choice to third, J Rollins out at second,
G Dobbs to third. P Burrell flied out to left. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error)
ATLANTA 4, PHILADELPHIA 5.</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
ATLANTA (4) AT PHILADELPHIA (5) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Atlanta Starting Lineups -- Y Escobar SS, M Diaz LF, C Jones 3B, M Teixeira 1B,
J Francoeur RF, A Jones CF, B McCann C, K Johnson 2B, C James LHP.

Philadelphia Starting Lineups -- J Rollins SS, T Iguchi 2B, P Burrell LF,
R Howard 1B, A Rowand CF, W Helms 3B, J Werth RF, C Coste C, C Hamels LHP.

Umpires -- Brian Runge (HP), Mark Wegner (1B), Mike Winters (2B),
Bruce Froemming (3B).

Gametime Weather: 64 degrees, Cloudy, wind right to left at 15 mph.


ATLANTA 1ST: Y Escobar grounded out to third. M Diaz homered to left.
C Jones doubled to left. M Teixeira singled to center, C Jones scored.
J Francoeur singled to left center, M Teixeira to second. A Jones grounded out
to first, M Teixeira to third, J Francoeur to second. B McCann doubled to deep
left center, M Teixeira and J Francoeur scored. K Johnson intentionally
walked. C James flied out to left. (4 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 4,
PHILADELPHIA 0.

PHILADELPHIA 1ST: J Rollins singled to center. T Iguchi singled to right,
J Rollins to second. P Burrell doubled to left, J Rollins scored, T Iguchi to
third. R Howard hit sacrifice fly to left, T Iguchi scored. A Rowand struck
out swinging. W Helms homered to left, P Burrell scored. J Werth walked.
C Coste reached on infield single to pitcher, J Werth to second. C Hamels struck
out swinging. (4 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 4, PHILADELPHIA 4.

ATLANTA 2ND: C Roberson in center field. Y Escobar flied out to right.
M Diaz flied out to right. C Jones popped out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) ATLANTA 4, PHILADELPHIA 4.

PHILADELPHIA 2ND: J Rollins flied out to center. T Iguchi grounded out to
shortstop. P Burrell struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 4, PHILADELPHIA 4.

ATLANTA 3RD: M Teixeira grounded out to shortstop. J Francoeur popped out
to first. A Jones safe at first on error by third baseman W Helms. B McCann
grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error) ATLANTA 4, PHILADELPHIA 4.

PHILADELPHIA 3RD: R Howard flied out to center. C Roberson fouled out to
first. W Helms flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 4,
PHILADELPHIA 4.

ATLANTA 4TH: K Johnson struck out swinging. C James struck out swinging.
Y Escobar walked. M Diaz grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop,
Y Escobar out at second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 4, PHILADELPHIA 4.

PHILADELPHIA 4TH: J Werth struck out swinging. C Coste flied out to left.
C Hamels flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 4,
PHILADELPHIA 4.

ATLANTA 5TH: C Jones grounded out to third. M Teixeira lined out to
second. J Francoeur flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 4,
PHILADELPHIA 4.

PHILADELPHIA 5TH: J Rollins lined out to center. T Iguchi grounded out to
pitcher. P Burrell struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 4,
PHILADELPHIA 4.

ATLANTA 6TH: A Jones grounded out to third. B McCann flied out to center.
K Johnson grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 4,
PHILADELPHIA 4.

PHILADELPHIA 6TH: R Howard grounded out to second. C Roberson grounded out
to shortstop. W Helms fouled out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 4, PHILADELPHIA 4.

ATLANTA 7TH: M Prado hit for C James. M Prado popped out to second.
Y Escobar grounded out to second. M Diaz grounded out to second. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 4, PHILADELPHIA 4.

PHILADELPHIA 7TH: P Moylan relieved C James. J Werth singled to left.
C Coste sacrificed to catcher, J Werth to second. G Dobbs hit for C Hamels.
G Dobbs reached on infield single to shortstop, J Werth scored, G Dobbs to second
on throwing error by shortstop Y Escobar. J Rollins intentionally walked.
T Iguchi grounded into fielder's choice to third, J Rollins out at second,
G Dobbs to third. P Burrell flied out to left. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error) ATLANTA 4, PHILADELPHIA 5.

ATLANTA 8TH: J Romero relieved C Hamels. A Nunez at third base. G Dobbs in
left field. C Jones grounded out to third. M Teixeira struck out swinging.
A Alfonseca relieved J Romero. J Francoeur doubled to left. A Jones grounded out
to pitcher. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 4, PHILADELPHIA 5.

PHILADELPHIA 8TH: T Yates relieved P Moylan. R Howard hit by pitch.
C Roberson struck out bunting foul. A Nunez struck out swinging. J Werth struck
out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 4, PHILADELPHIA 5.

ATLANTA 9TH: T Gordon relieved A Alfonseca. B McCann walked. C Woodward
ran for B McCann. K Johnson grounded out to pitcher, C Woodward to second.
W Harris hit for T Yates. W Harris grounded out to second, C Woodward to third.
Y Escobar grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 4,
PHILADELPHIA 5.</div>

 

Escobar's error helps Phillies draw first blood

<h3>PHILADELPHIA 5, ATLANTA 4</h3>PHILADELPHIA (Ticker) -- In a game that changed as dramaticallyas the weather, a costly error was the deciding factor.

Yunel Escobar's throwing error in the seventh inning allowedJayson Werth to score the go-ahead run and Cole Hamels threw sixhitless frames following a horrendous first as the PhiladelphiaPhillies edged the Atlanta Braves, 5-4, in the opener of athree-game series at Citizens Bank Park on Friday.

After temperatures in the upper 90s for most of the week, thegame-time mark was 64 degrees, and the cool weather saw bothteams score four runs in the first inning.


Neither Hamels nor Atlanta starter Chuck James allowed a hitafter the first inning.


The game was tied at 4-4 in the bottom of the seventh, withreliever Peter Moylan (4-2) pitching for the Braves. With arunner on second base and one out, pinch hitter Greg Dobbs senta grounder to shortstop that was fielded by Escobar, who threwwildly past first, allowing Werth to score.


J.C. Romero and Antonio Alfonseca combined for a scorelesseighth before Tom Gordon worked around a leadoff walk in theninth for his sixth save.


Hamels (13-5) worked seven innings, giving up four runs and fivehits with two walks and two strikeouts. The lefthander retired19 of the last 21 batters he faced after Brian McCann'stwo-out, two-run double in the first.


James lasted six frames, surrendering four runs and five hitswith a walk and five strikeouts. He retired the last 16Phillies he faced after Chris Coste delivered a two-out singlein the opening inning.


Atlanta batted around in the first, collecting five hits enroute to a 4-0 lead. With one out, Matt Diaz hit a 1-2 pitchover the left field wall for a solo homer, his ninth shot of theseason.


Chipper Jones followed with a double and came around to score onan RBI single by Mark Teixeira to give the Braves a 2-0 lead.Jeff Francoeur singled to put runners on first and second, andafter a groundout, McCann doubled the advantage with histwo-base hit.


Despite tossing 37 pitches in the inning, Hamels threw 25strikes and was ahead in the count on most of the batters.

Philadelphia quickly answered in its half of the frame, scoringfour runs on five hits while sending nine batters to the plate.

Jimmy Rollins and Tadahito Iguchi opened with singles before PatBurrell lined a run-scoring double to left field. Ryan Howardhalved the deficit with a sacrifice fly and Wes Helms evened thecontest one out later with a two-run homer off the foul screenin left.

 

Escobar's error helps Phillies draw first blood

<h3>PHILADELPHIA 5, ATLANTA 4</h3>PHILADELPHIA (Ticker) -- In a game that changed as dramaticallyas the weather, a costly error was the deciding factor.

Yunel Escobar's throwing error in the seventh inning allowedJayson Werth to score the go-ahead run and Cole Hamels threw sixhitless frames following a horrendous first as the PhiladelphiaPhillies edged the Atlanta Braves, 5-4, in the opener of animportant three-game series at Citizens Bank Park on Friday.

Coupled with a 4-3 loss to Florida by New York (64-51), thevictory by Philadelphia (61-54) moved it within three games ofthe first-place Mets in the National League East Division.Atlanta (61-55) remained 3 1/3 games back.


After temperatures in the upper 90s for most of the week, thegame-time mark was 64 degrees, and the cool weather saw bothteams score four runs in the first inning.


Neither Hamels nor Atlanta starter Chuck James allowed a hitafter the first inning.


The game was tied at 4-4 in the bottom of the seventh, withreliever Peter Moylan (4-2) pitching for the Braves. With arunner on second base and one out, pinch hitter Greg Dobbs senta grounder to shortstop that was fielded by Escobar, who threwwildly past first, allowing Werth to score.


J.C. Romero and Antonio Alfonseca combined for a scorelesseighth before Tom Gordon worked around a leadoff walk in theninth for his sixth save.


Hamels (13-5) worked seven innings, giving up four runs and fivehits with two walks and two strikeouts. The lefthander retired19 of the last 21 batters he faced after Brian McCann'stwo-out, two-run double in the first.


James lasted six frames, surrendering four runs and five hitswith a walk and five strikeouts. He retired the last 16Phillies he faced after Chris Coste delivered a two-out singlein the opening inning.


Atlanta batted around in the first, collecting five hits enroute to a 4-0 lead. With one out, Matt Diaz hit a 1-2 pitchover the left field wall for a solo homer, his ninth shot of theseason.


Chipper Jones followed with a double and came around to score onan RBI single by Mark Teixeira to give the Braves a 2-0 lead.Jeff Francoeur singled to put runners on first and second, andafter a groundout, McCann doubled the advantage with histwo-base hit.


Despite tossing 37 pitches in the inning, Hamels threw 25strikes and was ahead in the count on most of the batters.

Philadelphia quickly answered in its half of the frame, scoringfour runs on five hits while sending nine batters to the plate.

Jimmy Rollins and Tadahito Iguchi opened with singles before PatBurrell lined a run-scoring double to left field. Ryan Howardhalved the deficit with a sacrifice fly and Wes Helms evened thecontest one out later with a two-run homer off the foul screenin left.

 

Escobar's error helps Phillies draw first blood

<h3>PHILADELPHIA 5, ATLANTA 4</h3>PHILADELPHIA (Ticker) -- In a game that changed as dramaticallyas the weather, a costly error was the deciding factor.

Yunel Escobar's throwing error in the seventh inning allowedJayson Werth to score the go-ahead run and Cole Hamels threw sixhitless frames following a horrendous first as the PhiladelphiaPhillies edged the Atlanta Braves, 5-4, in the opener of animportant three-game series at Citizens Bank Park on Friday.

Coupled with a 4-3 loss to Florida by New York (64-51), thevictory by Philadelphia (61-54) moved it within three games ofthe first-place Mets in the National League East Division.Atlanta (61-55) remained 3 1/3 games back.


"We're getting down to the last two months," Hamels said."Especially when we play teams that are ahead of us in thedivision, you can't just let games get away from you. We endedup battling back."


After temperatures in the upper 90s for most of the week, thegame-time mark was 64 degrees, and the cool weather saw bothteams score four runs in the first inning.


"I honestly have never been in a city where it's 100 degreesthree straight games and all of a sudden, tonight it turns intoOctober weather," Philadelphia's Wes Helms said. "Thereprobably would have been two or three more home runs hit tonightif it weren't for that weather."


Neither Hamels nor Atlanta starter Chuck James allowed a hitafter the opening frame.


"Neither pitcher was making good pitches in the first inning,"Atlanta manager Bobby Cox said. "Then they made nothing butgood pitches. It was strange."


The game was tied at 4-4 in the bottom of the seventh, withreliever Peter Moylan (4-2) pitching for the Braves. With arunner on second base and one out, pinch hitter Greg Dobbs hit agrounder deep in the hole at shortstop that was fielded byEscobar, who threw wildly past first, allowing Werth to score.

"(Escobar) had to try to make that play," Cox said. "A lot ofguys don't get to tha ball, probably."


Dobbs was hitting for Hamels, whose performance made thedecision to remove him from the game a difficult one forPhillies manager Charlie Manuel.


"I didn't necessarily want to take him out," Manuel said. "Werthgot on base and got down to second. I felt like with Dobbs, itwas time to go for the win."


J.C. Romero and Antonio Alfonseca combined for a scorelesseighth before Tom Gordon worked around a leadoff walk in theninth for his sixth save.


"The last couple of games, I've taken a giant step to gettingclose to where I want to be," said Gordon, who was making justhis eighth appearance since returning from a shoulder injury.

Hamels (13-5) worked seven innings, giving up four runs and fivehits with two walks and two strikeouts. The lefthander retired19 of the last 21 batters he faced after Brian McCann'stwo-out, two-run double in the first.


"I'm just lucky enough to play on this team, just because of theruns that they're gonna produce," Hamels said. "Everybodypicked it up for me. It made things a little bit easier to moveon and go out and battle for the next (six) innings."

James lasted six frames, surrendering four runs and five hitswith a walk and five strikeouts. He retired the last 16Phillies he faced after Chris Coste delivered a two-out singlein the opening inning.


"When we jumped out four runs, especially on (Hamels), I thoughtit was gonna be a good day," James said. "That's whatfrustrates me the most. After the first inning, there wasnothing left (to do) but to relax and try to get back on track."

Atlanta batted around in the first, collecting five hits enroute to a 4-0 lead. With one out, Matt Diaz hit a 1-2 pitchover the left field wall for a solo homer, his ninth shot of theseason.


Chipper Jones followed with a double and came around to score onan RBI single by Mark Teixeira to give the Braves a 2-0 lead.Jeff Francoeur singled to put runners on first and second, andafter a groundout, McCann doubled the advantage with histwo-base hit.


Despite tossing 37 pitches in the inning, Hamels threw 25strikes and was ahead in the count on most of the batters.

"I wasn't able to finish guys off," Hamels said. "With theBraves, they see me a lot. They definitely know what type ofpitches I'll (use) to finish them off. I wasn't able to dothat."


Philadelphia quickly answered in its half of the frame, scoringfour runs on five hits while sending nine batters to the plate.

Jimmy Rollins and Tadahito Iguchi opened with singles before PatBurrell lined a run-scoring double to left field. Ryan Howardhalved the deficit with a sacrifice fly and Helms evened thecontest one out later with a two-run homer off the foul screenin left.


"We did a great job to tie it up there," Helms said. "Once Colesaw we battled back for him, I think it boosted his confidenceand he was a totally different pitcher after the first inning.That shows the toughness he's got."