GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: ATLANTA (61-55) at PHILADELPHIA (61-54)

NL: ATLANTA (61-55) at PHILADELPHIA (61-54)

<h3>Braves, Phillies try to gain ground in the NL East</h3>

<div class="pre">Atlanta (61-55) at Philadelphia (61-54) 7:05 pm EDT</div>

PHILADELPHIA (Ticker) -- The Atlanta Braves visit thePhiladelphia Phillies on Saturday with both teams needing a winto gain ground in the National League East.


The Phillies took Friday night's contest, 5-4, and leaped overthe Braves into second place in the standings, moving threegames behind the New York Mets (64-51) in the East.

Atlanta, which took two of three from New York earlier in theweek, will send Lance Cormier (0-2, 15.58 ERA) to the mound.The righthanded converted reliever will be making his thirdstart this season - fourth appearance - after spending time onthe disabled list.


Cormier's struggles - he has allowed 15 earned runs in 8 2/3innings this season - are part of a bigger problem for theBraves, who failed to find help for the back end of the rotationamid a flurry of moves at the trade deadline.


Philadelphia, which has won four of its last five games, willcounter with the struggling Adam Eaton (9-7, 6.09). The veteranrighthander is 2-3 with a 7.35 ERA over his last nine starts,allowing opponents a .335 batting average and .955 OPS.

The Phillies could be without center fielder Aaron Rowand, wholeft Friday night's game with blurred vision in his right eye.

 

NL: ATLANTA at PHILADELPHIA

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

ATLANTA PHILADELPHIA
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Willie Harris LF .326 1 24 Jimmy Rollins SS .288 20 68
Kelly Johnson 2B .296 12 57 Tadahito Iguchi 2B .377 1 3
Chipper Jones 3B .338 19 63 Pat Burrell LF .264 17 59
Mark Teixeira 1B .282 4 11 Ryan Howard 1B .269 32 94
Brian Mccann C .271 12 67 Aaron Rowand CF .315 18 65
Jeff Francoeur RF .307 13 75 Greg Dobbs 3B .289 8 41
Andruw Jones CF .213 21 73 Jayson Werth RF .261 4 17
Yunel Escobar SS .318 1 17 Chris Coste C .328 2 10
Lance Cormier RHP .000 0 0 Adam Eaton RHP .224 0 4
(0-2, 15.58) (9-7, 6.09)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA
WARMUPS: ATL - LANCE CORMIER (0-2, 15.58)
PHI - ADAM EATON (9-7, 6.09)

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

WEATHER: 83 Degrees, clear
WIND: 7 mph, right to left</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA
STARTING BATS: ATL - LANCE CORMIER AND BRIAN MCCANN
PHI - ADAM EATON AND CHRIS COSTE

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: W HARRIS (.326, 1 HR, 24 RBI)
K JOHNSON (.296, 12 HR, 57 RBI)
C JONES (.338, 19 HR, 63 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY CHIPPER JONES SCORED WILLIE HARRIS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 1
PHILADELPHIA 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: M TEIXEIRA (.282, 4 HR, 11 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at PHILADELPHIA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - LANCE CORMIER
PHI - ADAM EATON

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: J ROLLINS (.288, 20 HR, 68 RBI)
T IGUCHI (.377, 1 HR, 3 RBI)
P BURRELL (.264, 17 HR, 59 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at PHILADELPHIA

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

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .329
K Johnson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
C Jones 3b 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .338
M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
B McCann c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
J Francoeur rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307
A Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213
Y Escobar ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318
L Cormier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 3 1 1 1 0 0 0

BATTING: 2B - W Harris (16, A Eaton). SF - C Jones. RBI - C Jones (64). Team
LOB - 0.


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 .377
P Burrell lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
R Howard 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
A Rowand cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315
G Dobbs 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
J Werth rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
C Coste c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .328
A Eaton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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ATLANTA - 1 -- 1
PHILADELPHIA - -- 0
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ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
L Cormier 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.58

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
A Eaton 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 6.11

Pitches-strikes: A Eaton 19-12. Ground balls-fly balls: A Eaton 1-2. Batters
faced: A Eaton 4.

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

Weather: 83 degrees, clear. Wind: 7 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA
CONFIRMED STARTERS: ATL - LANCE CORMIER
PHI - ADAM EATON</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at PHILADELPHIA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - LANCE CORMIER
PHI - ADAM EATON

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: B MCCANN (.271, 12 HR, 67 RBI)
J FRANCOEUR (.307, 13 HR, 75 RBI)
A JONES (.213, 21 HR, 73 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at PHILADELPHIA

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

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .329
K Johnson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
C Jones 3b 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .338
M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
B McCann c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
J Francoeur rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307
A Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213
Y Escobar ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318
L Cormier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 3 1 1 1 0 0 0

BATTING: 2B - W Harris (16, A Eaton). SF - C Jones. RBI - C Jones (64). Team
LOB - 0.


PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
T Iguchi 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .370
P Burrell lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .264
R Howard 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .268
A Rowand cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315
G Dobbs 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
J Werth rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
C Coste c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .328
A Eaton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224

Totals 3 0 0 0 1 0 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


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ATLANTA - 1 -- 1
PHILADELPHIA - 0 -- 0
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ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
L Cormier 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 13.97

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
A Eaton 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 6.11

Pitches-strikes: L Cormier 18-9; A Eaton 19-12. Ground balls-fly balls: L
Cormier 0-3; A Eaton 1-2. Batters faced: L Cormier 4; A Eaton 4.

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

Weather: 83 degrees, clear. Wind: 7 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at PHILADELPHIA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - LANCE CORMIER
PHI - ADAM EATON

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: A ROWAND (.315, 18 HR, 65 RBI)
G DOBBS (.289, 8 HR, 41 RBI)
J WERTH (.261, 4 HR, 17 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">ATLANTA (1) VS PHILADELPHIA (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .329
K Johnson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
C Jones 3b 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .338
M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
B McCann c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .307
A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213
Y Escobar ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318
L Cormier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 6 1 1 1 0 1 0

BATTING: 2B - W Harris (16, A Eaton). SF - C Jones. RBI - C Jones (64). Team
LOB - 0.


PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
T Iguchi 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .370
P Burrell lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .264
R Howard 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .268
A Rowand cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315
G Dobbs 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
J Werth rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
C Coste c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .328
A Eaton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224

Totals 3 0 0 0 1 0 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


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ATLANTA - 10 -- 1
PHILADELPHIA - 0 -- 0
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ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
L Cormier 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 13.97

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
A Eaton 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 6.07

Pitches-strikes: L Cormier 18-9; A Eaton 28-18. Ground balls-fly balls: L
Cormier 0-3; A Eaton 3-2. Batters faced: L Cormier 4; A Eaton 7.

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

Weather: 80 degrees, clear. Wind: 7 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at PHILADELPHIA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - LANCE CORMIER
PHI - ADAM EATON

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: Y ESCOBAR (.318, 1 HR, 17 RBI)
L CORMIER (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
W HARRIS (.329, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">ATLANTA (1) VS PHILADELPHIA (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .329
K Johnson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
C Jones 3b 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .338
M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
B McCann c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .307
A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213
Y Escobar ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318
L Cormier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 6 1 1 1 0 1 0

BATTING: 2B - W Harris (16, A Eaton). SF - C Jones. RBI - C Jones (64). Team
LOB - 0.


PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
T Iguchi 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .370
P Burrell lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .264
R Howard 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .268
A Rowand cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314
G Dobbs 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .292
J Werth rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
C Coste c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .323
A Eaton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224

Totals 7 0 1 0 1 0 2

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Coste 1. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - G Dobbs (2, 2nd base off L Cormier/B McCann).


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ATLANTA - 10 -- 1
PHILADELPHIA - 00 -- 0
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ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
L Cormier 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 12.66

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
A Eaton 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 6.07

Pitches-strikes: L Cormier 35-17; A Eaton 28-18. Ground balls-fly balls: L
Cormier 2-4; A Eaton 3-2. Batters faced: L Cormier 8; A Eaton 7.

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

Weather: 80 degrees, clear. Wind: 7 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY KELLY JOHNSON (13) TO RIGHT WITH 2 OUT
IN THE 3RD OFF ADAM EATON SCORED WILLIE HARRIS.
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 3, PHILADELPHIA 0

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: C JONES (.338, 0-FOR-0, SF, RBI)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
TRIPLE BY MARK TEIXEIRA SCORED CHIPPER JONES.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, M TEIXEIRA ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 4
PHILADELPHIA 0 TOP, 3RD

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: B MCCANN (.270, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at PHILADELPHIA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - LANCE CORMIER
PHI - ADAM EATON

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: A EATON (.224, 0 HR, 4 RBI)
J ROLLINS (.287, 0-FOR-1)
T IGUCHI (.370, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">ATLANTA (4) VS PHILADELPHIA (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 .332
K Johnson 2b 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 .297
C Jones 3b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .340
M Teixeira 1b 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .293
B McCann c 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .269
J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .307
A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213
Y Escobar ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316
L Cormier p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 13 4 5 4 0 1 1

BATTING: 2B - W Harris 2 (17, A Eaton 2). 3B - C Jones (4, A Eaton); M Teixeira
(1, A Eaton). HR - K Johnson (13, 3rd inning off A Eaton 1 on, 2 Out). SF - C
Jones. RBI - C Jones (64), K Johnson 2 (59), M Teixeira (12). 2-out RBI - K
Johnson 2, M Teixeira. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B McCann 1.
Team LOB - 1.


PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
T Iguchi 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .370
P Burrell lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .264
R Howard 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .268
A Rowand cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314
G Dobbs 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .292
J Werth rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
C Coste c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .323
A Eaton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224

Totals 7 0 1 0 1 0 2

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Coste 1. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - G Dobbs (2, 2nd base off L Cormier/B McCann).


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ATLANTA - 103 -- 4
PHILADELPHIA - 00 -- 0
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ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
L Cormier 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 12.66

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
A Eaton 3 5 4 4 0 1 1 6.23

Pitches-strikes: L Cormier 35-17; A Eaton 52-32. Ground balls-fly balls: L
Cormier 2-4; A Eaton 5-3. Batters faced: L Cormier 8; A Eaton 14.

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

Weather: 80 degrees, clear. Wind: 7 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY JIMMY ROLLINS (21) TO RIGHT WITH 1 OUT IN
THE 3RD OFF LANCE CORMIER.
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 4, PHILADELPHIA 1

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: T IGUCHI (.370, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at PHILADELPHIA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - LANCE CORMIER
PHI - ADAM EATON

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: J FRANCOEUR (.307, 0-FOR-1)
A JONES (.213, 0-FOR-1)
Y ESCOBAR (.316, 0-FOR-1)</div>