GAME THREAD: NL: SAN FRANCISCO (50-68) at ATLANTA (62-56)

NL: SAN FRANCISCO (50-68) at ATLANTA (62-56)

<h3>Bonds, Giants travel to Atlanta</h3>

<div class="pre">San Francisco (50-68) at Atlanta (62-56) 7:35 pm EDT</div>

ATLANTA (Ticker) -- The Atlanta Braves host Barry Bonds and theSan Francisco Giants on Tuesday in the opener of a three-gameseries.


Bonds went 1-for-3 in the opener of a doubleheader against thePittsburgh Pirates on Monday, sitting out the nightcap.

The seven-time MVP will be taking his hacks against a pitcher heknows very well on Tuesday, the Braves' John Smoltz (10-6, 3.03ERA). Bonds is 19-for-66 (.288) with eight homers and 14 RBIagainst Smoltz in his career.


The Giants have always been a tough matchup for Smoltz, who ownsa 12-15 record with a 4.11 ERA in 46 games - 37 starts -against them in his career. The veteran ace allowed three runs- two earned - in 6 1/3 innings last Wednesday at the New YorkMets but did not factor in the decision.


Atlanta's hitters will be dealing with righthander ScottAtchinson (0-0, 1.17). The 31-year-old will be making his firstcareer start after 37 career relief appearances. Atchinson hasallowed one run in 7 2/3 innings this season.


The Braves sit 3 1/2 games behind the Mets (65-52) in theNational League East after dropping two of three to thePhiladelphia Phillies over the weekend.

 

Re: NL: SAN FRANCISCO (50-68) at ATLANTA (62-56)

Man, we have been playing some good baseball except last series where we only won one game. The addition of Mark Texiara has been huge for us and if we can get Andrew Jones to heat up that would be great but his elbow is still aching him. He gets hot Edgar comes back scary old line-up. Willie Harris, Edgar Renteria, Kelly Johnson, the Jones brothers, Jef Francuear, Yunel, McCann, and others. We need our pitchers to be a bit better besides Huson and Smoltz who have been great. Chuck James and Buddy will gradually start to get better and better.

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">SAN FRANCISCO AT ATLANTA -- LINEUPS

SAN FRANCISCO ATLANTA
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Dave Roberts CF .265 2 19 Willie Harris LF .328 1 24
Ray Durham 2B .227 9 58 Kelly Johnson 2B .298 13 60
Randy Winn RF .286 7 38 Chipper Jones 3B .337 19 66
Barry Bonds LF .282 24 56 Mark Teixeira 1B .255 4 12
Ryan Klesko 1B .270 6 36 Brian Mccann C .269 12 67
Bengie Molina C .267 12 63 Jeff Francoeur RF .309 14 76
Pedro Feliz 3B .255 16 57 Andruw Jones CF .214 21 74
Omar Vizquel SS .251 2 33 Yunel Escobar SS .315 1 17
Kevin Correia RHP .500 0 0 John Smoltz RHP .111 0 2
(1-6, 4.14) (10-6, 3.03)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA
WARMUPS: SFO - KEVIN CORREIA (1-6, 4.14)
ATL - JOHN SMOLTZ (10-6, 3.03)

UMPIRES: HP - TED BARRETT
1B - MARK CARLSON
2B - ANGEL HERNANDEZ
3B - DERRYL COUSINS

WEATHER: 98 Degrees, clear
WIND: 8 mph, swirling</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA
STARTING BATS: SFO - KEVIN CORREIA AND BENGIE MOLINA
ATL - JOHN SMOLTZ AND BRIAN MCCANN

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: D ROBERTS (.265, 2 HR, 19 RBI)
R DURHAM (.227, 9 HR, 58 RBI)
R WINN (.286, 7 HR, 38 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ATLANTA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - KEVIN CORREIA
ATL - JOHN SMOLTZ

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: W HARRIS (.328, 1 HR, 24 RBI)
K JOHNSON (.298, 13 HR, 60 RBI)
C JONES (.337, 19 HR, 66 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ATLANTA

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

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
R Durham 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227
R Winn rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
B Bonds lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
R Klesko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
B Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
P Feliz 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
O Vizquel ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
K Correia p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .328
K Johnson 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
C Jones 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .337
M Teixeira 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
B McCann c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
J Francoeur rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
A Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214
Y Escobar ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315
J Smoltz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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SAN FRANCISCO - 0 -- 0
ATLANTA - -- 0
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SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
K Correia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.14

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Smoltz 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.01

Pitches-strikes: J Smoltz 6-4. Ground balls-fly balls: J Smoltz 0-3. Batters
faced: J Smoltz 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Ted Barrett. 1B--Mark Carlson. 2B--Angel Hernandez. 3B--Derryl
Cousins.

Weather: 96 degrees, clear. Wind: 3 mph, swirling.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA
CONFIRMED STARTERS: SFO - KEVIN CORREIA
ATL - JOHN SMOLTZ</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ATLANTA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - KEVIN CORREIA
ATL - JOHN SMOLTZ

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: B BONDS (.282, 24 HR, 56 RBI)
R KLESKO (.270, 6 HR, 36 RBI)
B MOLINA (.267, 12 HR, 63 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ATLANTA

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

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
R Durham 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227
R Winn rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
B Bonds lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
R Klesko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
B Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
P Feliz 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
O Vizquel ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
K Correia p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: E - R Durham (10, ground ball).


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .327
K Johnson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
C Jones 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .336
M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250
B McCann c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
J Francoeur rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
A Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214
Y Escobar ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315
J Smoltz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111

Totals 4 0 0 0 0 0 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


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SAN FRANCISCO - 0 -- 0
ATLANTA - 0 -- 0
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SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
K Correia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.07

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Smoltz 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.01

Pitches-strikes: K Correia 15-9; J Smoltz 6-4. Ground balls-fly balls: K
Correia 0-3; J Smoltz 0-3. Batters faced: K Correia 4; J Smoltz 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Ted Barrett. 1B--Mark Carlson. 2B--Angel Hernandez. 3B--Derryl
Cousins.

Weather: 96 degrees, clear. Wind: 3 mph, swirling.</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY PEDRO FELIZ SCORED BARRY BONDS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, P FELIZ ON FIRST, B MOLINA ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 1
ATLANTA 0 TOP, 2ND

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: O VIZQUEL (.251, 2 HR, 33 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ATLANTA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - KEVIN CORREIA
ATL - JOHN SMOLTZ

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: B MCCANN (.269, 12 HR, 67 RBI)
J FRANCOEUR (.309, 14 HR, 76 RBI)
A JONES (.214, 21 HR, 74 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ATLANTA

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

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
R Durham 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227
R Winn rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
B Bonds lf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .282
R Klesko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .269
B Molina c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .269
P Feliz 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .257
O Vizquel ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .251
K Correia p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333

Totals 8 1 2 1 1 1 5

BATTING: 2B - B Molina (16, J Smoltz). RBI - P Feliz (58). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - K Correia 1. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: E - R Durham (10, ground ball).


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .327
K Johnson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
C Jones 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .336
M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250
B McCann c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
J Francoeur rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
A Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214
Y Escobar ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315
J Smoltz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111

Totals 4 0 0 0 0 0 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


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SAN FRANCISCO - 01 -- 1
ATLANTA - 0 -- 0
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SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
K Correia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.07

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Smoltz 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 3.05

Pitches-strikes: K Correia 15-9; J Smoltz 27-17. Ground balls-fly balls: K
Correia 0-3; J Smoltz 1-4. Batters faced: K Correia 4; J Smoltz 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Ted Barrett. 1B--Mark Carlson. 2B--Angel Hernandez. 3B--Derryl
Cousins.

Weather: 96 degrees, clear. Wind: 3 mph, swirling.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - KEVIN CORREIA
ATL - JOHN SMOLTZ

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: D ROBERTS (.264, 0-FOR-1)
R DURHAM (.227, 0-FOR-1)
R WINN (.286, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ATLANTA

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

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
R Durham 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227
R Winn rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
B Bonds lf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .282
R Klesko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .269
B Molina c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .269
P Feliz 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .257
O Vizquel ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .251
K Correia p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333

Totals 8 1 2 1 1 1 5

BATTING: 2B - B Molina (16, J Smoltz). RBI - P Feliz (58). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - K Correia 1. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: E - R Durham (10, ground ball).


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .327
K Johnson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
C Jones 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .336
M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250
B McCann c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .308
A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .213
Y Escobar ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315
J Smoltz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111

Totals 7 0 0 0 0 2 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


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SAN FRANCISCO - 01 -- 1
ATLANTA - 00 -- 0
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SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
K Correia 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.99

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Smoltz 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 3.05

Pitches-strikes: K Correia 26-18; J Smoltz 27-17. Ground balls-fly balls: K
Correia 0-4; J Smoltz 1-4. Batters faced: K Correia 7; J Smoltz 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Ted Barrett. 1B--Mark Carlson. 2B--Angel Hernandez. 3B--Derryl
Cousins.

Weather: 96 degrees, clear. Wind: 3 mph, swirling.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY RYAN KLESKO SCORED RANDY WINN AND BARRY BONDS.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, R KLESKO ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 3
ATLANTA 0 TOP, 3RD

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: B MOLINA (.269, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ATLANTA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - KEVIN CORREIA
ATL - JOHN SMOLTZ

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: Y ESCOBAR (.315, 1 HR, 17 RBI)
J SMOLTZ (.111, 0 HR, 2 RBI)
W HARRIS (.327, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ATLANTA

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

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .263
R Durham 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226
R Winn rf 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .287
B Bonds lf 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 .282
R Klesko 1b 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 .272
B Molina c 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .268
P Feliz 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .257
O Vizquel ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .251
K Correia p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333

Totals 13 3 4 3 2 2 6

BATTING: 2B - B Molina (16, J Smoltz); R Winn (31, J Smoltz); R Klesko (23, J
Smoltz). RBI - P Feliz (58), R Klesko 2 (38). 2-out RBI - R Klesko 2. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - B Molina 1, K Correia 1. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: E - R Durham (10, ground ball).


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .327
K Johnson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
C Jones 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .336
M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250
B McCann c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .308
A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .213
Y Escobar ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315
J Smoltz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111

Totals 7 0 0 0 0 2 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


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SAN FRANCISCO - 012 -- 3
ATLANTA - 00 -- 0
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SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
K Correia 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.99

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Smoltz 3 4 3 3 2 2 0 3.15

IBB - B Bonds (by J Smoltz). Pitches-strikes: K Correia 26-18; J Smoltz
57-35. Ground balls-fly balls: K Correia 0-4; J Smoltz 2-5. Batters faced: K
Correia 7; J Smoltz 15.

UMPIRES: HP--Ted Barrett. 1B--Mark Carlson. 2B--Angel Hernandez. 3B--Derryl
Cousins.

Weather: 96 degrees, clear. Wind: 3 mph, swirling.</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ATLANTA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - KEVIN CORREIA
ATL - JOHN SMOLTZ

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: P FELIZ (.257, 1-FOR-1, RBI)
O VIZQUEL (.251, 0-FOR-1)
K CORREIA (.333, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">SAN FRANCISCO (3) VS ATLANTA (0) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .263
R Durham 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226
R Winn rf 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .287
B Bonds lf 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 .282
R Klesko 1b 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 .272
B Molina c 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .268
P Feliz 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .257
O Vizquel ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .251
K Correia p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333

Totals 13 3 4 3 2 2 6

BATTING: 2B - B Molina (16, J Smoltz); R Winn (31, J Smoltz); R Klesko (23, J
Smoltz). RBI - P Feliz (58), R Klesko 2 (38). 2-out RBI - R Klesko 2. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - B Molina 1, K Correia 1. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: E - R Durham (10, ground ball).


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .325
K Johnson 2b 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .298
C Jones 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .335
M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250
B McCann c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .308
A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .213
Y Escobar ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .319
J Smoltz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111

Totals 10 0 1 0 1 2 3

BATTING: S - J Smoltz. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Jones 1.
Team LOB - 3.


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SAN FRANCISCO - 012 -- 3
ATLANTA - 000 -- 0
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SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
K Correia 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 3.92

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Smoltz 3 4 3 3 2 2 0 3.15

IBB - B Bonds (by J Smoltz). Pitches-strikes: K Correia 41-28; J Smoltz
57-35. Ground balls-fly balls: K Correia 3-4; J Smoltz 2-5. Batters faced: K
Correia 12; J Smoltz 15.

UMPIRES: HP--Ted Barrett. 1B--Mark Carlson. 2B--Angel Hernandez. 3B--Derryl
Cousins.

Weather: 96 degrees, clear. Wind: 3 mph, swirling.</div>