GAME THREAD: NL: SAN FRANCISCO (50-69) at ATLANTA (63-56)

NL: SAN FRANCISCO (50-69) at ATLANTA (63-56)

<h3>Hudson, Braves host struggling Giants</h3>

San Francisco (50-69) at Atlanta (63-56) 7:35 pm EDT

ATLANTA (Ticker) -- Tim Hudson looks to extend his unbeatenstreak Wednesday when the Atlanta Braves host the San FranciscoGiants.


Hudson (13-5, 3.01 ERA) has won his last seven decisions, andAtlanta has won the righthander's last 10 starts.


The 32-year-old Hudson, who has a 2.26 ERA in his last ninestarts, beat the New York Mets on Thursday, allowing three runsin six innings of a 9-3 victory.


The Braves won Tuesday's series opener, 5-4, as Chipper Joneshit a walk-off double in the ninth inning to cap a late rally.

Mark Teixeira homered for Atlanta, which trails the New YorkMets (66-52) by 3 1/2 games in the National League East.

Meanwhile, Russ Ortiz (2-2, 5.18) takes the mound for SanFrancisco, which has lost six of its last seven games. Ortiz ismaking his second start since coming off the disabled list.

The righthanded Ortiz allowed two runs in five innings of an 8-7loss to Pittsburgh on Friday.


Barry Bonds, who walked twice and scored twice Tuesday, isbatting .435 (10-for-23) with four career homers against Hudson.

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ATLANTA

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

SAN FRANCISCO ATLANTA
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Rajai Davis CF .326 0 3 Willie Harris LF .327 1 24
Omar Vizquel SS .251 2 33 Kelly Johnson 2B .296 13 60
Randy Winn RF .288 7 39 Chipper Jones 3B .335 19 67
Barry Bonds LF .281 24 56 Mark Teixeira 1B .275 5 13
Ryan Klesko 1B .270 6 38 Brian Mccann C .272 12 67
Ray Durham 2B .225 9 58 Jeff Francoeur RF .306 14 76
Pedro Feliz 3B .255 16 58 Andruw Jones CF .212 21 74
Guillermo Rodrigue C .259 0 11 Yunel Escobar SS .330 1 19
Russ Ortiz RHP .154 0 2 Tim Hudson RHP .214 0 6
(2-2, 5.18) (13-5, 3.01)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA
WARMUPS: SFO - RUSS ORTIZ (2-2, 5.18)
ATL - TIM HUDSON (13-5, 3.01)

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

WEATHER: 97 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 3 mph, swirling</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA
STARTING BATS: SFO - RUSS ORTIZ AND GUILLERMO RODRIGUEZ
ATL - TIM HUDSON AND BRIAN MCCANN

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: R DAVIS (.326, 0 HR, 3 RBI)
O VIZQUEL (.251, 2 HR, 33 RBI)
R WINN (.288, 7 HR, 39 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 1 0
ATLANTA 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - RUSS ORTIZ
ATL - TIM HUDSON

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: W HARRIS (.327, 1 HR, 24 RBI)
K JOHNSON (.296, 13 HR, 60 RBI)
C JONES (.335, 19 HR, 67 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
R Davis cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .322
O Vizquel ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
R Winn rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .289
B Bonds lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .280
R Klesko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
R Durham 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225
P Feliz 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
G Rodriguez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
R Ortiz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 1 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .327
K Johnson 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
C Jones 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .335
M Teixeira 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
B McCann c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
J Francoeur rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
A Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212
Y Escobar ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .330
T Hudson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214

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
R Ortiz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.17

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
T Hudson 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.99

Pitches-strikes: T Hudson 11-7. Ground balls-fly balls: T Hudson 2-0. Batters
faced: T Hudson 4.

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

Weather: 96 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 2 mph, swirling.</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA
CONFIRMED STARTERS: SFO - RUSS ORTIZ
ATL - TIM HUDSON</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
GROUND OUT BY MARK TEIXEIRA SCORED WILLIE HARRIS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C JONES ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 0
ATLANTA 1 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: B MCCANN (.272, 12 HR, 67 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 1 0
ATLANTA 1 1 0 0 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - RUSS ORTIZ
ATL - TIM HUDSON

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: R KLESKO (.270, 6 HR, 38 RBI)
R DURHAM (.225, 9 HR, 58 RBI)
P FELIZ (.255, 16 HR, 58 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ATLANTA

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

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Davis cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .322
O Vizquel ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
R Winn rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .289
B Bonds lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .280
R Klesko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
R Durham 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225
P Feliz 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
G Rodriguez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
R Ortiz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 1 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: PB - G Rodriguez.


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .327
K Johnson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .295
C Jones 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .335
M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 .269
B McCann c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .271
J Francoeur rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
A Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212
Y Escobar ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .330
T Hudson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214

Totals 3 1 0 1 2 1 4

BATTING: RBI - M Teixeira (14). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B
McCann 1. Team LOB - 1.


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SAN FRANCISCO - 0 -- 0
ATLANTA - 1 -- 1
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SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
R Ortiz 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 5.27

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
T Hudson 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.99

Pitches-strikes: R Ortiz 25-12; T Hudson 11-7. Ground balls-fly balls: R
Ortiz 1-1; T Hudson 2-0. Batters faced: R Ortiz 5; T Hudson 4.

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

Weather: 96 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 2 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 0 0 2 0
ATLANTA 1 1 0 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - RUSS ORTIZ
ATL - TIM HUDSON

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: J FRANCOEUR (.306, 14 HR, 76 RBI)
A JONES (.212, 21 HR, 74 RBI)
Y ESCOBAR (.330, 1 HR, 19 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ATLANTA

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

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Davis cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .322
O Vizquel ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
R Winn rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .289
B Bonds lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .280
R Klesko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
R Durham 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224
P Feliz 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .257
G Rodriguez c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .255
R Ortiz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154

Totals 8 0 2 0 0 2 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: PB - G Rodriguez.


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .327
K Johnson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .295
C Jones 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .335
M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 .269
B McCann c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .271
J Francoeur rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
A Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212
Y Escobar ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .330
T Hudson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214

Totals 3 1 0 1 2 1 4

BATTING: RBI - M Teixeira (14). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B
McCann 1. Team LOB - 1.


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SAN FRANCISCO - 00 -- 0
ATLANTA - 1 -- 1
----------------------------------------------------

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
R Ortiz 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 5.05

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
T Hudson 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 2.97

Pitches-strikes: R Ortiz 25-12; T Hudson 28-18. Ground balls-fly balls: R
Ortiz 1-1; T Hudson 3-1. Batters faced: R Ortiz 5; T Hudson 8.

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

Weather: 96 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 2 mph, swirling.</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY TIM HUDSON SCORED JEFF FRANCOEUR.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, T HUDSON ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 0
ATLANTA 2 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: W HARRIS (.327, 0-FOR-0, BB)</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 2 0
ATLANTA 1 1 2 2 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - RUSS ORTIZ
ATL - TIM HUDSON

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: R ORTIZ (.154, 0 HR, 2 RBI)
R DAVIS (.322, 0-FOR-1)
O VIZQUEL (.251, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ATLANTA

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

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Davis cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .322
O Vizquel ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
R Winn rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .289
B Bonds lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .280
R Klesko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
R Durham 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224
P Feliz 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .257
G Rodriguez c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .255
R Ortiz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154

Totals 8 0 2 0 0 2 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: PB - G Rodriguez.


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .329
K Johnson 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .295
C Jones 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .335
M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 .269
B McCann c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .271
J Francoeur rf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .306
A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .212
Y Escobar ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .328
T Hudson p 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .228

Totals 8 2 2 2 3 3 8

BATTING: 2B - W Harris (18, R Ortiz). RBI - M Teixeira (14), T Hudson (7).
2-out RBI - T Hudson. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - K Johnson 2, B
McCann 1. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Francoeur (3, 2nd base off R Ortiz/G Rodriguez).


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SAN FRANCISCO - 00 -- 0
ATLANTA - 11 -- 2
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SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
R Ortiz 2 2 2 1 3 3 0 5.14

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
T Hudson 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 2.97

Pitches-strikes: R Ortiz 52-27; T Hudson 28-18. Ground balls-fly balls: R
Ortiz 2-1; T Hudson 3-1. Batters faced: R Ortiz 11; T Hudson 8.

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

Weather: 96 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 2 mph, swirling.</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL SAN FRANCISCO AT ATLANTA
NOTE: ATLANTA MANAGER BOBBY COX WAS EJECTED BY FIRST BASE
UMPIRE ANGEL HERNANDEZ IN THE TOP OF THE THIRD INNING FOR ARGUING A
BALK CALL.</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 2 0
ATLANTA 1 1 2 2 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - RUSS ORTIZ
ATL - TIM HUDSON

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: C JONES (.335, 0-FOR-0, BB)
M TEIXEIRA (.269, 0-FOR-1, RBI)
B MCCANN (.271, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">SAN FRANCISCO (0) VS ATLANTA (2) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Davis cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .322
O Vizquel ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250
R Winn rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .289
B Bonds lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .280
R Klesko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
R Durham 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224
P Feliz 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .257
G Rodriguez c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .255
R Ortiz p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143

Totals 11 0 2 0 0 2 4

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Winn 1. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: PB - G Rodriguez.


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .329
K Johnson 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .295
C Jones 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .335
M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 .269
B McCann c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .271
J Francoeur rf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .306
A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .212
Y Escobar ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .328
T Hudson p 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .228

Totals 8 2 2 2 3 3 8

BATTING: 2B - W Harris (18, R Ortiz). RBI - M Teixeira (14), T Hudson (7).
2-out RBI - T Hudson. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - K Johnson 2, B
McCann 1. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Francoeur (3, 2nd base off R Ortiz/G Rodriguez).


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SAN FRANCISCO - 000 -- 0
ATLANTA - 11 -- 2
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SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
R Ortiz 2 2 2 1 3 3 0 5.14

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
T Hudson 3 2 0 0 0 2 0 2.95

BALK - T Hudson. HBP - R Davis (by T Hudson). Pitches-strikes: R Ortiz 52-27;
T Hudson 39-23. Ground balls-fly balls: R Ortiz 2-1; T Hudson 5-2. Batters
faced: R Ortiz 11; T Hudson 12.

UMPIRES: HP--Mark Carlson. 1B--Angel Hernandez. 2B--Derryl Cousins. 3B--Ted
Barrett.
EJECTIONS: ATLANTA's Cox by Hernandez (3rd).
Weather: 96 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 2 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 0 0 0 2 0
ATLANTA 1 1 0 2 3 0 (TOP 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - RUSS ORTIZ
ATL - TIM HUDSON

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: B BONDS (.280, 0-FOR-1)
R KLESKO (.269, 0-FOR-1)
R DURHAM (.224, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">SAN FRANCISCO (0) VS ATLANTA (2) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Davis cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .322
O Vizquel ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250
R Winn rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .289
B Bonds lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .280
R Klesko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
R Durham 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224
P Feliz 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .257
G Rodriguez c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .255
R Ortiz p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143

Totals 11 0 2 0 0 2 4

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Winn 1. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: PB - G Rodriguez. DP: 1 (R Klesko-O Vizquel-R Ortiz).


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .329
K Johnson 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .295
C Jones 3b 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .337
M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 .269
B McCann c 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .270
J Francoeur rf 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 .305
A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .212
Y Escobar ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .328
T Hudson p 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .228

Totals 11 2 3 2 4 4 10

BATTING: 2B - W Harris (18, R Ortiz). RBI - M Teixeira (14), T Hudson (7).
2-out RBI - T Hudson. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - K Johnson 2, J
Francoeur 1, B McCann 1. GIDP - B McCann. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Francoeur (3, 2nd base off R Ortiz/G Rodriguez).


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SAN FRANCISCO - 000 -- 0
ATLANTA - 110 -- 2
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SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
R Ortiz 3 3 2 1 4 4 0 5.02

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
T Hudson 3 2 0 0 0 2 0 2.95

BALK - T Hudson. HBP - R Davis (by T Hudson). Pitches-strikes: R Ortiz 65-35;
T Hudson 39-23. Ground balls-fly balls: R Ortiz 4-1; T Hudson 5-2. Batters
faced: R Ortiz 15; T Hudson 12.

UMPIRES: HP--Mark Carlson. 1B--Angel Hernandez. 2B--Derryl Cousins. 3B--Ted
Barrett.
EJECTIONS: ATLANTA's Cox by Hernandez (3rd).
Weather: 96 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 2 mph, swirling.</div>