NL: ARIZONA at ATLANTA <div class="pre">ARIZONA (2) VS ATLANTA (6) - FINAL ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Young cf 5 2 2 0 0 3 4 .240 S Drew ss 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .231 O Hudson 2b 4 0 2 1 1 1 3 .300 C Jackson 1b 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 .272 M Reynolds 3b 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 .278 J Cruz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 a-T Clark ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .231 Ed Gonzalez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 D Slaten p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 b-A Ojeda ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .246 T Pena p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 J Salazar lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .314 J Upton rf 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 .245 M Montero c 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .232 Y Petit p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .077 J Cirillo 3b 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .333 Totals 32 2 7 1 4 13 24 a-flied out to center for J Cruz in the 6th; b-popped out to shortstop for D Slaten in the 8th. BATTING: 2B - O Hudson (24, J Smoltz); J Salazar (4, J Smoltz); C Young (21, J Smoltz). S - S Drew. RBI - O Hudson (62). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - O Hudson 2, S Drew 1, Y Petit 1, M Reynolds 2. GIDP - J Salazar. Team LOB - 10. BASERUNNING: SB - C Young (20, Home off J Smoltz/B McCann), O Hudson (7, 2nd base off J Smoltz/B McCann). FIELDING: PB - M Montero. ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg W Harris lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .315 K Johnson 2b 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .291 C Jones 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .331 M Teixeira 1b 3 2 2 4 1 0 0 .266 B McCann c 3 0 2 0 1 1 1 .273 J Francoeur rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .303 A Jones cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .213 Y Escobar ss 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .315 J Smoltz p 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .103 a-M Diaz ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .342 B Wickman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 6 9 6 4 5 13 a-struck out swinging for J Smoltz in the 8th. BATTING: 2B - K Johnson 2 (22, Y Petit 2); Y Escobar (13, Y Petit). 3B - W Harris (7, Y Petit). HR - M Teixeira 2 (7, 1st inning off Y Petit 1 on, 2 Out, 3rd inning off Y Petit 1 on, 2 Out), Y Escobar (2, 4th inning off Y Petit 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - M Teixeira 4 (19), Y Escobar (21), K Johnson (61). 2-out RBI - M Teixeira 4, K Johnson. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Smoltz 1, C Jones 1, M Diaz 1. Team LOB - 6. FIELDING: DP: 1 (K Johnson-Y Escobar-M Teixeira). ---------------------------------------------------- ARIZONA - 101 000 000 -- 2 ATLANTA - 202 200 00x -- 6 ---------------------------------------------------- ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era Y Petit (L, 2-4) 3 2/3 7 6 6 2 3 3 5.14 J Cruz 1 1/3 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.06 Ed Gonzalez 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.38 D Slaten 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.30 T Pena 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 2.60 ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era J Smoltz (W, 11-6) 8 5 2 2 3 12 0 3.05 B Wickman 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 3.74 BALK - Y Petit. HBP - M Montero (by J Smoltz); C Jackson (by J Smoltz). Pitches-strikes: Y Petit 79-49; J Cruz 25-15; Ed Gonzalez 12-8; D Slaten 14-9; T Pena 15-9; J Smoltz 118-80; B Wickman 25-15. Ground balls-fly balls: Y Petit 2-6; J Cruz 1-2; Ed Gonzalez 0-2; D Slaten 1-2; T Pena 0-2; J Smoltz 7-5; B Wickman 1-1. Batters faced: Y Petit 20; J Cruz 5; Ed Gonzalez 3; D Slaten 3; T Pena 5; J Smoltz 33; B Wickman 6. UMPIRES: HP--Wally Bell. 1B--Adrian Johnson. 2B--Laz Diaz. 3B--John Hirschbeck. T--2:53. Att--30,818. Weather: 88 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 4 mph, swirling.</div>
NL: ARIZONA at ATLANTA <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ARIZONA (2) AT ATLANTA (6) - HOW THEY SCORED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ARIZONA 1ST: C Young singled to left. S Drew sacrificed to catcher, C Young to second. O Hudson doubled to deep right, C Young scored. C Jackson flied out to center. M Reynolds struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 1, ATLANTA 0. ATLANTA 1ST: W Harris grounded out to first. K Johnson doubled to deep right. C Jones popped out to shortstop. M Teixeira homered to right center, K Johnson scored. B McCann struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 1, ATLANTA 2. ARIZONA 3RD: C Young doubled to left. S Drew grounded out to second, C Young to third. O Hudson walked. C Jackson struck out swinging. C Young stole home, O Hudson stole second. M Reynolds struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 2, ATLANTA 2. ATLANTA 3RD: W Harris flied out to center. K Johnson walked. C Jones flied out to center. K Johnson to second on balk by Y Petit. M Teixeira homered to right, K Johnson scored. B McCann walked. J Francoeur struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 2, ATLANTA 4. ATLANTA 4TH: A Jones popped out to shortstop. Y Escobar homered to left. J Smoltz flied out to center. W Harris tripled to right. K Johnson doubled to deep center, W Harris scored. J Cruz relieved Y Petit. J Cirillo at third base. C Jones flied out to center. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 2, ATLANTA 6.</div>
NL: ARIZONA at ATLANTA <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ARIZONA (2) AT ATLANTA (6) - EVENT LOG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Arizona Starting Lineups -- C Young CF, S Drew SS, O Hudson 2B, C Jackson 1B, M Reynolds 3B, J Salazar LF, J Upton RF, M Montero C, Y Petit RHP. Atlanta Starting Lineups -- W Harris LF, K Johnson 2B, C Jones 3B, M Teixeira 1B, B McCann C, J Francoeur RF, A Jones CF, Y Escobar SS, J Smoltz RHP. Umpires -- Wally Bell (HP), Adrian Johnson (1B), Laz Diaz (2B), John Hirschbeck (3B). Gametime Weather: 88 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind swirling at 4 mph. ARIZONA 1ST: C Young singled to left. S Drew sacrificed to catcher, C Young to second. O Hudson doubled to deep right, C Young scored. C Jackson flied out to center. M Reynolds struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 1, ATLANTA 0. ATLANTA 1ST: W Harris grounded out to first. K Johnson doubled to deep right. C Jones popped out to shortstop. M Teixeira homered to right center, K Johnson scored. B McCann struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 1, ATLANTA 2. ARIZONA 2ND: J Salazar doubled to right. J Upton struck out swinging. M Montero grounded out to first, J Salazar to third. Y Petit struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 1, ATLANTA 2. ATLANTA 2ND: J Francoeur struck out swinging. A Jones flied out to center. Y Escobar doubled to deep right. J Smoltz grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 1, ATLANTA 2. ARIZONA 3RD: C Young doubled to left. S Drew grounded out to second, C Young to third. O Hudson walked. C Jackson struck out swinging. C Young stole home, O Hudson stole second. M Reynolds struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 2, ATLANTA 2. ATLANTA 3RD: W Harris flied out to center. K Johnson walked. C Jones flied out to center. K Johnson to second on balk by Y Petit. M Teixeira homered to right, K Johnson scored. B McCann walked. J Francoeur struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 2, ATLANTA 4. ARIZONA 4TH: J Salazar grounded out to third. J Upton struck out swinging. M Montero struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 2, ATLANTA 4. ATLANTA 4TH: A Jones popped out to shortstop. Y Escobar homered to left. J Smoltz flied out to center. W Harris tripled to right. K Johnson doubled to deep center, W Harris scored. J Cruz relieved Y Petit. J Cirillo at third base. C Jones flied out to center. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 2, ATLANTA 6. ARIZONA 5TH: J Cirillo popped out to first. C Young struck out swinging. S Drew flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 2, ATLANTA 6. ATLANTA 5TH: M Teixeira walked. B McCann singled to left, M Teixeira thrown out at third. J Francoeur popped out to shortstop. A Jones grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 2, ATLANTA 6. ARIZONA 6TH: O Hudson reached on infield single to third. C Jackson walked, O Hudson to second. T Clark hit for J Cruz. T Clark flied out to center. J Salazar grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, C Jackson out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 2, ATLANTA 6. ATLANTA 6TH: Ed Gonzalez relieved J Cruz. Y Escobar flied out to right. J Smoltz flied out to center. W Harris struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 2, ATLANTA 6. ARIZONA 7TH: J Upton struck out looking. M Montero hit by pitch. J Cirillo walked, M Montero to second. C Young struck out swinging. S Drew struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 2, ATLANTA 6. ATLANTA 7TH: D Slaten relieved Ed Gonzalez. K Johnson flied out to left. C Jones flied out to center. M Teixeira grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 2, ATLANTA 6. ARIZONA 8TH: O Hudson struck out swinging. C Jackson hit by pitch. A Ojeda hit for D Slaten. A Ojeda popped out to shortstop. J Salazar grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, C Jackson out at second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 2, ATLANTA 6. ATLANTA 8TH: T Pena relieved D Slaten. B McCann singled to right. J Francoeur flied out to center. B McCann to second on passed ball by M Montero. A Jones walked. Y Escobar flied out to right. M Diaz hit for J Smoltz. M Diaz struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 2, ATLANTA 6. ARIZONA 9TH: B Wickman relieved J Smoltz. J Upton singled to right. J Upton to second on fielder's indifference. M Montero flied out to center. J Cirillo singled to center, J Upton to third. C Young struck out swinging. J Cirillo to second on fielder's indifference. S Drew walked. O Hudson grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 2, ATLANTA 6.</div>
Teixeira, Smoltz help Braves avoid sweep <h3>ATLANTA 6, ARIZONA 2</h3>By Phil Foley PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer ATLANTA (Ticker) - The trade for Mark Teixeira continues to paydividends for the Atlanta Braves. Teixeira smashed two homers and John Smoltz hurled eightdominant frames to lead the Braves to a 6-2 win over the ArizonaDiamondbacks on Sunday. The 27-year old Teixeira, who was acquired in a trade deadlinedeal with the Texas Rangers, was brought in to inject power intoan Atlanta first base position that was last in the NationalLeague in batting average. Since joining the club on July 31,the switch-hitting slugger has done just that, slugging fivehomers and driving in 15 runs in over his first 16 games cominginto Sunday's contest against Arizona. Teixeira continued to produce in this one. The former Georgia Tech standout deposited a 1-1 offering fromDiamondbacks starter Yusmeiro Petit (2-4) in the first inning anestimated 406 feet into the right-center field bleachers togive Atlanta a 2-1 lead. Two frames later, Teixeira blasted a two-run shot over the rightfield fence for his first multi-homer game as a Brave, secondof the season and 17th of his career. The long balls were the 19th and 20th of the season forTeixeira, who has hit 20 or more homers in his first fiveseasons in the majors. Teixiera's big day helped the Braves avoid being swept by theDiamondbacks for the second straight year at Turner Field. TheBraves continued to get what they have almost always gotten from<div class="pre">their ace Smoltz (11-6) - another impressive performance.</div> The 40-year old righthander allowed two runs and five hits,walked three and struck out 12 to win for only the second timesince June 27. Smoltz hurled 80 of his 118 pitches for strikesen route to recording his 42nd game in which he has struck out10 or more batters. The 12 strikeouts for Smoltz were the most since April 10, 2005,when the righthander tied a career high by striking out 15Mets. The future Hall of Famer added another milestone to his alreadyimpressive resume, punching out Mark Reynolds in the third torecord his 2,913th strikeout passing knuckleballing Hall ofFamer Phil Niekro's franchise mark. Arizona took a 1-0 lead in the first on Orlando Hudson's RBIdouble before Teixeira's blast gave Atlanta a 2-1 lead. But theDiamondbacks fought back to tie the game thanks to the speed ofrookie outfielder Chris Young. Young lead off the third with a double, advanced to second on agroundout and scored when he swiped home plate on a delayedsteal. Petit, who was recalled from Class AAA Tucson prior to the game,allowed six runs and seven hits, walked two and struck outthree in 3 2/3 frames. Yunel Escobar homered in the fourth for the Braves, who snappeda three-game losing streak. Bob Wickman pitched out a bases-loaded jam for Atlanta to closeout the game.
Teixeira, Smoltz help Braves avoid sweep <h3>ATLANTA 6, ARIZONA 2</h3>By Phil Foley PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer ATLANTA (Ticker) - The trade for Mark Teixeira continues to paydividends for the Atlanta Braves. Teixeira smashed two homers and John Smoltz hurled eightdominant frames to lead the Braves to a 6-2 win over the ArizonaDiamondbacks on Sunday. The 27-year old Teixeira, who was acquired in a trade deadlinedeal with the Texas Rangers, was brought in to inject power intoan Atlanta first base position that was last in the NationalLeague in batting average. Since joining the club on July 31,the switch-hitting slugger has done just that, slugging fivehomers and driving in 15 runs in over his first 16 gamesentering Sunday's contest against Arizona. Teixeira continued to produce in this one. The former Georgia Tech standout deposited a 1-1 offering fromDiamondbacks starter Yusmeiro Petit (2-4) in the first inning anestimated 406 feet into the right-center field bleachers togive Atlanta a 2-1 lead. Two frames later, Teixeira blasted a two-run shot over the rightfield fence for his first multi-homer game as a Brave, secondof the season and 17th of his career. "I wasn't brought in here to sell tickets and for people towatch the games on television," Teixeira said. "I was broughtin here to help the team win. If I can help the rest of thelineup get better and produce myself, that's what I'm here for." The long balls were the 19th and 20th of the season forTeixeira, who has hit 20 or more homers in his first fiveseasons in the majors. "(Teixeira) has been huge," Braves third baseman Chipper Jonessaid. "He was the difference in the game today. The guy (Petit)made a couple of mistakes in his first two at-bats. That'swhat good hitters do. Hopefully, we can keep him rolling." Teixiera's big day helped the Braves (65-59) avoid being sweptby the Diamondbacks for the second straight year at TurnerField. They remained 5 1/2 games behind the New York Mets(70-53) in the National League East Division. Meanwhile, the Braves continued to get what they have almostalways gotten from their ace Smoltz (11-6) - another impressiveperformance. The 40-year old righthander allowed two runs and five hits,walked three and struck out 12 to win for only the second timesince June 27. Smoltz hurled 80 of his 118 pitches for strikesen route to recording his 42nd game in which he has struck out10 or more batters. "It was vintage Smoltz today," Braves manager Bobby Cox said."He was really on top of his game ... a lot of strikeouts. Itwas a great performance from him today." Despite his high pitch count, Smoltz wanted the ball in theninth inning before Cox quickly nixed that idea. "I tried (to convince Cox let me complete the game)," Smoltzsaid. "We have always talked about the danger pitches, around115 pitches. I just wanted to (pitch the ninth) because I wasfeeling so good. I can tell you somewhere down there roadthere's going to be a complete game." The 12 strikeouts for Smoltz were the most since April 10, 2005,when the righthander tied a career high by striking out 15against the New York Mets. "He did a great job," Arizona center fielder Chris Young said."That's the reason he's going to be in the Hall of Fame. Hecontrols the ball well. He had all his pitches working today." The future Hall of Famer added another milestone to his alreadyimpressive resume, punching out Mark Reynolds in the third torecord his 2,913th strikeout passing knuckleballing Hall ofFamer Phil Niekro's franchise mark. "Just for the name's sake, Niekro, Knucksie, he's just an iconhere," said Smoltz, who met Niekro shortly after he was tradedto the Braves for Doyle Alexander in 1987. "It's an honor." "It's a great accomplishment," added Jones, who has playedbehind Smoltz since the 1993 campaign. "Knucksie is one of theicons of this organization. For John to pass him, I know he'sprobably pretty juiced up about it. It's just a cool achievementin a very long career." Arizona took a 1-0 lead in the first on Orlando Hudson's RBIdouble before Teixeira's blast gave Atlanta a 2-1 lead. But theDiamondbacks fought back to tie the game thanks to the speed ofYoung. Young lead off the third with a double, advanced to second on agroundout and scored when he swiped home plate on a delayedsteal. Yunel Escobar homered and Kelly Johnson added an RBI double inthe fourth to chase Petit. Petit, who was recalled from Class AAA Tucson prior to the game,allowed six runs and seven hits, walked two and struck outthree in 3 2/3 frames. Bob Wickman pitched out a bases-loaded jam in the ninth forAtlanta, which snapped a three-game losing streak.
