GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: ATLANTA (65-59) at CINCINNATI (54-69)

NL: ATLANTA (65-59) at CINCINNATI (54-69)

<h3>Hudson goes for 15th win</h3>



<div class="pre">Atlanta (65-59) at Cincinnati (54-69) 7:10 pm EDT</div>

CINCINNATI (Ticker) -- Tim Hudson will look to become theNational League's first 15-game winner when the Atlanta Bravesvisit the Cincinnati Reds on Monday in the opener of a four-gameseries.


Hudson has won his last eight decisions and the Braves are 10-0when the righthander takes the mound during that stretch. The32-year-old allowed three runs and eight hits with fivestrikeouts in Wednesday's 6-3 triumph over the San FranciscoGiants.


It will be just his third career start against the Reds forHudson, who last won more than 14 games in 2003, when he was amember of the Oakland Athletics.


Atlanta, which has lost three of its previous four contests,sits in third place in the NL East, 5 1/2 games behind thedivision-leading New York Mets. However, the Braves trail theSan Diego Padres in the wild card by 1 1/2 games.


The Reds will send rookie Phil Dumatrait (0-1, 10.32) to themound. The 26-year-old lefthander was tagged for five runs,five hits and four walks in an 11-9 loss to the Chicago Cubs onWednesday.


Cincinnati has won four of its last six games but still sit infifth place in the NL Central standings.

 

NL: ATLANTA (65-59) at CINCINNATI (54-69)

<h3>Hudson goes for 15th win</h3>



<div class="pre">Atlanta (65-59) at Cincinnati (54-69) 7:10 pm EDT</div>

CINCINNATI (Ticker) -- Tim Hudson will look to become theNational League's first 15-game winner when the Atlanta Bravesvisit the Cincinnati Reds on Monday in the opener of a four-gameseries.


Hudson has won his last eight decisions and the Braves are 10-0when the righthander takes the mound during that stretch. The32-year-old allowed three runs and eight hits with fivestrikeouts in Wednesday's 6-3 triumph over the San FranciscoGiants.


It will be just his third career start against the Reds forHudson, who last won more than 14 games in 2003, when he was amember of the Oakland Athletics.


Atlanta, which has lost three of its previous four contests,sits in third place in the NL East, 5 1/2 games behind thedivision-leading New York Mets. However, the Braves trail theSan Diego Padres in the wild card by 1 1/2 games.


The Reds will send rookie Phil Dumatrait (0-1, 10.32) to themound. The 26-year-old lefthander was tagged for five runs,five hits and four walks in an 11-9 loss to the Chicago Cubs onWednesday.


Cincinnati has won four of its last six games but still sit infifth place in the NL Central standings.

 

NL: ATLANTA at CINCINNATI

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

ATLANTA CINCINNATI
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Yunel Escobar SS .315 2 21 Josh Hamilton CF .284 15 34
Matt Diaz LF .342 9 33 Jeff Keppinger SS .368 2 20
Chipper Jones 3B .331 20 68 Ken Griffey Jr RF .281 27 77
Mark Teixeira 1B .266 7 19 Brandon Phillips 2B .277 22 69
Jeff Francoeur RF .303 16 79 Adam Dunn LF .262 34 83
Andruw Jones CF .213 22 77 Scott Hatteberg 1B .301 10 43
Brian Mccann C .273 12 67 Javier Valentin C .291 2 27
Martin Prado 2B .270 0 1 Mark Bellhorn 3B .143 0 1
Tim Hudson RHP .237 0 7 Phillip Dumatrait LHP .000 0 0
(14-5, 3.02) (0-1, 10.32)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI
WARMUPS: ATL - TIM HUDSON (14-5, 3.02)
CIN - PHILLIP DUMATRAIT (0-1, 10.32)

UMPIRES: HP - CHAD FAIRCHILD
1B - GERRY DAVIS
2B - BRIAN GORMAN
3B - PAUL NAUERT

WEATHER: 90 Degrees, cloudy
WIND: 16 mph, left to right</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI
STARTING BATS: ATL - TIM HUDSON AND BRIAN MCCANN
CIN - PHILLIP DUMATRAIT AND JAVIER VALENTIN

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: Y ESCOBAR (.315, 2 HR, 21 RBI)
M DIAZ (.342, 9 HR, 33 RBI)
C JONES (.331, 20 HR, 68 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JEFF FRANCOEUR SCORED MATT DIAZ.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J FRANCOEUR ON FIRST, M TEIXEIRA ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 1
CINCINNATI 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: A JONES (.213, 22 HR, 77 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
GRAND SLAM BY BRIAN MCCANN (13) TO RIGHT WITH 2 OUT IN THE
1ST OFF PHILLIP DUMATRAIT SCORED MARK TEIXEIRA, JEFF FRANCOEUR AND
ANDRUW JONES.
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 5, CINCINNATI 0

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: M PRADO (.270, 0 HR, 1 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - TIM HUDSON
CIN - PHILLIP DUMATRAIT

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: J HAMILTON (.284, 15 HR, 34 RBI)
J KEPPINGER (.368, 2 HR, 20 RBI)
K GRIFFEY JR (.281, 27 HR, 77 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">ATLANTA (5) VS CINCINNATI (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Y Escobar ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313
M Diaz lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .345
C Jones 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .330
M Teixeira 1b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .266
J Francoeur rf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .305
A Jones cf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .213
B McCann c 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 .275
M Prado 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
T Hudson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237

Totals 6 5 3 5 2 0 0

BATTING: 2B - M Diaz (16, P Dumatrait). HR - B Mccann (13, 1st inning off P
Dumatrait 3 on, 2 Out). RBI - J Francoeur (80), B McCann 4 (71). 2-out RBI - J
Francoeur, B McCann 4. Team LOB - 0.


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Hamilton cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
J Keppinger ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .368
K Griffey Jr rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
B Phillips 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
A Dunn lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
S Hatteberg 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301
J Valentin c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
M Bellhorn 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143
P Dumatrait p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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ATLANTA - 5 -- 5
CINCINNATI - -- 0
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ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
T Hudson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.02

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
P Dumatrait 1 3 5 5 2 0 1 13.14

Pitches-strikes: P Dumatrait 29-14. Ground balls-fly balls: P Dumatrait 2-1.
Batters faced: P Dumatrait 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Chad Fairchild. 1B--Gerry Davis. 2B--Brian Gorman. 3B--Paul
Nauert.

Weather: 82 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 16 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI
CONFIRMED STARTERS: ATL - TIM HUDSON
CIN - PHILLIP DUMATRAIT</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY BRANDON PHILLIPS SCORED JEFF KEPPINGER.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, K GRIFFEY JR ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 5
CINCINNATI 1 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: A DUNN (.262, 34 HR, 83 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - TIM HUDSON
CIN - PHILLIP DUMATRAIT

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: T HUDSON (.237, 0 HR, 7 RBI)
Y ESCOBAR (.313, 0-FOR-1)
M DIAZ (.345, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">ATLANTA (5) VS CINCINNATI (1) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Y Escobar ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313
M Diaz lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .345
C Jones 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .330
M Teixeira 1b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .266
J Francoeur rf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .305
A Jones cf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .213
B McCann c 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 .275
M Prado 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
T Hudson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237

Totals 6 5 3 5 2 0 0

BATTING: 2B - M Diaz (16, P Dumatrait). HR - B Mccann (13, 1st inning off P
Dumatrait 3 on, 2 Out). RBI - J Francoeur (80), B McCann 4 (71). 2-out RBI - J
Francoeur, B McCann 4. Team LOB - 0.


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Hamilton cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
J Keppinger ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .374
K Griffey Jr rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .283
B Phillips 2b 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .277
A Dunn lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .262
S Hatteberg 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301
J Valentin c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
M Bellhorn 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143
P Dumatrait p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 4 1 2 1 0 1 2

BATTING: SF - B Phillips. RBI - B Phillips (70). Team LOB - 1.


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ATLANTA - 5 -- 5
CINCINNATI - 1 -- 1
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ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
T Hudson 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 3.06

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
P Dumatrait 1 3 5 5 2 0 1 13.14

Pitches-strikes: T Hudson 15-11; P Dumatrait 29-14. Ground balls-fly balls: T
Hudson 0-2; P Dumatrait 2-1. Batters faced: T Hudson 5; P Dumatrait 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Chad Fairchild. 1B--Gerry Davis. 2B--Brian Gorman. 3B--Paul
Nauert.

Weather: 82 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 16 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY MARK TEIXEIRA (8) TO RIGHT WITH 2 OUT
IN THE 2ND OFF PHILLIP DUMATRAIT SCORED YUNEL ESCOBAR AND CHIPPER
JONES.
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 8, CINCINNATI 1

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: J FRANCOEUR (.305, 1-FOR-1, RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - TIM HUDSON
CIN - PHILLIP DUMATRAIT

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: S HATTEBERG (.301, 10 HR, 43 RBI)
J VALENTIN (.291, 2 HR, 27 RBI)
M BELLHORN (.143, 0 HR, 1 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">ATLANTA (8) VS CINCINNATI (1) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Y Escobar ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .317
M Diaz lf 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .344
C Jones 3b 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .332
M Teixeira 1b 1 2 1 3 1 0 0 .277
J Francoeur rf 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .306
A Jones cf 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .213
B McCann c 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 .275
M Prado 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
T Hudson p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233

Totals 13 8 7 8 2 0 2

BATTING: 2B - M Diaz (16, P Dumatrait). HR - B Mccann (13, 1st inning off P
Dumatrait 3 on, 2 Out), M Teixeira (8, 2nd inning off P Dumatrait 2 on, 2 Out).
RBI - J Francoeur (80), B McCann 4 (71), M Teixeira 3 (22). 2-out RBI - J
Francoeur, B McCann 4, M Teixeira 3. Team LOB - 1.


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Hamilton cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
J Keppinger ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .374
K Griffey Jr rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .283
B Phillips 2b 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .277
A Dunn lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .262
S Hatteberg 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301
J Valentin c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
M Bellhorn 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143
P Dumatrait p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 4 1 2 1 0 1 2

BATTING: SF - B Phillips. RBI - B Phillips (70). Team LOB - 1.


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ATLANTA - 53 -- 8
CINCINNATI - 1 -- 1
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ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
T Hudson 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 3.06

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
P Dumatrait 2 7 8 8 2 0 2 14.17

Pitches-strikes: T Hudson 15-11; P Dumatrait 54-32. Ground balls-fly balls: T
Hudson 0-2; P Dumatrait 3-3. Batters faced: T Hudson 5; P Dumatrait 15.

UMPIRES: HP--Chad Fairchild. 1B--Gerry Davis. 2B--Brian Gorman. 3B--Paul
Nauert.

Weather: 82 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 16 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL ATLANTA AT CINCINNATI
NOTE: CINCINNATI CATCHER JAVIER VALENTIN EXTENDED HIS
HITTING STREAK TO 11 GAMES WITH A DOUBLE IN THE SECOND INNING.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: B Livingston hit for P Dumatrait.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, M BELLHORN ON FIRST, J VALENTIN ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 8
CINCINNATI 1 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: B Livingston (.304, 0 HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - TIM HUDSON
CIN - PHILLIP DUMATRAIT (OUT)

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: B MCCANN (.275, 1-FOR-1, HR, 4 RBI)
M PRADO (.263, 0-FOR-1)
T HUDSON (.233, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">ATLANTA (8) VS CINCINNATI (1) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Y Escobar ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .317
M Diaz lf 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .344
C Jones 3b 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .332
M Teixeira 1b 1 2 1 3 1 0 0 .277
J Francoeur rf 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .306
A Jones cf 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .213
B McCann c 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 .275
M Prado 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
T Hudson p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233

Totals 13 8 7 8 2 0 2

BATTING: 2B - M Diaz (16, P Dumatrait). HR - B Mccann (13, 1st inning off P
Dumatrait 3 on, 2 Out), M Teixeira (8, 2nd inning off P Dumatrait 2 on, 2 Out).
RBI - J Francoeur (80), B McCann 4 (71), M Teixeira 3 (22). 2-out RBI - J
Francoeur, B McCann 4, M Teixeira 3. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (Y Escobar-M Prado-M Teixeira).


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Hamilton cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
J Keppinger ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .374
K Griffey Jr rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .283
B Phillips 2b 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .277
A Dunn lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .262
S Hatteberg 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
J Valentin c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .296
M Bellhorn 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .143
P Dumatrait p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-B Livingston ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .292

Totals 7 1 3 1 1 1 4

a-grounded to second for P Dumatrait in the 2nd.

BATTING: 2B - J Valentin (13, T Hudson). SF - B Phillips. RBI - B Phillips
(70). GIDP - B Livingston. Team LOB - 2.


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ATLANTA - 53 -- 8
CINCINNATI - 10 -- 1
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ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
T Hudson 2 3 1 1 1 1 0 3.04

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
P Dumatrait 2 7 8 8 2 0 2 14.17

Pitches-strikes: T Hudson 27-18; P Dumatrait 54-32. Ground balls-fly balls: T
Hudson 3-2; P Dumatrait 3-3. Batters faced: T Hudson 9; P Dumatrait 15.

UMPIRES: HP--Chad Fairchild. 1B--Gerry Davis. 2B--Brian Gorman. 3B--Paul
Nauert.

Weather: 82 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 16 mph, left to right.</div>