GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: ATLANTA (66-59) at CINCINNATI (54-70)

NL: ATLANTA (66-59) at CINCINNATI (54-70)

<h3>Braves try to continue winning ways against Reds</h3>



<div class="pre">Atlanta (66-59) at Cincinnati (54-70) 7:10 pm EDT</div>

CINCINNATI (Ticker) - The Atlanta Braves will look to win threeconsecutive games when they take on the Cincinnati Reds onTuesday in game two of the four-game set.


The Braves won 14-4 in the first game of the series Monday onthe strength a grand slam by Brian McCann and two home runs byMark Teixeira.


Teixeira has been on fire since being acquired by the Braves onAugust 1 from the Texas Rangers. The 27-year-old first basemanleads the National League with nine home runs and 25 RBI inAugust.


The Braves are tied for second place with the PhiladelphiaPhillies (65-58) in the NL East and are just one game back ofthe San Diego Padres (66-57) in the wild card standings.

Rookie Jo-Jo Reyes (0-1, 8.72 ERA) will start for the Braves onTuesday in place of Chuck James, who is sitting out due to aninflamed shoulder. In his last outing on August 2, thelefthander permitted four runs and four hits over three framesin a no-decision of a 12-11 loss to Houston.


The 22-year-old faced the Reds in his second major league start,taking the loss on July 17 when he surrendered four runs andeight hits over 6 1/3 innings.


Bobby Livingston (3-3, 4.70) will counter the Braves when hetakes the mound for the Reds. Livingston allowed five runs on11 hits over five innings on Thursday, suffering a 12-4 loss tothe Chicago Cubs. The righthander is 2-3 with a 5.22 ERA in hisseven starts since entering the rotation on July 16.

The Reds beat the Braves, 10-3, in Livingston's first careerappearence against Atlanta on July 16. Livingston pitched fiveinnings, scattering eight and surrendering two runs whilestriking out four and walking two.

 

NL: ATLANTA at CINCINNATI

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

ATLANTA CINCINNATI
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Yunel Escobar SS .316 2 21 Norris Hopper CF .316 0 6
Matt Diaz LF .346 9 33 Jeff Keppinger SS .382 2 20
Chipper Jones 3B .332 20 68 Ken Griffey Jr RF .281 27 77
Mark Teixeira 1B .294 9 25 Brandon Phillips 2B .274 22 70
Jeff Francoeur RF .306 16 81 Adam Dunn LF .263 34 84
Andruw Jones CF .214 23 79 Edwin Encarnacion 3B .265 8 48
Brian Mccann C .273 13 71 Jorge Cantu 1B 1.000 0 0
Kelly Johnson 2B .291 13 61 Ryan Jorgensen C .286 1 2
Jo-Jo Reyes LHP .375 0 0 Bobby Livingston LHP .292 0 2
(0-1, 8.72) (3-3, 4.70)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI
WARMUPS: ATL - JO-JO REYES (0-1, 8.72)
CIN - BOBBY LIVINGSTON (3-3, 4.70)

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

WEATHER: 82 Degrees, cloudy
WIND: 9 mph, right to left</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI
STARTING BATS: ATL - JO-JO REYES AND BRIAN MCCANN
CIN - BOBBY LIVINGSTON AND RYAN JORGENSEN

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: Y ESCOBAR (.316, 2 HR, 21 RBI)
M DIAZ (.346, 9 HR, 33 RBI)
C JONES (.332, 20 HR, 68 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at CINCINNATI

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

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: J FRANCOEUR (.306, 16 HR, 81 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at CINCINNATI

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - JO-JO REYES
CIN - BOBBY LIVINGSTON

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: N HOPPER (.316, 0 HR, 6 RBI)
J KEPPINGER (.382, 2 HR, 20 RBI)
K GRIFFEY JR (.281, 27 HR, 77 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at CINCINNATI

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

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Y Escobar ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .319
M Diaz lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .348
C Jones 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .332
M Teixeira 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .304
J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .306
A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .213
B McCann c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
K Johnson 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
J Reyes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375

Totals 6 1 3 1 0 1 6

BATTING: RBI - M Teixeira (26). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A
Jones 1. Team LOB - 2.


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Hopper cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316
J Keppinger ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .382
K Griffey Jr rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
B Phillips 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
A Dunn lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
E Encarnacion 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
J Cantu 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
R Jorgensen c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
B Livingston p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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ATLANTA - 1 -- 1
CINCINNATI - -- 0
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ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Reyes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.72

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
B Livingston 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 4.78

Pitches-strikes: B Livingston 19-12. Ground balls-fly balls: B Livingston
1-1. Batters faced: B Livingston 6.

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

Weather: 84 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI
CONFIRMED STARTERS: ATL - JO-JO REYES
CIN - BOBBY LIVINGSTON</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at CINCINNATI

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - JO-JO REYES
CIN - BOBBY LIVINGSTON

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: B MCCANN (.273, 13 HR, 71 RBI)
K JOHNSON (.291, 13 HR, 61 RBI)
J REYES (.375, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at CINCINNATI

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

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Y Escobar ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .319
M Diaz lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .348
C Jones 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .332
M Teixeira 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .304
J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .306
A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .213
B McCann c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
K Johnson 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
J Reyes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375

Totals 6 1 3 1 0 1 6

BATTING: RBI - M Teixeira (26). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A
Jones 1. Team LOB - 2.

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


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Hopper cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .319
J Keppinger ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .378
K Griffey Jr rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .281
B Phillips 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .276
A Dunn lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .262
E Encarnacion 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
J Cantu 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
R Jorgensen c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
B Livingston p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292

Totals 4 0 2 0 1 1 3

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Dunn 1. GIDP - J
Keppinger. Team LOB - 2.


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ATLANTA - 1 -- 1
CINCINNATI - 0 -- 0
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ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Reyes 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 8.34

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
B Livingston 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 4.78

Pitches-strikes: J Reyes 18-10; B Livingston 19-12. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Reyes 2-0; B Livingston 1-1. Batters faced: J Reyes 5; B Livingston 6.

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

Weather: 84 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY YUNEL ESCOBAR SCORED BRIAN MCCANN AND KELLY
JOHNSON.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, Y ESCOBAR ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 3
CINCINNATI 0 TOP, 2ND

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: M DIAZ (.348, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at CINCINNATI

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - JO-JO REYES
CIN - BOBBY LIVINGSTON

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: E ENCARNACION (.265, 8 HR, 48 RBI)
J CANTU (1.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
R JORGENSEN (.286, 1 HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">ATLANTA (3) VS CINCINNATI (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Y Escobar ss 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 .322
M Diaz lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .347
C Jones 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .331
M Teixeira 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .304
J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .306
A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .213
B McCann c 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .275
K Johnson 2b 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 .290
J Reyes p 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .333

Totals 12 3 5 3 0 3 10

BATTING: 2B - B McCann (32, B Livingston); Y Escobar (14, B Livingston). RBI -
M Teixeira (26), Y Escobar 2 (23). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C
Jones 1, A Jones 1. Team LOB - 3.

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


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Hopper cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .319
J Keppinger ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .378
K Griffey Jr rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .281
B Phillips 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .276
A Dunn lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .262
E Encarnacion 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
J Cantu 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
R Jorgensen c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
B Livingston p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292

Totals 4 0 2 0 1 1 3

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Dunn 1. GIDP - J
Keppinger. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: E - R Jorgensen (1, throw).


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ATLANTA - 12 -- 3
CINCINNATI - 0 -- 0
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ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Reyes 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 8.34

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
B Livingston 2 5 3 2 0 3 0 4.86

Pitches-strikes: J Reyes 18-10; B Livingston 41-27. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Reyes 2-0; B Livingston 2-2. Batters faced: J Reyes 5; B Livingston 12.

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

Weather: 84 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at CINCINNATI

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - JO-JO REYES
CIN - BOBBY LIVINGSTON

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: M TEIXEIRA (.304, 1-FOR-1, RBI)
J FRANCOEUR (.306, 0-FOR-1)
A JONES (.213, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">ATLANTA (3) VS CINCINNATI (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Y Escobar ss 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 .322
M Diaz lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .347
C Jones 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .331
M Teixeira 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .304
J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .306
A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .213
B McCann c 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .275
K Johnson 2b 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 .290
J Reyes p 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .333

Totals 12 3 5 3 0 3 10

BATTING: 2B - B McCann (32, B Livingston); Y Escobar (14, B Livingston). RBI -
M Teixeira (26), Y Escobar 2 (23). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C
Jones 1, A Jones 1. Team LOB - 3.

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


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Hopper cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .319
J Keppinger ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .378
K Griffey Jr rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .281
B Phillips 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .276
A Dunn lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .262
E Encarnacion 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
J Cantu 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
R Jorgensen c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
B Livingston p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292

Totals 7 0 2 0 1 1 3

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Dunn 1. GIDP - J
Keppinger. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: E - R Jorgensen (1, throw).


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ATLANTA - 12 -- 3
CINCINNATI - 00 -- 0
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ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Reyes 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 7.99

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
B Livingston 2 5 3 2 0 3 0 4.86

Pitches-strikes: J Reyes 25-15; B Livingston 41-27. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Reyes 3-2; B Livingston 2-2. Batters faced: J Reyes 8; B Livingston 12.

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

Weather: 84 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at CINCINNATI

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - JO-JO REYES
CIN - BOBBY LIVINGSTON

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: B LIVINGSTON (.292, 0 HR, 2 RBI)
N HOPPER (.319, 1-FOR-1)
J KEPPINGER (.378, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at CINCINNATI

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

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Y Escobar ss 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 .322
M Diaz lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .347
C Jones 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .331
M Teixeira 1b 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 .300
J Francoeur rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .305
A Jones cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .213
B McCann c 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .275
K Johnson 2b 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 .290
J Reyes p 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .333

Totals 15 3 5 3 0 4 10

BATTING: 2B - B McCann (32, B Livingston); Y Escobar (14, B Livingston). RBI -
M Teixeira (26), Y Escobar 2 (23). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C
Jones 1, A Jones 1. Team LOB - 3.

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


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Hopper cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .319
J Keppinger ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .378
K Griffey Jr rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .281
B Phillips 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .276
A Dunn lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .262
E Encarnacion 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
J Cantu 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
R Jorgensen c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
B Livingston p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292

Totals 7 0 2 0 1 1 3

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Dunn 1. GIDP - J
Keppinger. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: E - R Jorgensen (1, throw).


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ATLANTA - 120 -- 3
CINCINNATI - 00 -- 0
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ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Reyes 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 7.99

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
B Livingston 3 5 3 2 0 4 0 4.77

Pitches-strikes: J Reyes 25-15; B Livingston 52-33. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Reyes 3-2; B Livingston 3-3. Batters faced: J Reyes 8; B Livingston 15.

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

Weather: 84 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
BASES LOADED WALK TO ADAM DUNN SCORED BOBBY LIVINGSTON.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A DUNN ON FIRST, K GRIFFEY JR ON SECOND, J
KEPPINGER ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 3
CINCINNATI 1 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: E ENCARNACION (.265, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY EDWIN ENCARNACION SCORED JEFF KEPPINGER AND KEN
GRIFFEY JR.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, E ENCARNACION ON FIRST, A DUNN ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 3
CINCINNATI 3 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: J CANTU (.500, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - PITCHING CHANGE
ATL: OSCAR VILLARREAL (2-1, 4.15) IN THE 3RD
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, E ENCARNACION ON FIRST, A DUNN ON THIRD, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 3, CINCINNATI 3

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: J CANTU (.500, 0-FOR-1)</div>