GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: ATLANTA (66-60) at CINCINNATI (55-70)

NL: ATLANTA (66-60) at CINCINNATI (55-70)

<h3>McCann, Braves look to rebound against Reds</h3>



<div class="pre">Atlanta (66-60) at Cincinnati (55-70) 7:10 pm EDT</div>

CINCINNATI (Ticker) -- The Atlanta Braves will look to bounceback from a tough loss against the Cincinnati Reds in the thirdgame of their four-game series on Wednesday.


After winning Monday's opener, 14-4, the Braves dropped theirfourth game in their last six by an 8-7 decision.


Brian McCann has homered in both games of the series thus far,and Mark Teixeira is hitting .545 (6-for-11) in his last threegames with four home runs and 11 RBI.


The Braves dropped into third place in the National League Eastwith their latest setback, falling six games behind thefirst-place New York Mets (71-53). Atlanta is also one gameback of the San Diego Padres (66-58) and Philadelphia Phillies(66-58) in the wild card.


The Braves will send Lance Cormier (0-3, 9.90 ERA) to the moundand hopes the righthander can build on his last start. The27-year-old went a season-high 7 1/3 innings, allowing threeruns and eight hits in a loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks onFriday.


Cincinnati will counter with Bronson Arroyo (6-13, 4.58). Therighthander won his last start at the Milwaukee Brewers onFriday, going 7 1/3 innings as he gave up three runs and ninehits.


The Reds have won just two of their last last six home games.

 

NL: ATLANTA at CINCINNATI

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

ATLANTA CINCINNATI
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Willie Harris LF .313 1 25 Josh Hamilton CF .283 15 35
Edgar Renteria SS .336 11 53 Jeff Keppinger SS .377 2 20
Chipper Jones 3B .331 20 68 Ken Griffey Jr RF .282 27 77
Mark Teixeira 1B .292 9 26 Brandon Phillips 2B .278 23 72
Brian Mccann C .275 14 73 Adam Dunn LF .266 34 85
Jeff Francoeur RF .305 16 81 Scott Hatteberg 1B .300 10 44
Andruw Jones CF .214 23 81 Javier Valentin C .290 2 27
Kelly Johnson 2B .291 13 61 Edwin Encarnacion 3B .268 8 50
Lance Cormier RHP .000 0 0 Bronson Arroyo RHP .093 1 1
(0-3, 9.90) (6-13, 4.58)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI
WARMUPS: ATL - LANCE CORMIER (0-3, 9.90)
CIN - BRONSON ARROYO (6-13, 4.58)

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

WEATHER: 98 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 13 mph, right to left</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI
STARTING BATS: ATL - LANCE CORMIER AND BRIAN MCCANN
CIN - BRONSON ARROYO AND JAVIER VALENTIN

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: W HARRIS (.313, 1 HR, 25 RBI)
E RENTERIA (.336, 11 HR, 53 RBI)
C JONES (.331, 20 HR, 68 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: Y Escobar hit for E Renteria.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 0
CINCINNATI 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: Y Escobar (.322, 2 HR, 23 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL ATLANTA AT CINCINNATI
NOTE: ATLANTA SHORTSTOP EDGAR RENTERIA HAS LEFT THE GAME IN
THE TOP OF THE FIRST INNING WITH AN UNDISCLOSED INJURY.</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at CINCINNATI

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - LANCE CORMIER
CIN - BRONSON ARROYO

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: J HAMILTON (.283, 15 HR, 35 RBI)
J KEPPINGER (.377, 2 HR, 20 RBI)
K GRIFFEY JR (.282, 27 HR, 77 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at CINCINNATI

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

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311
E Renteria ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .336
a-Y Escobar ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321
C Jones 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .332
M Teixeira 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .292
B McCann c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .275
J Francoeur rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305
A Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214
K Johnson 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
L Cormier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 4 0 1 0 1 1 2

a-grounded to shortstop for E Renteria in the 1st.

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B McCann 1. Team LOB - 2.


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Hamilton cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
J Keppinger ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .377
K Griffey Jr rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
B Phillips 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
A Dunn lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
S Hatteberg 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
J Valentin c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
E Encarnacion 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
B Arroyo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .093

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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ATLANTA - 0 -- 0
CINCINNATI - -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
L Cormier 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.90

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
B Arroyo 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 4.56

Pitches-strikes: B Arroyo 33-21. Ground balls-fly balls: B Arroyo 2-0.
Batters faced: B Arroyo 5.

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

Weather: 96 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 13 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: Y Escobar at shortstop.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 0
CINCINNATI 0 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: J Hamilton (.283, 15 HR, 35 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI
CONFIRMED STARTERS: ATL - LANCE CORMIER
CIN - BRONSON ARROYO</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at CINCINNATI

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - LANCE CORMIER
CIN - BRONSON ARROYO

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: J FRANCOEUR (.305, 16 HR, 81 RBI)
A JONES (.214, 23 HR, 81 RBI)
K JOHNSON (.291, 13 HR, 61 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at CINCINNATI

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

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311
E Renteria ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .336
a-Y Escobar ph-ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321
C Jones 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .332
M Teixeira 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .292
B McCann c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .275
J Francoeur rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305
A Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214
K Johnson 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
L Cormier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 4 0 1 0 1 1 2

a-grounded to shortstop for E Renteria in the 1st.

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B McCann 1. Team LOB - 2.


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Hamilton cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
J Keppinger ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .374
K Griffey Jr rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
B Phillips 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
A Dunn lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
S Hatteberg 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
J Valentin c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
E Encarnacion 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
B Arroyo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .093

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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ATLANTA - 0 -- 0
CINCINNATI - 0 -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
L Cormier 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.43

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
B Arroyo 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 4.56

Pitches-strikes: L Cormier 6-5; B Arroyo 33-21. Ground balls-fly balls: L
Cormier 1-2; B Arroyo 2-0. Batters faced: L Cormier 3; B Arroyo 5.

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

Weather: 96 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 13 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 0 0 0 1 0
CINCINNATI 0 0 0 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - LANCE CORMIER
CIN - BRONSON ARROYO

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: B PHILLIPS (.278, 23 HR, 72 RBI)
A DUNN (.266, 34 HR, 85 RBI)
S HATTEBERG (.300, 10 HR, 44 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at CINCINNATI

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

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311
E Renteria ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .336
a-Y Escobar ph-ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321
C Jones 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .332
M Teixeira 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .292
B McCann c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .275
J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .305
A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214
K Johnson 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .291
L Cormier p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000

Totals 7 0 1 0 2 2 3

a-grounded to shortstop for E Renteria in the 1st.

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


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Hamilton cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
J Keppinger ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .374
K Griffey Jr rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
B Phillips 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
A Dunn lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
S Hatteberg 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
J Valentin c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
E Encarnacion 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
B Arroyo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .093

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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ATLANTA - 00 -- 0
CINCINNATI - 0 -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
L Cormier 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.43

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
B Arroyo 2 1 0 0 2 2 0 4.53

Pitches-strikes: L Cormier 6-5; B Arroyo 48-30. Ground balls-fly balls: L
Cormier 1-2; B Arroyo 4-0. Batters faced: L Cormier 3; B Arroyo 9.

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

Weather: 96 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 13 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 0 0 0 1 0
CINCINNATI 0 0 0 0 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - LANCE CORMIER
CIN - BRONSON ARROYO

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: W HARRIS (.311, 0-FOR-1)
Y ESCOBAR (.321, 0-FOR-1)
C JONES (.332, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at CINCINNATI

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

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311
E Renteria ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .336
a-Y Escobar ph-ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321
C Jones 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .332
M Teixeira 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .292
B McCann c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .275
J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .305
A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214
K Johnson 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .291
L Cormier p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000

Totals 7 0 1 0 2 2 3

a-grounded to shortstop for E Renteria in the 1st.

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


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Hamilton cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
J Keppinger ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .374
K Griffey Jr rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
B Phillips 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
A Dunn lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
S Hatteberg 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
J Valentin c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
E Encarnacion 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
B Arroyo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .093

Totals 6 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


----------------------------------------------------
ATLANTA - 00 -- 0
CINCINNATI - 00 -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
L Cormier 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.00

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
B Arroyo 2 1 0 0 2 2 0 4.53

Pitches-strikes: L Cormier 19-12; B Arroyo 48-30. Ground balls-fly balls: L
Cormier 3-3; B Arroyo 4-0. Batters faced: L Cormier 6; B Arroyo 9.

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

Weather: 96 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 13 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 0 0 0 0 2 0
CINCINNATI 0 0 0 0 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - LANCE CORMIER
CIN - BRONSON ARROYO

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: J VALENTIN (.290, 2 HR, 27 RBI)
E ENCARNACION (.268, 8 HR, 50 RBI)
B ARROYO (.093, 1 HR, 1 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at CINCINNATI

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

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310
E Renteria ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .336
a-Y Escobar ph-ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .319
C Jones 3b 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .334
M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 .288
B McCann c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .275
J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .305
A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214
K Johnson 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .291
L Cormier p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000

Totals 11 0 2 0 2 4 4

a-grounded to shortstop for E Renteria in the 1st.

BATTING: 2B - C Jones (31, B Arroyo). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
M Teixeira 1, B McCann 1. Team LOB - 4.


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Hamilton cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
J Keppinger ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .374
K Griffey Jr rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
B Phillips 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
A Dunn lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
S Hatteberg 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
J Valentin c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
E Encarnacion 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
B Arroyo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .093

Totals 6 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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ATLANTA - 000 -- 0
CINCINNATI - 00 -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
L Cormier 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.00

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
B Arroyo 3 2 0 0 2 4 0 4.50

Pitches-strikes: L Cormier 19-12; B Arroyo 61-39. Ground balls-fly balls: L
Cormier 3-3; B Arroyo 4-1. Batters faced: L Cormier 6; B Arroyo 13.

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

Weather: 96 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 13 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 0 0 0 0 2 0
CINCINNATI 0 0 0 0 0 0 (TOP 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - LANCE CORMIER
CIN - BRONSON ARROYO

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: B MCCANN (.275, 0-FOR-1)
J FRANCOEUR (.305, 0-FOR-1)
A JONES (.214, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at CINCINNATI

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

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310
E Renteria ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .336
a-Y Escobar ph-ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .319
C Jones 3b 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .334
M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 .288
B McCann c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .275
J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .305
A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214
K Johnson 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .291
L Cormier p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000

Totals 11 0 2 0 2 4 4

a-grounded to shortstop for E Renteria in the 1st.

BATTING: 2B - C Jones (31, B Arroyo). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
M Teixeira 1, B McCann 1. Team LOB - 4.


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Hamilton cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
J Keppinger ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .374
K Griffey Jr rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
B Phillips 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
A Dunn lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
S Hatteberg 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
J Valentin c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
E Encarnacion 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
B Arroyo p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .091

Totals 9 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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ATLANTA - 000 -- 0
CINCINNATI - 000 -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
L Cormier 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 8.61

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
B Arroyo 3 2 0 0 2 4 0 4.50

Pitches-strikes: L Cormier 29-19; B Arroyo 61-39. Ground balls-fly balls: L
Cormier 4-4; B Arroyo 4-1. Batters faced: L Cormier 9; B Arroyo 13.

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

Weather: 96 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 13 mph, right to left.</div>