GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: ATLANTA (66-61) at CINCINNATI (56-70)

NL: ATLANTA (66-61) at CINCINNATI (56-70)

<h3>Braves attempt to figure out Reds</h3>



<div class="pre">Atlanta (66-61) at Cincinnati (56-70) 7:10 pm EDT</div>

CINCINNATI (Ticker) -- So far, the Cincinnati Reds have causedsome major problems for the playoff hopes of the Atlanta Braves.

The Braves will attempt to salvage a split of their four-gameseries with the Reds in the finale on Thursday.


After winning the first game of the set on Monday, the Braveshave dropped the last two contests at the Great AmericanBallpark, and are just 1-5 against the Reds this season.

Brian McCann has homered in each of the three games thus far,but the Reds bullpen has pitched eight scoreless innings intheir last two victories.


With the two losses to the Reds, the Braves have dropped tothird place in the National League East, six games behind thefirst-place New York Mets (71-54). They are also two games backin the NL wild card behind the San Diego Padres (67-58).

Buddy Carlyle (7-5, 4.66 ERA) will start for the Braves, as hewill try and stop his personal two-game losing streak. The29-year-old righthander has given up 12 runs in his last twostarts, lasting just 9 1/3 innings.


Cincinnati will counter by sending 24-year-old Elizardo Ramirez(0-1, 3.86) to the mound. The righthander made his first startof the season on Saturday, losing to the Milwaukee Brewers whilegiving up three runs and five hits in five innings.

 

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 16 36
Kelly Johnson 2B .294 13 61 Jeff Keppinger SS .381 3 21
Chipper Jones 3B .334 20 68 Ken Griffey Jr RF .281 27 77
Mark Teixeira 1B .289 9 26 Brandon Phillips 2B .277 23 72
Brian Mccann C .275 15 74 Adam Dunn LF .264 34 85
Jeff Francoeur RF .303 16 81 Scott Hatteberg 1B .298 10 44
Andruw Jones CF .214 24 82 Javier Valentin C .291 2 27
Yunel Escobar SS .318 2 23 Edwin Encarnacion 3B .266 8 50
Buddy Carlyle RHP .143 0 2 Elizardo Ramirez RHP .000 0 0
(7-5, 4.66) (0-1, 3.86)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI
WARMUPS: ATL - BUDDY CARLYLE (7-5, 4.66)
CIN - ELIZARDO RAMIREZ (0-1, 3.86)

UMPIRES: HP - JERRY LAYNE
1B - BILL MILLER
2B - CHAD FAIRCHILD
3B - ED MONTAGUE

WEATHER: 99 Degrees, clear
WIND: 14 mph, in from right</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI
STARTING BATS: ATL - BUDDY CARLYLE AND BRIAN MCCANN
CIN - ELIZARDO RAMIREZ AND JAVIER VALENTIN

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: W HARRIS (.313, 1 HR, 25 RBI)
K JOHNSON (.294, 13 HR, 61 RBI)
C JONES (.334, 20 HR, 68 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY CHIPPER JONES SCORED WILLIE HARRIS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C JONES ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 1
CINCINNATI 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: M TEIXEIRA (.289, 9 HR, 26 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 1 0
CINCINNATI 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - BUDDY CARLYLE
CIN - ELIZARDO RAMIREZ

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: J HAMILTON (.283, 16 HR, 36 RBI)
J KEPPINGER (.381, 3 HR, 21 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
W Harris lf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .313
K Johnson 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
C Jones 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .336
M Teixeira 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .289
B McCann c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .274
J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .302
A Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214
Y Escobar ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318
B Carlyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143

Totals 3 1 1 1 2 0 4

BATTING: 2B - C Jones (32, E Ramirez). S - K Johnson. RBI - C Jones (69).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Francoeur 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 .381
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 .264
S Hatteberg 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
J Valentin c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
E Encarnacion 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
E Ramirez 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 - 1 -- 1
CINCINNATI - -- 0
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ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Carlyle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.66

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
E Ramirez 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 4.50

Pitches-strikes: E Ramirez 24-13. Ground balls-fly balls: E Ramirez 2-1.
Batters faced: E Ramirez 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Jerry Layne. 1B--Bill Miller. 2B--Chad Fairchild. 3B--Ed
Montague.

Weather: 99 degrees, clear. Wind: 14 mph, in from right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI
CONFIRMED STARTERS: ATL - BUDDY CARLYLE
CIN - ELIZARDO RAMIREZ</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at CINCINNATI

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - BUDDY CARLYLE
CIN - ELIZARDO RAMIREZ

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: A JONES (.214, 24 HR, 82 RBI)
Y ESCOBAR (.318, 2 HR, 23 RBI)
B CARLYLE (.143, 0 HR, 2 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
W Harris lf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .313
K Johnson 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
C Jones 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .336
M Teixeira 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .289
B McCann c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .274
J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .302
A Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214
Y Escobar ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318
B Carlyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143

Totals 3 1 1 1 2 0 4

BATTING: 2B - C Jones (32, E Ramirez). S - K Johnson. RBI - C Jones (69).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Francoeur 1. Team LOB - 2.


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Hamilton cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .282
J Keppinger ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .378
K Griffey Jr rf 1 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 .264
S Hatteberg 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
J Valentin c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
E Encarnacion 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
E Ramirez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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ATLANTA - 1 -- 1
CINCINNATI - 0 -- 0
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ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Carlyle 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.60

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
E Ramirez 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 4.50

Pitches-strikes: B Carlyle 13-8; E Ramirez 24-13. Ground balls-fly balls: B
Carlyle 0-2; E Ramirez 2-1. Batters faced: B Carlyle 3; E Ramirez 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Jerry Layne. 1B--Bill Miller. 2B--Chad Fairchild. 3B--Ed
Montague.

Weather: 99 degrees, clear. Wind: 14 mph, in from right.</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at CINCINNATI

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - BUDDY CARLYLE
CIN - ELIZARDO RAMIREZ

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: B PHILLIPS (.277, 23 HR, 72 RBI)
A DUNN (.264, 34 HR, 85 RBI)
S HATTEBERG (.298, 10 HR, 44 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at CINCINNATI

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

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .313
K Johnson 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
C Jones 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .336
M Teixeira 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .289
B McCann c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .274
J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .302
A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214
Y Escobar ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .321
B Carlyle p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .138

Totals 6 1 2 1 2 0 5

BATTING: 2B - C Jones (32, E Ramirez). S - K Johnson. RBI - C Jones (69).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Francoeur 1. Team LOB - 2.


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Hamilton cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .282
J Keppinger ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .378
K Griffey Jr rf 1 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 .264
S Hatteberg 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
J Valentin c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
E Encarnacion 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
E Ramirez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Valentin-B Phillips).


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ATLANTA - 10 -- 1
CINCINNATI - 0 -- 0
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ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Carlyle 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.60

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
E Ramirez 2 2 1 1 2 0 0 4.00

Pitches-strikes: B Carlyle 13-8; E Ramirez 35-20. Ground balls-fly balls: B
Carlyle 0-2; E Ramirez 2-3. Batters faced: B Carlyle 3; E Ramirez 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Jerry Layne. 1B--Bill Miller. 2B--Chad Fairchild. 3B--Ed
Montague.

Weather: 99 degrees, clear. Wind: 14 mph, in from right.</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY SCOTT HATTEBERG SCORED BRANDON PHILLIPS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, S HATTEBERG ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 1
CINCINNATI 1 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: J VALENTIN (.291, 2 HR, 27 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
GROUND RULE DOUBLE BY EDWIN ENCARNACION SCORED SCOTT
HATTEBERG.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, E ENCARNACION ON SECOND, J VALENTIN ON
THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 1
CINCINNATI 2 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: E RAMIREZ (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY JOSH HAMILTON (17) TO LEFT CENTER
WITH 2 OUT IN THE 2ND OFF BUDDY CARLYLE SCORED EDWIN ENCARNACION AND
ELIZARDO RAMIREZ.
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 1, CINCINNATI 5

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: J KEPPINGER (.378, 0-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 0 1 2 0
CINCINNATI 0 5 5 4 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - BUDDY CARLYLE
CIN - ELIZARDO RAMIREZ

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: W HARRIS (.313, 0-FOR-0, BB)
K JOHNSON (.294, 0-FOR-0, SAC)
C JONES (.336, 1-FOR-1, RBI)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">ATLANTA (1) VS CINCINNATI (5) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .313
K Johnson 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
C Jones 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .336
M Teixeira 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .289
B McCann c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .274
J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .302
A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214
Y Escobar ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .321
B Carlyle p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .138

Totals 6 1 2 1 2 0 5

BATTING: 2B - C Jones (32, E Ramirez). S - K Johnson. RBI - C Jones (69).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Francoeur 1. Team LOB - 2.


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Hamilton cf 2 1 1 3 0 1 0 .285
J Keppinger ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375
K Griffey Jr rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
B Phillips 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .279
A Dunn lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .263
S Hatteberg 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .300
J Valentin c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .291
E Encarnacion 3b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .268
E Ramirez p 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000

Totals 10 5 4 5 1 1 2

BATTING: 2B - S Hatteberg (24, B Carlyle); E Encarnacion (16, B Carlyle). HR -
J Hamilton (17, 2nd inning off B Carlyle 2 on, 2 Out). RBI - S Hatteberg (45),
E Encarnacion (51), J Hamilton 3 (39). 2-out RBI - J Hamilton 3. Team LOB - 0.


BASERUNNING: SB - E Ramirez (1, 2nd base off B Carlyle/B McCann).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Valentin-B Phillips).


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ATLANTA - 10 -- 1
CINCINNATI - 05 -- 5
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ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Carlyle 2 4 5 5 1 1 1 5.07

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
E Ramirez 2 2 1 1 2 0 0 4.00

Pitches-strikes: B Carlyle 39-26; E Ramirez 35-20. Ground balls-fly balls: B
Carlyle 1-4; E Ramirez 2-3. Batters faced: B Carlyle 11; E Ramirez 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Jerry Layne. 1B--Bill Miller. 2B--Chad Fairchild. 3B--Ed
Montague.

Weather: 99 degrees, clear. Wind: 14 mph, in from right.</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at CINCINNATI

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - BUDDY CARLYLE
CIN - ELIZARDO RAMIREZ

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: K GRIFFEY JR (.281, 0-FOR-1)
B PHILLIPS (.279, 1-FOR-1)
A DUNN (.263, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">ATLANTA (1) VS CINCINNATI (5) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .312
K Johnson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
C Jones 3b 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .335
M Teixeira 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .289
B McCann c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .274
J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .302
A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214
Y Escobar ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .321
B Carlyle p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .138

Totals 9 1 2 1 2 0 5

BATTING: 2B - C Jones (32, E Ramirez). S - K Johnson. RBI - C Jones (69).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Francoeur 1. Team LOB - 2.


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Hamilton cf 2 1 1 3 0 1 0 .285
J Keppinger ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375
K Griffey Jr rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
B Phillips 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .279
A Dunn lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .263
S Hatteberg 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .300
J Valentin c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .291
E Encarnacion 3b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .268
E Ramirez p 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000

Totals 10 5 4 5 1 1 2

BATTING: 2B - S Hatteberg (24, B Carlyle); E Encarnacion (16, B Carlyle). HR -
J Hamilton (17, 2nd inning off B Carlyle 2 on, 2 Out). RBI - S Hatteberg (45),
E Encarnacion (51), J Hamilton 3 (39). 2-out RBI - J Hamilton 3. Team LOB - 0.


BASERUNNING: SB - E Ramirez (1, 2nd base off B Carlyle/B McCann).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Valentin-B Phillips).


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ATLANTA - 100 -- 1
CINCINNATI - 05 -- 5
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ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Carlyle 2 4 5 5 1 1 1 5.07

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
E Ramirez 3 2 1 1 2 0 0 3.60

Pitches-strikes: B Carlyle 39-26; E Ramirez 42-24. Ground balls-fly balls: B
Carlyle 1-4; E Ramirez 2-6. Batters faced: B Carlyle 11; E Ramirez 12.

UMPIRES: HP--Jerry Layne. 1B--Bill Miller. 2B--Chad Fairchild. 3B--Ed
Montague.
EJECTIONS: ATLANTA's Cox by Layne (3rd).
Weather: 99 degrees, clear. Wind: 14 mph, in from right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL ATLANTA AT CINCINNATI
NOTE: ATLANTA MANAGER BOBBY COX WAS EJECTED BY HOME PLATE
UMPIRE JERRY LANE IN THE TOP OF THE THIRD INNING FOR UNSPORTSMANLIKE
BEHAVIOR.</div>