GAME THREAD: NL: ATLANTA (66-62) at ST LOUIS (61-63)

NL: ATLANTA at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">ATLANTA (2) VS ST LOUIS (2) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 .310
K Johnson 2b 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 .295
C Jones 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .335
M Teixeira 1b 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .293
B McCann c 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 .275
J Francoeur rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .298
A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .218
Y Escobar ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .320
J Smoltz p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .100

Totals 13 2 3 2 3 1 11

BATTING: 2B - K Johnson (24, K Wells); B McCann (33, K Wells). 3B - W Harris
(8, K Wells). RBI - B McCann 2 (76). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
W Harris 2, A Jones 1. Team LOB - 5.


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .297
C Duncan lf 2 0 1 2 0 1 0 .270
A Pujols 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .319
J Edmonds cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
J Encarnacion rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286
S Rolen 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .267
Y Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
K Wells p 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333
B Ryan 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .340

Totals 12 2 3 2 0 3 2

BATTING: 2B - C Duncan (19, J Smoltz). RBI - C Duncan 2 (62). 2-out RBI - C
Duncan 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Pujols 1. Team LOB - 1.


FIELDING: E - S Rolen (8, ground ball).


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ATLANTA - 002 -- 2
ST LOUIS - 002 -- 2
----------------------------------------------------

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Smoltz 3 3 2 2 0 3 0 3.10

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
K Wells 3 3 2 2 3 1 0 5.25

WP - K Wells. Pitches-strikes: J Smoltz 45-32; K Wells 56-33. Ground
balls-fly balls: J Smoltz 2-4; K Wells 5-3. Batters faced: J Smoltz 12; K Wells
16.

UMPIRES: HP--Gary Cederstrom. 1B--Lance Barksdale. 2B--Jim Reynolds. 3B--Tim
Welke.

(Plus rain delay totaling 65 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 73 degrees,
cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
FIELDER'S CHOICE BY KELLY JOHNSON SCORED YUNEL ESCOBAR.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, K JOHNSON ON FIRST, W HARRIS ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 3
ST LOUIS 2 TOP, 4TH

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: C JONES (.335, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY CHIPPER JONES SCORED WILLIE HARRIS AND KELLY
JOHNSON.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, C JONES ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 5
ST LOUIS 2 TOP, 4TH

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: M TEIXEIRA (.293, 0-FOR-1, BB)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY MARK TEIXEIRA SCORED CHIPPER JONES.
SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, M TEIXEIRA ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 6
ST LOUIS 2 TOP, 4TH

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: B MCCANN (.275, 1-FOR-2, 2 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY ANDRUW JONES SCORED MARK TEIXEIRA.
SITUATION: 5 RUNS IN, A JONES ON SECOND, B MCCANN ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 7
ST LOUIS 2 TOP, 4TH

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: Y ESCOBAR (.323, 1-FOR-1, BB)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at ST LOUIS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - JOHN SMOLTZ
STL - KIP WELLS

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: J EDMONDS (.254, 0-FOR-1)
J ENCARNACION (.286, 0-FOR-1)
S ROLEN (.267, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">ATLANTA (7) VS ST LOUIS (2) - MID 4TH - IN PROGRESS

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf 2 1 1 0 1 0 3 .310
K Johnson 2b 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 .294
C Jones 3b 3 1 1 2 0 0 2 .337
M Teixeira 1b 2 2 1 1 1 0 1 .301
B McCann c 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 .277
J Francoeur rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .298
A Jones cf 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 .220
Y Escobar ss 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 .323
J Smoltz p 2 0 0 0 0 1 5 .098

Totals 21 7 8 6 5 3 16

BATTING: 2B - K Johnson (24, K Wells); B McCann (33, K Wells); C Jones (34, K
Wells); A Jones (23, K Wells). 3B - W Harris (8, K Wells). S - J Smoltz. RBI -
B McCann 2 (76), C Jones 2 (75), M Teixeira (29), A Jones (83). 2-out RBI - A
Jones. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - W Harris 2, J Smoltz 2, A
Jones 1. Team LOB - 8.


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .297
C Duncan lf 2 0 1 2 0 1 0 .270
A Pujols 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .319
J Edmonds cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
J Encarnacion rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286
S Rolen 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .267
Y Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
K Wells p 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333
B Ryan 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .340

Totals 12 2 3 2 0 3 2

BATTING: 2B - C Duncan (19, J Smoltz). RBI - C Duncan 2 (62). 2-out RBI - C
Duncan 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Pujols 1. Team LOB - 1.


FIELDING: E - S Rolen (8, ground ball); D Eckstein (15, catch).


----------------------------------------------------
ATLANTA - 002 5 -- 7
ST LOUIS - 002 -- 2
----------------------------------------------------

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Smoltz 3 3 2 2 0 3 0 3.10

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
K Wells 4 8 7 5 5 3 0 5.41

WP - K Wells. IBB - Y Escobar (by K Wells). Pitches-strikes: J Smoltz 45-32;
K Wells 94-54. Ground balls-fly balls: J Smoltz 2-4; K Wells 7-3. Batters
faced: J Smoltz 12; K Wells 27.

UMPIRES: HP--Gary Cederstrom. 1B--Lance Barksdale. 2B--Jim Reynolds. 3B--Tim
Welke.

(Plus rain delay totaling 65 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 73 degrees,
cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at ST LOUIS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - JOHN SMOLTZ
STL - KIP WELLS

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: W HARRIS (.310, 1-FOR-2, BB)
K JOHNSON (.294, 1-FOR-3)
C JONES (.337, 1-FOR-3, 2 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">ATLANTA (7) VS ST LOUIS (2) - END 4TH - IN PROGRESS

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf 2 1 1 0 1 0 3 .310
K Johnson 2b 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 .294
C Jones 3b 3 1 1 2 0 0 2 .337
M Teixeira 1b 2 2 1 1 1 0 1 .301
B McCann c 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 .277
J Francoeur rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .298
A Jones cf 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 .220
Y Escobar ss 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 .323
J Smoltz p 2 0 0 0 0 1 5 .098

Totals 21 7 8 6 5 3 16

BATTING: 2B - K Johnson (24, K Wells); B McCann (33, K Wells); C Jones (34, K
Wells); A Jones (23, K Wells). 3B - W Harris (8, K Wells). S - J Smoltz. RBI -
B McCann 2 (76), C Jones 2 (75), M Teixeira (29), A Jones (83). 2-out RBI - A
Jones. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - W Harris 2, J Smoltz 2, A
Jones 1. Team LOB - 8.


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .297
C Duncan lf 2 0 1 2 0 1 0 .270
A Pujols 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .319
J Edmonds cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
J Encarnacion rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .285
S Rolen 3b 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .269
Y Molina c 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .280
K Wells p 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333
B Ryan 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .340

Totals 16 2 4 2 0 3 3

BATTING: 2B - C Duncan (19, J Smoltz). RBI - C Duncan 2 (62). 2-out RBI - C
Duncan 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Pujols 1. Team LOB - 2.


FIELDING: E - S Rolen (8, ground ball); D Eckstein (15, catch).


----------------------------------------------------
ATLANTA - 002 5 -- 7
ST LOUIS - 002 0 -- 2
----------------------------------------------------

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Smoltz 4 4 2 2 0 3 0 3.08

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
K Wells 4 8 7 5 5 3 0 5.41

WP - K Wells. IBB - Y Escobar (by K Wells). Pitches-strikes: J Smoltz 56-40;
K Wells 94-54. Ground balls-fly balls: J Smoltz 2-7; K Wells 7-3. Batters
faced: J Smoltz 16; K Wells 27.

UMPIRES: HP--Gary Cederstrom. 1B--Lance Barksdale. 2B--Jim Reynolds. 3B--Tim
Welke.

(Plus rain delay totaling 65 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 73 degrees,
cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - PITCHING CHANGE
STL: TODD WELLEMEYER (3-1, 4.19) STARTING THE 5TH
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 7, ST LOUIS 2

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: W HARRIS (.310, 1-FOR-2)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: T Wellemeyer relieved K Wells.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 7
ST LOUIS 2 TOP, 5TH

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: W Harris (.310, 1-FOR-2)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at ST LOUIS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - JOHN SMOLTZ
STL - TODD WELLEMEYER

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: T WELLEMEYER (.100, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
B RYAN (.340, 0-FOR-1)
D ECKSTEIN (.297, 1-FOR-2)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">ATLANTA (7) VS ST LOUIS (2) - MID 5TH - IN PROGRESS

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 .309
K Johnson 2b 4 2 1 0 0 1 1 .293
C Jones 3b 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .336
M Teixeira 1b 2 2 1 1 1 0 1 .301
B McCann c 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 .277
J Francoeur rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .298
A Jones cf 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 .220
Y Escobar ss 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 .323
J Smoltz p 2 0 0 0 0 1 5 .098

Totals 24 7 8 6 5 4 16

BATTING: 2B - K Johnson (24, K Wells); B McCann (33, K Wells); C Jones (34, K
Wells); A Jones (23, K Wells). 3B - W Harris (8, K Wells). S - J Smoltz. RBI -
B McCann 2 (76), C Jones 2 (75), M Teixeira (29), A Jones (83). 2-out RBI - A
Jones. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - W Harris 2, J Smoltz 2, A
Jones 1. Team LOB - 8.


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .297
C Duncan lf 2 0 1 2 0 1 0 .270
A Pujols 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .319
J Edmonds cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
J Encarnacion rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .285
S Rolen 3b 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .269
Y Molina c 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .280
K Wells p 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333
T Wellemeyer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100
B Ryan 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .340

Totals 16 2 4 2 0 3 3

BATTING: 2B - C Duncan (19, J Smoltz). RBI - C Duncan 2 (62). 2-out RBI - C
Duncan 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Pujols 1. Team LOB - 2.


FIELDING: E - S Rolen (8, ground ball); D Eckstein (15, catch).


----------------------------------------------------
ATLANTA - 002 50 -- 7
ST LOUIS - 002 0 -- 2
----------------------------------------------------

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Smoltz 4 4 2 2 0 3 0 3.08

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
K Wells 4 8 7 5 5 3 0 5.41
T Wellemeyer 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.09

WP - K Wells. IBB - Y Escobar (by K Wells). Pitches-strikes: J Smoltz 56-40;
K Wells 94-54; T Wellemeyer 7-7. Ground balls-fly balls: J Smoltz 2-7; K Wells
7-3; T Wellemeyer 0-2. Batters faced: J Smoltz 16; K Wells 27; T Wellemeyer 3.


UMPIRES: HP--Gary Cederstrom. 1B--Lance Barksdale. 2B--Jim Reynolds. 3B--Tim
Welke.

(Plus rain delay totaling 65 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 73 degrees,
cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: A Miles hit for T Wellemeyer.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 7
ST LOUIS 2 BOTTOM, 5TH

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: A Miles (.293, 1 HR, 23 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at ST LOUIS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - JOHN SMOLTZ
STL - TODD WELLEMEYER (OUT)

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: M TEIXEIRA (.301, 1-FOR-2, BB, RBI)
B MCCANN (.277, 2-FOR-3, 2 RBI)
J FRANCOEUR (.298, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">ATLANTA (7) VS ST LOUIS (2) - END 5TH - IN PROGRESS

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 .309
K Johnson 2b 4 2 1 0 0 1 1 .293
C Jones 3b 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .336
M Teixeira 1b 2 2 1 1 1 0 1 .301
B McCann c 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 .277
J Francoeur rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .298
A Jones cf 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 .220
Y Escobar ss 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 .323
J Smoltz p 2 0 0 0 0 1 5 .098

Totals 24 7 8 6 5 4 16

BATTING: 2B - K Johnson (24, K Wells); B McCann (33, K Wells); C Jones (34, K
Wells); A Jones (23, K Wells). 3B - W Harris (8, K Wells). S - J Smoltz. RBI -
B McCann 2 (76), C Jones 2 (75), M Teixeira (29), A Jones (83). 2-out RBI - A
Jones. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - W Harris 2, J Smoltz 2, A
Jones 1. Team LOB - 8.


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .296
C Duncan lf 2 0 1 2 0 1 0 .270
A Pujols 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .319
J Edmonds cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
J Encarnacion rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .285
S Rolen 3b 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .269
Y Molina c 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .280
K Wells p 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333
T Wellemeyer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100
a-A Miles ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
B Ryan 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .337

Totals 19 2 4 2 0 4 3

a-grounded to shortstop for T Wellemeyer in the 5th.

BATTING: 2B - C Duncan (19, J Smoltz). RBI - C Duncan 2 (62). 2-out RBI - C
Duncan 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Pujols 1. Team LOB - 2.


FIELDING: E - S Rolen (8, ground ball); D Eckstein (15, catch).


----------------------------------------------------
ATLANTA - 002 50 -- 7
ST LOUIS - 002 00 -- 2
----------------------------------------------------

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Smoltz 5 4 2 2 0 4 0 3.06

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
K Wells 4 8 7 5 5 3 0 5.41
T Wellemeyer 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.09

WP - K Wells. IBB - Y Escobar (by K Wells). Pitches-strikes: J Smoltz 66-48;
K Wells 94-54; T Wellemeyer 7-7. Ground balls-fly balls: J Smoltz 4-7; K Wells
7-3; T Wellemeyer 0-2. Batters faced: J Smoltz 19; K Wells 27; T Wellemeyer 3.


UMPIRES: HP--Gary Cederstrom. 1B--Lance Barksdale. 2B--Jim Reynolds. 3B--Tim
Welke.

(Plus rain delay totaling 65 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 73 degrees,
cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - PITCHING CHANGE
STL: TROY PERCIVAL (3-0, 2.70) STARTING THE 6TH
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 7, ST LOUIS 2

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: M TEIXEIRA (.301, 1-FOR-2, RBI)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: T Percival relieved T Wellemeyer.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 7
ST LOUIS 2 TOP, 6TH

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: M Teixeira (.301, 1-FOR-2, RBI)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: A Miles at second base.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 7
ST LOUIS 2 TOP, 6TH

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: M Teixeira (.301, 1-FOR-2, RBI)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: B Ryan at shortstop.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 7
ST LOUIS 2 TOP, 6TH

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: M Teixeira (.301, 1-FOR-2, RBI)</div>