NL: ATLANTA (68-64) at FLORIDA (57-75) <h3>Braves look for back-to-back wins against Marlins</h3> <div class="pre">Atlanta (68-64) at Florida (57-75) 7:05 pm EDT</div> MIAMI (Ticker) - The Atlanta Braves look for consecutive winswhen they continue a three-game series against the FloridaMarlins on Tuesday. Chipper Jones collected three hits, scored three times and hadtwo RBI, leading the Braves to a 13-2 rout in Monday's seriesopener. He had missed Sunday's game against St. Louis with astrained groin. Atlanta is trying to win consecutive games for the first timesince August 19-20. The Braves are six games back of the NewYork Mets (73-57) in the National League East and four gamesbehind San Diego (71-59) in the wild card race. John Smoltz (12-6, 3.01 ERA), who was originally was scheduledto start on Wednesday, will switch places with Buddy Carlyle andstart for the Braves on Tuesday. Atlanta's ace was stellar inhis last start against St. Louis on Friday, allowing two runsand six hits over eight innings in a 7-2 win. The Marlins have lost 12 of their last 13 games, including theirlast seven at home. Rick VandenHurk (4-4, 6.95) starts for the Marlins. Therighthander won for the first time since July 17 in his lastouting when he gave up one run and four hits over five inningsagainst St. Louis.
NL: ATLANTA at FLORIDA <div class="pre">ATLANTA AT FLORIDA -- LINEUPS ATLANTA FLORIDA AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Willie Harris LF .298 1 25 Hanley Ramirez SS .331 23 65 Kelly Johnson 2B .292 15 63 Dan Uggla 2B .250 26 76 Chipper Jones 3B .336 21 77 Miguel Cabrera 3B .318 30 91 Mark Teixeira 1B .316 10 31 Mike Jacobs 1B .265 12 35 Brian Mccann C .272 16 81 Josh Willingham LF .272 21 85 Jeff Francoeur RF .297 16 82 Jeremy Hermida RF .280 13 44 Andruw Jones CF .222 24 84 Matt Treanor C .302 3 13 Yunel Escobar SS .326 2 23 Alejandro De Aza CF .252 0 4 John Smoltz RHP .095 0 2 Rick Vandenhurk RHP .056 0 0 (12-6, 3.01) (4-4, 6.95)</div>
NL: ATLANTA at FLORIDA <div class="pre">NL AT FLORIDA WARMUPS: ATL - JOHN SMOLTZ (12-6, 3.01) FLA - RICK VANDENHURK (4-4, 6.95) UMPIRES: HP - DOUG EDDINGS 1B - MIKE EVERITT 2B - DANA DEMUTH 3B - KERWIN DANLEY WEATHER: 86 Degrees, partly cloudy WIND: 13 mph, in from center</div>
NL: ATLANTA at FLORIDA <div class="pre">NL AT FLORIDA STARTING BATS: ATL - JOHN SMOLTZ AND BRIAN MCCANN FLA - RICK VANDENHURK AND MATT TREANOR DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: W HARRIS (.298, 1 HR, 25 RBI) K JOHNSON (.292, 15 HR, 63 RBI) C JONES (.336, 21 HR, 77 RBI)</div>
NL: ATLANTA at FLORIDA <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - ATLANTA 0 0 0 0 FLORIDA 0 0 0 (BOT 1) CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - JOHN SMOLTZ FLA - RICK VANDENHURK DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: H RAMIREZ (.331, 23 HR, 65 RBI) D UGGLA (.250, 26 HR, 76 RBI) M CABRERA (.318, 30 HR, 91 RBI)</div>
NL: ATLANTA at FLORIDA <div class="pre">ATLANTA (0) VS FLORIDA (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg W Harris lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .297 K Johnson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .291 C Jones 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .335 M Teixeira 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316 B McCann c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272 J Francoeur rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297 A Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Y Escobar ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .326 J Smoltz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .095 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg H Ramirez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .331 D Uggla 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 M Cabrera 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318 M Jacobs 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 J Willingham lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272 J Hermida rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 M Treanor c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302 A De Aza cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 R VandenHurk p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .056 Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- ATLANTA - 0 -- 0 FLORIDA - -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era J Smoltz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.01 FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era R VandenHurk 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 6.85 Pitches-strikes: R VandenHurk 12-9. Ground balls-fly balls: R VandenHurk 0-0. Batters faced: R VandenHurk 3. UMPIRES: HP--Doug Eddings. 1B--Mike Everitt. 2B--Dana Demuth. 3B--Kerwin Danley. Weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 13 mph, in from center.</div>
NL: ATLANTA at FLORIDA <div class="pre">NL AT FLORIDA CONFIRMED STARTERS: ATL - JOHN SMOLTZ FLA - RICK VANDENHURK</div>
NL: ATLANTA at FLORIDA <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - ATLANTA 0 0 0 0 FLORIDA 0 0 0 0 (TOP 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - JOHN SMOLTZ FLA - RICK VANDENHURK DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: M TEIXEIRA (.316, 10 HR, 31 RBI) B MCCANN (.272, 16 HR, 81 RBI) J FRANCOEUR (.297, 16 HR, 82 RBI)</div>
NL: ATLANTA at FLORIDA <div class="pre">ATLANTA (0) VS FLORIDA (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg W Harris lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .297 K Johnson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .291 C Jones 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .335 M Teixeira 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316 B McCann c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272 J Francoeur rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297 A Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Y Escobar ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .326 J Smoltz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .095 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg H Ramirez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .331 D Uggla 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 M Cabrera 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .317 M Jacobs 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 J Willingham lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272 J Hermida rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 M Treanor c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302 A De Aza cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 R VandenHurk p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .056 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- ATLANTA - 0 -- 0 FLORIDA - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era J Smoltz 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.99 FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era R VandenHurk 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 6.85 Pitches-strikes: J Smoltz 9-7; R VandenHurk 12-9. Ground balls-fly balls: J Smoltz 0-2; R VandenHurk 0-0. Batters faced: J Smoltz 3; R VandenHurk 3. UMPIRES: HP--Doug Eddings. 1B--Mike Everitt. 2B--Dana Demuth. 3B--Kerwin Danley. Weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 13 mph, in from center.</div>
NL: ATLANTA at FLORIDA <div class="pre">NL AT FLORIDA - SCORING UPDATE SOLO HOME RUN BY BRIAN MCCANN (17) TO LEFT CENTER WITH 1 OUT IN THE 2ND OFF RICK VANDENHURK. CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 1, FLORIDA 0 DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: J FRANCOEUR (.297, 16 HR, 82 RBI)</div>
NL: ATLANTA at FLORIDA <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - ATLANTA 0 1 1 1 0 FLORIDA 0 0 0 0 (BOT 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - JOHN SMOLTZ FLA - RICK VANDENHURK DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: M JACOBS (.265, 12 HR, 35 RBI) J WILLINGHAM (.272, 21 HR, 85 RBI) J HERMIDA (.280, 13 HR, 44 RBI)</div>
NL: ATLANTA at FLORIDA <div class="pre">ATLANTA (1) VS FLORIDA (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg W Harris lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .297 K Johnson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .291 C Jones 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .335 M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313 B McCann c 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .274 J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .296 A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .221 Y Escobar ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .326 J Smoltz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .095 Totals 7 1 1 1 0 5 0 BATTING: HR - B Mccann (17, 2nd inning off R VandenHurk 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - B McCann (82). Team LOB - 0. FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg H Ramirez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .331 D Uggla 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 M Cabrera 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .317 M Jacobs 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 J Willingham lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272 J Hermida rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 M Treanor c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302 A De Aza cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 R VandenHurk p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .056 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- ATLANTA - 01 -- 1 FLORIDA - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era J Smoltz 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.99 FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era R VandenHurk 2 1 1 1 0 5 1 6.88 Pitches-strikes: J Smoltz 9-7; R VandenHurk 30-22. Ground balls-fly balls: J Smoltz 0-2; R VandenHurk 1-0. Batters faced: J Smoltz 3; R VandenHurk 7. UMPIRES: HP--Doug Eddings. 1B--Mike Everitt. 2B--Dana Demuth. 3B--Kerwin Danley. Weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 13 mph, in from center.</div>
NL: ATLANTA at FLORIDA <div class="pre">NL AT FLORIDA - SCORING UPDATE TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY JEREMY HERMIDA (14) TO RIGHT WITH 1 OUT IN THE 2ND OFF JOHN SMOLTZ SCORED JOSH WILLINGHAM. CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 1, FLORIDA 2 DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: M TREANOR (.302, 3 HR, 13 RBI)</div>
NL: ATLANTA at FLORIDA <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - ATLANTA 0 1 1 1 0 FLORIDA 0 2 2 2 0 (TOP 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - JOHN SMOLTZ FLA - RICK VANDENHURK DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: Y ESCOBAR (.326, 2 HR, 23 RBI) J SMOLTZ (.095, 0 HR, 2 RBI) W HARRIS (.297, 0-FOR-1)</div>
NL: ATLANTA at FLORIDA <div class="pre">ATLANTA (1) VS FLORIDA (2) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg W Harris lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .297 K Johnson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .291 C Jones 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .335 M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313 B McCann c 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .274 J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .296 A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .221 Y Escobar ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .326 J Smoltz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .095 Totals 7 1 1 1 0 5 0 BATTING: HR - B Mccann (17, 2nd inning off R VandenHurk 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - B McCann (82). Team LOB - 0. FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg H Ramirez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .331 D Uggla 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 M Cabrera 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .317 M Jacobs 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 J Willingham lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .273 J Hermida rf 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .282 M Treanor c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .299 A De Aza cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 R VandenHurk p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .056 Totals 8 2 2 2 0 3 0 BATTING: HR - J Hermida (14, 2nd inning off J Smoltz 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - J Hermida 2 (46). Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- ATLANTA - 01 -- 1 FLORIDA - 02 -- 2 ---------------------------------------------------- ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era J Smoltz 2 2 2 2 0 3 1 3.08 FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era R VandenHurk 2 1 1 1 0 5 1 6.88 Pitches-strikes: J Smoltz 26-20; R VandenHurk 30-22. Ground balls-fly balls: J Smoltz 0-3; R VandenHurk 1-0. Batters faced: J Smoltz 8; R VandenHurk 7. UMPIRES: HP--Doug Eddings. 1B--Mike Everitt. 2B--Dana Demuth. 3B--Kerwin Danley. Weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 13 mph, in from center.</div>
NL: ATLANTA at FLORIDA <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - ATLANTA 0 1 0 1 1 0 FLORIDA 0 2 2 2 0 (BOT 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - JOHN SMOLTZ FLA - RICK VANDENHURK DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: R VANDENHURK (.056, 0 HR, 0 RBI) H RAMIREZ (.331, 0-FOR-1) D UGGLA (.250, 0-FOR-1)</div>
NL: ATLANTA at FLORIDA <div class="pre">ATLANTA (1) VS FLORIDA (2) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg W Harris lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .296 K Johnson 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .290 C Jones 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .335 M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313 B McCann c 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .274 J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .296 A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .221 Y Escobar ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .326 J Smoltz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .095 Totals 9 1 1 1 1 5 2 BATTING: HR - B Mccann (17, 2nd inning off R VandenHurk 0 on, 1 Out). S - J Smoltz. RBI - B McCann (82). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - K Johnson 1. Team LOB - 1. FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg H Ramirez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .331 D Uggla 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 M Cabrera 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .317 M Jacobs 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 J Willingham lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .273 J Hermida rf 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .282 M Treanor c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .299 A De Aza cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 R VandenHurk p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .056 Totals 8 2 2 2 0 3 0 BATTING: HR - J Hermida (14, 2nd inning off J Smoltz 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - J Hermida 2 (46). Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- ATLANTA - 010 -- 1 FLORIDA - 02 -- 2 ---------------------------------------------------- ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era J Smoltz 2 2 2 2 0 3 1 3.08 FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era R VandenHurk 3 1 1 1 1 5 1 6.78 Pitches-strikes: J Smoltz 26-20; R VandenHurk 43-28. Ground balls-fly balls: J Smoltz 0-3; R VandenHurk 2-2. Batters faced: J Smoltz 8; R VandenHurk 11. UMPIRES: HP--Doug Eddings. 1B--Mike Everitt. 2B--Dana Demuth. 3B--Kerwin Danley. Weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 13 mph, in from center.</div>
NL: ATLANTA at FLORIDA <div class="pre">NL AT FLORIDA - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY MIKE JACOBS SCORED DAN UGGLA. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M JACOBS ON FIRST, M CABRERA ON SECOND, 2 OUT CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 1 FLORIDA 3 BOTTOM, 3RD DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: J WILLINGHAM (.273, 1-FOR-1)</div>
NL: ATLANTA at FLORIDA <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - ATLANTA 0 1 0 1 1 0 FLORIDA 0 2 1 3 5 0 (TOP 4) CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - JOHN SMOLTZ FLA - RICK VANDENHURK DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: C JONES (.335, 0-FOR-1) M TEIXEIRA (.313, 0-FOR-1) B MCCANN (.274, 1-FOR-1, HR, RBI)</div>
NL: ATLANTA at FLORIDA <div class="pre">ATLANTA (1) VS FLORIDA (3) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg W Harris lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .296 K Johnson 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .290 C Jones 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .335 M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313 B McCann c 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .274 J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .296 A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .221 Y Escobar ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .326 J Smoltz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .095 Totals 9 1 1 1 1 5 2 BATTING: HR - B Mccann (17, 2nd inning off R VandenHurk 0 on, 1 Out). S - J Smoltz. RBI - B McCann (82). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - K Johnson 1. Team LOB - 1. FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg H Ramirez ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .330 D Uggla 2b 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .251 M Cabrera 3b 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .319 M Jacobs 1b 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .267 J Willingham lf 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 .273 J Hermida rf 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .282 M Treanor c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .299 A De Aza cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 R VandenHurk p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .053 Totals 14 3 5 3 0 4 2 BATTING: HR - J Hermida (14, 2nd inning off J Smoltz 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - J Hermida 2 (46), M Jacobs (36). 2-out RBI - M Jacobs. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Willingham 1. Team LOB - 2. ---------------------------------------------------- ATLANTA - 010 -- 1 FLORIDA - 021 -- 3 ---------------------------------------------------- ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era J Smoltz 3 5 3 3 0 4 1 3.12 FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era R VandenHurk 3 1 1 1 1 5 1 6.78 Pitches-strikes: J Smoltz 45-33; R VandenHurk 43-28. Ground balls-fly balls: J Smoltz 1-4; R VandenHurk 2-2. Batters faced: J Smoltz 14; R VandenHurk 11. UMPIRES: HP--Doug Eddings. 1B--Mike Everitt. 2B--Dana Demuth. 3B--Kerwin Danley. Weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 13 mph, in from center.</div>
