GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: ATLANTA (68-65) at FLORIDA (58-75)

NL: ATLANTA (68-65) at FLORIDA (58-75)

<h3>Jones, Braves meet Marlins in rubber match</h3>

<div class="pre">Atlanta (68-65) at Florida (58-75) 7:05 pm EDT</div>

MIAMI (Ticker) -- The Atlanta Braves are struggling and theirplayoff hopes are fading fast.


Chipper Jones hopes he can help alleviate the Braves' struggleswhen they face the Florida Marlins on Wednesday in the finale ofa three-game series.


Despite the team's 2-6 record over its last eight games, Joneshas been swinging his bat well, going 11-for-28 (.393) with twohome runs and 11 RBI over his previous six contests. He belteda two-run shot in the Marlins' 4-3 win on Tuesday.

With its struggles, Atlanta has fallen six games out in theNational League East and five behind in the wild card.

The Braves will send Buddy Carlyle (7-5, 5.00 ERA) to the mound.Carlyle is winless in his last three starts, posting a 0-2record with an 8.79 ERA over that stretch.


The Marlins will counter with Dontrelle Willis (8-13, 4.96), whohas registered just one win since the end of May. Florida isjust 4-12 in games Willis has started since then.


The Marlins have just two wins in their last 14 contests.

 

NL: ATLANTA at FLORIDA

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

ATLANTA FLORIDA
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Yunel Escobar SS .329 2 23 Hanley Ramirez SS .332 23 65
Matt Diaz LF .350 10 35 Dan Uggla 2B .250 26 76
Chipper Jones 3B .335 22 79 Miguel Cabrera 3B .317 30 91
Mark Teixeira 1B .320 10 31 Mike Jacobs 1B .264 12 36
Jeff Francoeur RF .294 16 82 Josh Willingham LF .272 21 85
Andruw Jones CF .224 24 84 Jeremy Hermida RF .282 14 46
Chris Woodward 2B .200 1 8 Matt Treanor C .292 3 13
Corky Miller C .250 0 1 Alejandro De Aza CF .243 0 5
Buddy Carlyle RHP .133 0 2 Dontrelle Willis LHP .208 1 4
(7-5, 5.00) (8-13, 4.96)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT FLORIDA
WARMUPS: ATL - BUDDY CARLYLE (7-5, 5.00)
FLA - DONTRELLE WILLIS (8-13, 4.96)

UMPIRES: HP - MIKE EVERITT
1B - DANA DEMUTH
2B - KERWIN DANLEY
3B - DOUG EDDINGS

WEATHER: 89 Degrees, clear
WIND: 13 mph, in from center</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NL AT FLORIDA
STARTING BATS: ATL - BUDDY CARLYLE AND CORKY MILLER
FLA - DONTRELLE WILLIS AND MATT TREANOR

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: Y ESCOBAR (.329, 2 HR, 23 RBI)
M DIAZ (.350, 10 HR, 35 RBI)
C JONES (.335, 22 HR, 79 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NL AT FLORIDA - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY YUNEL ESCOBAR (3) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 1ST OFF DONTRELLE WILLIS.
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 1, FLORIDA 0

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: M DIAZ (.350, 10 HR, 35 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL ATLANTA AT FLORIDA
NOTE: THE HOME RUN BY ATLANTA'S YUNEL ESCOBAR IN THE TOP OF
THE FIRST INNING LED OFF THE GAME.</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at FLORIDA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - BUDDY CARLYLE
FLA - DONTRELLE WILLIS

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: H RAMIREZ (.332, 23 HR, 65 RBI)
D UGGLA (.250, 26 HR, 76 RBI)
M CABRERA (.317, 30 HR, 91 RBI)</div>

 

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

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Y Escobar ss 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .332
M Diaz lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .349
C Jones 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .334
M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317
J Francoeur rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
A Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224
C Woodward 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
C Miller c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
B Carlyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133

Totals 4 1 1 1 0 0 0

BATTING: HR - Y Escobar (3, 1st inning off D Willis 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - Y
Escobar (24). Team LOB - 0.


FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
H Ramirez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .332
D Uggla 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
M Cabrera 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317
M Jacobs 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
J Willingham lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
J Hermida rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
M Treanor c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
A De Aza cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
D Willis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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ATLANTA - 1 -- 1
FLORIDA - -- 0
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ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Carlyle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.00

FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
D Willis 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 4.98

Pitches-strikes: D Willis 19-10. Ground balls-fly balls: D Willis 0-3.
Batters faced: D Willis 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Mike Everitt. 1B--Dana Demuth. 2B--Kerwin Danley. 3B--Doug
Eddings.

Weather: 89 degrees, clear. Wind: 13 mph, in from center.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT FLORIDA
CONFIRMED STARTERS: ATL - BUDDY CARLYLE
FLA - DONTRELLE WILLIS</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NL AT FLORIDA - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY MIGUEL CABRERA SCORED HANLEY RAMIREZ.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 1
FLORIDA 1 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: M JACOBS (.264, 12 HR, 36 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - BUDDY CARLYLE
FLA - DONTRELLE WILLIS

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: J FRANCOEUR (.294, 16 HR, 82 RBI)
A JONES (.224, 24 HR, 84 RBI)
C WOODWARD (.200, 1 HR, 8 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at FLORIDA

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

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Y Escobar ss 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .332
M Diaz lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .349
C Jones 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .334
M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317
J Francoeur rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
A Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224
C Woodward 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
C Miller c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
B Carlyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133

Totals 4 1 1 1 0 0 0

BATTING: HR - Y Escobar (3, 1st inning off D Willis 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - Y
Escobar (24). Team LOB - 0.


FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
H Ramirez ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333
D Uggla 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250
M Cabrera 3b 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .317
M Jacobs 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .266
J Willingham lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .272
J Hermida rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .281
M Treanor c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
A De Aza cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
D Willis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208

Totals 4 1 2 1 1 1 3

BATTING: 2B - M Jacobs (18, B Carlyle). 3B - H Ramirez (6, B Carlyle). SF - M
Cabrera. RBI - M Cabrera (92). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J
Hermida 1. Team LOB - 2.


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ATLANTA - 1 -- 1
FLORIDA - 1 -- 1
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ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Carlyle 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 5.04

FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
D Willis 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 4.98

Pitches-strikes: B Carlyle 23-14; D Willis 19-10. Ground balls-fly balls: B
Carlyle 1-1; D Willis 0-3. Batters faced: B Carlyle 6; D Willis 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Mike Everitt. 1B--Dana Demuth. 2B--Kerwin Danley. 3B--Doug
Eddings.

Weather: 89 degrees, clear. Wind: 13 mph, in from center.</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NL AT FLORIDA - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY CORKY MILLER SCORED CHRIS WOODWARD.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C MILLER ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 2
FLORIDA 1 TOP, 2ND

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: B CARLYLE (.133, 0 HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at FLORIDA

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

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Y Escobar ss 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .332
M Diaz lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .349
C Jones 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .334
M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317
J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .223
C Woodward 2b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .200
C Miller c 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .308
B Carlyle p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .129

Totals 8 2 2 2 1 2 1

BATTING: HR - Y Escobar (3, 1st inning off D Willis 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - Y
Escobar (24), C Miller (2). 2-out RBI - C Miller. Team LOB - 1.


FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
H Ramirez ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333
D Uggla 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250
M Cabrera 3b 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .317
M Jacobs 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .266
J Willingham lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .272
J Hermida rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .281
M Treanor c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
A De Aza cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
D Willis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208

Totals 4 1 2 1 1 1 3

BATTING: 2B - M Jacobs (18, B Carlyle). 3B - H Ramirez (6, B Carlyle). SF - M
Cabrera. RBI - M Cabrera (92). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J
Hermida 1. Team LOB - 2.


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ATLANTA - 11 -- 2
FLORIDA - 1 -- 1
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ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Carlyle 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 5.04

FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
D Willis 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 5.01

WP - D Willis. Pitches-strikes: B Carlyle 23-14; D Willis 40-23. Ground
balls-fly balls: B Carlyle 1-1; D Willis 0-4. Batters faced: B Carlyle 6; D
Willis 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Mike Everitt. 1B--Dana Demuth. 2B--Kerwin Danley. 3B--Doug
Eddings.

Weather: 89 degrees, clear. 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 1 1 2 2 0
FLORIDA 1 1 2 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - BUDDY CARLYLE
FLA - DONTRELLE WILLIS

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: M TREANOR (.292, 3 HR, 13 RBI)
A DE AZA (.243, 0 HR, 5 RBI)
D WILLIS (.208, 1 HR, 4 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NL AT FLORIDA - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY DONTRELLE WILLIS (2) TO RIGHT WITH 2 OUT
IN THE 2ND OFF BUDDY CARLYLE.
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 2, FLORIDA 2

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: H RAMIREZ (.333, 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 1 1 2 2 0
FLORIDA 1 1 2 3 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - BUDDY CARLYLE
FLA - DONTRELLE WILLIS

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: Y ESCOBAR (.332, 1-FOR-1, HR, RBI)
M DIAZ (.349, 0-FOR-1)
C JONES (.334, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at FLORIDA

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

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Y Escobar ss 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .332
M Diaz lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .349
C Jones 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .334
M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317
J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .223
C Woodward 2b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .200
C Miller c 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .308
B Carlyle p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .129

Totals 8 2 2 2 1 2 1

BATTING: HR - Y Escobar (3, 1st inning off D Willis 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - Y
Escobar (24), C Miller (2). 2-out RBI - C Miller. Team LOB - 1.


FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
H Ramirez ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333
D Uggla 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250
M Cabrera 3b 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .317
M Jacobs 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .266
J Willingham lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .272
J Hermida rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .281
M Treanor c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
A De Aza cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .241
D Willis p 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .224

Totals 8 2 3 2 1 2 3

BATTING: 2B - M Jacobs (18, B Carlyle). 3B - H Ramirez (6, B Carlyle). HR - D
Willis (2, 2nd inning off B Carlyle 0 on, 2 Out). SF - M Cabrera. RBI - M
Cabrera (92), D Willis (5). 2-out RBI - D Willis. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - J Hermida 1. Team LOB - 2.


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ATLANTA - 11 -- 2
FLORIDA - 11 -- 2
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ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Carlyle 2 3 2 2 1 2 1 5.09

FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
D Willis 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 5.01

WP - D Willis. Pitches-strikes: B Carlyle 38-23; D Willis 40-23. Ground
balls-fly balls: B Carlyle 2-2; D Willis 0-4. Batters faced: B Carlyle 10; D
Willis 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Mike Everitt. 1B--Dana Demuth. 2B--Kerwin Danley. 3B--Doug
Eddings.

Weather: 89 degrees, clear. Wind: 13 mph, in from center.</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NL AT FLORIDA - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY MATT DIAZ (11) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 3RD OFF DONTRELLE WILLIS SCORED YUNEL ESCOBAR.
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 4, FLORIDA 2

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: C JONES (.334, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at FLORIDA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - BUDDY CARLYLE
FLA - DONTRELLE WILLIS

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: D UGGLA (.250, 0-FOR-1)
M CABRERA (.317, 0-FOR-0, SF, RBI)
M JACOBS (.266, 1-FOR-1)</div>