GAME THREAD: NL: PHILADELPHIA (72-64) at ATLANTA (69-68)

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - PITCHING CHANGE
ATL: RAFAEL SORIANO (2-3, 3.51) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 1, ATLANTA 5

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPH: C UTLEY (.340, 3-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Soriano relieved T Yates.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 1
ATLANTA 5 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: C Utley (.340, 3-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
PHILADELPHIA 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
ATLANTA 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 x 5 11 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: PHI - JAMIE MOYER, ANTONIO ALFONSECA (6TH), TOM GORDON (7TH), FABIO
CASTRO (8TH) AND CARLOS RUIZ

ATL - LANCE CORMIER, PETER MOYLAN (6TH), MANNY ACOSTA
(7TH), TYLER YATES (8TH), RAFAEL SORIANO (9TH) AND BRIAN
MCCANN

HOME RUNS: PHI - NONE

ATL - NONE</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
PHILADELPHIA 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
ATLANTA 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 x 5 11 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: PHI - JAMIE MOYER, ANTONIO ALFONSECA (6TH), TOM GORDON (7TH), FABIO
CASTRO (8TH) AND CARLOS RUIZ

ATL - LANCE CORMIER, PETER MOYLAN (6TH), MANNY ACOSTA
(7TH), TYLER YATES (8TH), RAFAEL SORIANO (9TH) AND BRIAN
MCCANN


WP - LANCE CORMIER (2-4)
LP - JAMIE MOYER (12-11)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: PHI - NONE

ATL - NONE


TIME: 2:51 ATT: 31,592

PROBABLES: PHI - KYLE LOHSE (7-12, 4.54)
ATL - TIM HUDSON (15-7, 3.32)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">PHILADELPHIA (1) VS ATLANTA (5) - FINAL

PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .297
C Utley 2b 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .340
P Burrell lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .262
R Howard 1b 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .269
A Rowand cf 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .310
J Werth rf 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .322
C Ruiz c 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .259
A Nunez 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .237
a-G Dobbs ph-3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
J Moyer p 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .145
A Alfonseca p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Gordon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-T Iguchi ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312
F Castro p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 29 1 4 1 2 8 6

a-grounded to second for A Nunez in the 8th; b-flied out to right for T Gordon
in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - C Utley (43, L Cormier). RBI - P Burrell (80). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - P Burrell 1. GIDP - P Burrell, R Howard. Team LOB -
3.


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Y Escobar ss 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .327
M Diaz lf 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 .348
T Yates p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Soriano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Jones 3b 4 0 2 0 0 2 2 .328
M Teixeira 1b 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .322
J Francoeur rf 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 .293
A Jones cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .222
B McCann c 4 1 2 2 0 1 3 .273
K Johnson 2b 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .289
L Cormier p 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
P Moylan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-B Pena ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250
M Acosta p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
W Harris lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290

Totals 32 5 11 5 3 7 13

a-reached on infield single to shortstop for P Moylan in the 6th.

BATTING: 2B - Y Escobar (18, J Moyer); B McCann (35, J Moyer); C Jones (36, J
Moyer). SF - K Johnson , J Francoeur. RBI - B McCann 2 (84), K Johnson (65), B
Pena (2), J Francoeur (85). 2-out RBI - B Pena. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - C Jones 1, M Teixeira 1, B McCann 2, Y Escobar 1. Team LOB -
8.

BASERUNNING: CS - B McCann (1, Home by J Moyer/C Ruiz).

FIELDING: DP: 2 (K Johnson-M Teixeira, C Jones-Y Escobar-M Teixeira).


----------------------------------------------------
PHILADELPHIA - 000 100 000 -- 1
ATLANTA - 000 301 10x -- 5
----------------------------------------------------

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Moyer (L, 12-11) 5 2/3 9 4 4 2 7 0 5.13
A Alfonseca 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.32
T Gordon 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 5.40
F Castro 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.59

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
L Cormier (W, 2-4) 5 2/3 4 1 1 1 5 0 6.69
P Moylan (H, 5) 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.87
M Acosta (H, 2) 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.77
T Yates 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.85
R Soriano 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.45

Pitches-strikes: J Moyer 115-71; A Alfonseca 2-1; T Gordon 22-12; F Castro
8-5; L Cormier 99-59; P Moylan 1-1; M Acosta 18-10; T Yates 11-6; R Soriano
14-10. Ground balls-fly balls: J Moyer 2-7; A Alfonseca 0-1; T Gordon 0-3; F
Castro 2-1; L Cormier 7-5; P Moylan 0-1; M Acosta 0-1; T Yates 1-2; R Soriano
0-2. Batters faced: J Moyer 27; A Alfonseca 1; T Gordon 6; F Castro 3; L
Cormier 20; P Moylan 1; M Acosta 4; T Yates 3; R Soriano 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Chuck Meriwether. 1B--Rick Reed. 2B--Alfonso Marquez. 3B--Adam
Dowdy.

T--2:51. Att--31,592.
Weather: 85 degrees, sunny. Wind: 5 mph, swirling.</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
PHILADELPHIA 1
ATLANTA 5 FINAL</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ATLANTA

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PHILADELPHIA (1) AT ATLANTA (5) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

PHILADELPHIA 4TH: J Rollins struck out looking. C Utley doubled to deep
right. P Burrell singled to left, C Utley scored. R Howard grounded into
double play, third to shortstop to first, P Burrell out at second.(1 Run,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 1, ATLANTA 0.

ATLANTA 4TH: M Teixeira walked. J Francoeur singled to left, M Teixeira to
second. A Jones reached on infield single to third, M Teixeira to third,
J Francoeur to second. B McCann doubled to deep right, M Teixeira and
J Francoeur scored, A Jones to third. K Johnson hit sacrifice fly to center,
A Jones scored, B McCann to third. B McCann caught stealing home, catcher to
third to catcher. L Cormier struck out swinging. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
PHILADELPHIA 1, ATLANTA 3.

ATLANTA 6TH: J Francoeur struck out looking. A Jones flied out to right.
B McCann reached on infield single to shortstop. K Johnson singled to center,
B McCann to third. B Pena hit for P Moylan. B Pena reached on infield single
to shortstop, B McCann scored, K Johnson to second. A Alfonseca relieved
J Moyer. Y Escobar flied out to right. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 1,
ATLANTA 4.

ATLANTA 7TH: T Gordon relieved A Alfonseca. M Diaz walked. C Jones singled
to center, M Diaz to second. M Teixeira singled to center, M Diaz to third,
C Jones to second. J Francoeur hit sacrifice fly to right, M Diaz scored,
C Jones to third. A Jones lined out to shortstop. B McCann flied out to center.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 1, ATLANTA 5.</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
PHILADELPHIA (1) AT ATLANTA (5) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Philadelphia Starting Lineups -- J Rollins SS, C Utley 2B, P Burrell LF,
R Howard 1B, A Rowand CF, J Werth RF, C Ruiz C, A Nunez 3B, J Moyer LHP.

Atlanta Starting Lineups -- Y Escobar SS, M Diaz LF, C Jones 3B, M Teixeira 1B,
J Francoeur RF, A Jones CF, B McCann C, K Johnson 2B, L Cormier RHP.

Umpires -- Chuck Meriwether (HP), Rick Reed (1B), Alfonso Marquez (2B),
Adam Dowdy (3B).

Gametime Weather: 85 degrees, Sunny, wind swirling at 5 mph.


PHILADELPHIA 1ST: J Rollins flied out to center. C Utley singled to left.
P Burrell grounded into double play, second to first, C Utley out at second.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 0, ATLANTA 0.

ATLANTA 1ST: Y Escobar flied out to right. M Diaz grounded out to third.
C Jones struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 0,
ATLANTA 0.

PHILADELPHIA 2ND: R Howard struck out swinging. A Rowand struck out
swinging. J Werth grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
PHILADELPHIA 0, ATLANTA 0.

ATLANTA 2ND: M Teixeira singled to center. J Francoeur flied out to
center. A Jones grounded out to third, M Teixeira to second. B McCann struck
out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 0, ATLANTA 0.

PHILADELPHIA 3RD: C Ruiz bunt grounded out to third. A Nunez flied out to
center. J Moyer struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 0,
ATLANTA 0.

ATLANTA 3RD: K Johnson flied out to left. L Cormier flied out to center.
Y Escobar doubled to deep center. M Diaz walked. C Jones struck out looking.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 0, ATLANTA 0.

PHILADELPHIA 4TH: J Rollins struck out looking. C Utley doubled to deep
right. P Burrell singled to left, C Utley scored. R Howard grounded into
double play, third to shortstop to first, P Burrell out at second.(1 Run,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 1, ATLANTA 0.

ATLANTA 4TH: M Teixeira walked. J Francoeur singled to left, M Teixeira to
second. A Jones reached on infield single to third, M Teixeira to third,
J Francoeur to second. B McCann doubled to deep right, M Teixeira and
J Francoeur scored, A Jones to third. K Johnson hit sacrifice fly to center,
A Jones scored, B McCann to third. B McCann caught stealing home, catcher to
third to catcher. L Cormier struck out swinging. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
PHILADELPHIA 1, ATLANTA 3.

PHILADELPHIA 5TH: A Rowand grounded out to second. J Werth flied out to
center. C Ruiz flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 1,
ATLANTA 3.

ATLANTA 5TH: Y Escobar struck out looking. M Diaz struck out swinging.
C Jones doubled to deep center. M Teixeira flied out to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 1, ATLANTA 3.

PHILADELPHIA 6TH: A Nunez struck out looking. J Moyer walked. J Rollins
popped out to second. C Utley singled to center, J Moyer to third. P Moylan
relieved L Cormier. P Burrell fouled out to first. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
PHILADELPHIA 1, ATLANTA 3.

ATLANTA 6TH: J Francoeur struck out looking. A Jones flied out to right.
B McCann reached on infield single to shortstop. K Johnson singled to center,
B McCann to third. B Pena hit for P Moylan. B Pena reached on infield single
to shortstop, B McCann scored, K Johnson to second. A Alfonseca relieved
J Moyer. Y Escobar flied out to right. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 1,
ATLANTA 4.

PHILADELPHIA 7TH: M Acosta relieved P Moylan. R Howard struck out swinging.
A Rowand struck out swinging. J Werth walked. C Ruiz flied out to right.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 1, ATLANTA 4.

ATLANTA 7TH: T Gordon relieved A Alfonseca. M Diaz walked. C Jones singled
to center, M Diaz to second. M Teixeira singled to center, M Diaz to third,
C Jones to second. J Francoeur hit sacrifice fly to right, M Diaz scored,
C Jones to third. A Jones lined out to shortstop. B McCann flied out to center.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 1, ATLANTA 5.

PHILADELPHIA 8TH: T Yates relieved M Acosta. W Harris in left field.
G Dobbs hit for A Nunez. G Dobbs grounded out to second. T Iguchi hit for
T Gordon. T Iguchi flied out to right. J Rollins flied out to left. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 1, ATLANTA 5.

ATLANTA 8TH: G Dobbs at third base. F Castro relieved T Gordon. K Johnson
grounded out to first. W Harris flied out to center. Y Escobar grounded out
to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 1, ATLANTA 5.

PHILADELPHIA 9TH: R Soriano relieved T Yates. C Utley flied out to center.
P Burrell flied out to center. R Howard struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 1, ATLANTA 5.</div>

 

McCann, Braves break out against Phillies

<h3>ATLANTA 5, PHILADELPHIA 1</h3>By Phil Foley
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


ATLANTA (Ticker) - The Atlanta Braves finally figured out a wayto have a big inning with the bases loaded.


Brian McCann doubled home two runs in a three-run fourth andLance Cormier pitched well into the sixth to lead the Braves toa 5-1 win over the struggling Philadelphia Phillies on Monday.

Atlanta (70-68) struggled in their three-game set against theNew York Mets (77-60), scoring just four runs and smashing justone extra-base hit, falling seven games behind the Mets in theNational League East.


The Phillies (72-65) were two games back of the Mets enteringSaturday. But Philadelphia has dropped its last three conteststo fall five games behind New York.


In a battle between two struggling clubs, it was the Braves whosnapped out of their funk.


Atlanta, which loaded the bases three times with one or no outsin the series against the Mets - but scored just one run on eachoccasion - was faced with a similar situation in the fourthinning.


But this time, the Braves' offense finally came through.

Mark Teixeira opened the frame with a seven-pitch walk ahead ofJeff Francoeur, who singled to right field on the eighth pitchof the at-bat. Andruw Jones laced an infield single offPhillies starter Jamie Moyer (12-11) to load the bases.

McCann, who collected Atlanta's lone extra-base hit against theMets in the ninth inning of Sunday's contest, followed with aone-hop double off the right field wall, plating Teixeira andFrancoeur to give Atlanta a 2-1 lead.


Kelly Johnson scored Jones on a sacrifice fly to shallow centerfield. Jones scored ahead of the throw by center fielder AaronRowand, which sailed over Carlos Ruiz's head, advancing McCannto third base.


After pinch hitter Brayan Pena singled home McCann to pad theadvantage to 4-1 in the sixth, the Braves once again loaded thebases with no outs off Philadelphia reliever Tom Gordon in theseventh.


But Atlanta could only muster one run on Francoeur's sacrificefly.


Cormier (2-4) made sure that the Phillies' woes continued. Therighthander surrendered one run and four hits, walking one andstriking out five in 5 2/3 innings to record his secondconsecutive win.


The 26-year-old Cormier, who allowed 26 runs in his first sixappearances this season, has allowed just three over his last 122/3 frames.


Cormier, who has allowed 13 homers in his first eightappearances, kept the ball in the park. The righthander did notallow a homer for the first time as a starter this season.

He hurled 59 of 99 pitches for strikes before he was lifted withrunners at the corners with two outs in the sixth. But PeterMoylan thwarted the threat by inducing Pat Burrell to foul outto end the frame.


Manny Acosta, Tyler Yates and Rafael Soriano each hurled a frameto finish the game.


Burrell plated Chase Utley with a single in the fourth for thePhillies' lone run. Utley had three of the four hits for thePhillies.


Moyer (12-11) allowed four runs and nine hits, walking two andstriking out seven in 5 2/3 frames.


Philadelphia fell to 1-3 on its six-game road trip.

 

McCann, Braves break out against Phillies

<h3>ATLANTA 5, PHILADELPHIA 1</h3>By Phil Foley
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


ATLANTA (Ticker) - The Atlanta Braves finally figured out a wayto have a big inning with the bases loaded.


Brian McCann doubled home two runs in a three-run fourth andLance Cormier pitched well into the sixth to lead the Braves toa 5-1 win over the struggling Philadelphia Phillies on Monday.

Atlanta (70-68) struggled in their three-game set against theNew York Mets (77-60), scoring just four runs and smashing justone extra-base hit, falling seven games behind the Mets in theNational League East.


The Phillies (72-65) were two games back of the Mets enteringSaturday. But Philadelphia has dropped its last three conteststo fall five games behind New York.


"We got beat three out of the last four games," Phillies starterJamie Moyer said. "Those four wins against New York don't meanas much at this point."


In a battle between two struggling clubs, it was the Braves whosnapped out of their funk.


Atlanta, which loaded the bases three times with one or no outsin the series against the Mets - but scored just one run on eachoccasion - was faced with a similar situation in the fourthinning.


But this time, the Braves' offense finally came through.

Mark Teixeira opened the frame with a seven-pitch walk ahead ofJeff Francoeur, who singled to right field on the eighth pitchof the at-bat. Andruw Jones laced an infield single offPhillies Moyer (12-11) to load the bases.


McCann, who collected Atlanta's lone extra-base hit against theMets in the ninth inning of Sunday's contest, followed with aone-hop double off the right field wall, plating Teixeira andFrancoeur to give Atlanta a 2-1 lead.


"(Moyer) got a pitch over the plate," McCann said. "I've beenmissing a lot lately. I was happy to not miss in thissituation."


"That was a huge hit for McCann to get those two runs in,"Teixeira added. "There's no more time to waste. There's nomore looking to the future. (The time to win is) now."

Kelly Johnson scored Jones on a sacrifice fly to shallow centerfield. Jones scored ahead of the throw by center fielder AaronRowand, which sailed over Carlos Ruiz's head, advancing McCannto third base.


"We've been doing well with the bases loaded, but lately, wehaven't," Braves manager Bobby Cox said. "The bats came to lifea little bit."


After pinch hitter Brayan Pena singled home McCann to pad theadvantage to 4-1 in the sixth, the Braves once again loaded thebases with no outs off Philadelphia reliever Tom Gordon in theseventh.


But Atlanta could only muster one run on Francoeur's sacrificefly.


Cormier (2-4) made sure that the Phillies' woes continued. Therighthander surrendered one run and four hits, walking one andstriking out five in 5 2/3 innings to record his secondconsecutive win.


The 26-year-old Cormier, who allowed 26 runs in his first sixappearances this season, has allowed just three over his last 122/3 frames.


"I feel very good," Cormier said. "I feel like I am right therewhere I needed to be. It was good to get a win today."

Cormier, who has allowed 13 homers in his first eightappearances, kept the ball in the park. The righthander did notallow a homer for the first time as a starter this season.

"I kept the ball down better today," Cormier said. "I workeddown in the zone."


He hurled 59 of 99 pitches for strikes before he was lifted withrunners at the corners with two outs in the sixth. But PeterMoylan thwarted the threat by inducing Pat Burrell to foul outto end the frame.


Manny Acosta, Tyler Yates and Rafael Soriano each hurled a frameto finish the game.


Burrell plated Chase Utley with a single in the fourth for thePhillies' lone run. Utley had three of the four hits for thePhillies.


"Today wasn't our day," Utley said. "We really didn't swing thebats really well. We couldn't get anything started. Playingtwo day games in a row doesn't help, but it is what it is. Youhave to try to overcome it."


Moyer (12-11) allowed four runs and nine hits, walking two andstriking out seven in 5 2/3 frames.


Philadelphia fell to 1-3 on its six-game road trip.

"It's a long season," Moyer said. "We went through a big highin Philadelphia in the Mets series. We went to through Florida,and we didn't play as well as we should have.


"Those series are behind us. We wanted to win the first game.Unfortunately, we didn't. We have to find a way to recreatesome momentum and turn this trip (around)."

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
PHILADELPHIA 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
ATLANTA 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 x 5 11 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: PHI - JAMIE MOYER, ANTONIO ALFONSECA (6TH), TOM GORDON (7TH), FABIO
CASTRO (8TH) AND CARLOS RUIZ

ATL - LANCE CORMIER, PETER MOYLAN (6TH), MANNY ACOSTA
(7TH), TYLER YATES (8TH), RAFAEL SORIANO (9TH) AND BRIAN
MCCANN


WP - LANCE CORMIER (2-4)
LP - JAMIE MOYER (12-11)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: PHI - NONE

ATL - NONE


TIME: 2:51 ATT: 31,592

PROBABLES: PHI - KYLE LOHSE (7-12, 4.54)
ATL - BUDDY CARLYLE (8-5, 5.02)</div>