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

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

<h3>Moyer, Phillies look to continue Braves' slide</h3>

<div class="pre">Philadelphia (72-64) at Atlanta (69-68) 1:05 pm EDT</div>

ATLANTA (Ticker) -- The Atlanta Braves' slide has turned theNational League East into a two-team race.


Jamie Moyer takes the mound as the second-place PhiladelphiaPhillies look to add to the Braves' woes in the opener of athree-game series on Monday.


Atlanta (69-68) was swept by the first-place New York Mets(76-60) over the weekend and has lost nine of 12 to drop aseason-high 7 1/2 games off the pace.


Meanwhile, the Phillies were riding high after completing afour-game sweep of the Mets, but proceeded to drop two of threeto Florida over the weekend. Philadelphia is four games back ofNew York, and threebehind Arizona (76-62) for the wild card.

Moyer (12-10, 5.08 ERA) will look to help the Phillies continuetheir success in Atlanta. Philadelphia has won four of the sixmeetings here, including a three-game sweep in May.

In his last start Moyer allowed two runs and eight hits in sixinnings of a 3-2 win over New York on Wednesday.


Lance Cormier (1-4, 7.59) takes the hill for Atlanta, which wasoutscored 15-4 in being swept by the Mets. Cormier picked uphis first win of the season on Monday, allowing two runs and sixhits in seven innings of a 13-2 win over Florida.

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ATLANTA

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

PHILADELPHIA ATLANTA
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Jimmy Rollins SS .299 25 79 Yunel Escobar SS .329 3 24
Chase Utley 2B .336 18 88 Matt Diaz LF .350 12 38
Pat Burrell LF .262 24 79 Chipper Jones 3B .326 22 79
Ryan Howard 1B .272 36 111 Mark Teixeira 1B .314 10 32
Aaron Rowand CF .312 23 77 Jeff Francoeur RF .293 16 84
Jayson Werth RF .326 6 31 Andruw Jones CF .222 24 84
Carlos Ruiz C .262 4 46 Brian Mccann C .270 17 82
Abraham Nunez 3B .239 0 15 Kelly Johnson 2B .289 15 64
Jamie Moyer LHP .148 0 2 Lance Cormier RHP .000 0 0
(12-10, 5.08) (1-4, 7.59)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA
WARMUPS: PHI - JAMIE MOYER (12-10, 5.08)
ATL - LANCE CORMIER (1-4, 7.59)

UMPIRES: HP - CHUCK MERIWETHER
1B - TIM TIMMONS
2B - RICK REED
3B - ALFONSO MARQUEZ

WEATHER: 84 Degrees, sunny
WIND: 5 mph, swirling</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA -- REVISED WARMUPS
WARMUPS: PHI - JAMIE MOYER (12-10, 5.08)
ATL - LANCE CORMIER (1-4, 7.59)

UMPIRES: HP - CHUCK MERIWETHER
1B - RICK REED
2B - ALFONSO MARQUEZ
3B - ADAM DOWDY

WEATHER: 84 Degrees, sunny
WIND: 5 mph, swirling</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA
STARTING BATS: PHI - JAMIE MOYER AND CARLOS RUIZ
ATL - LANCE CORMIER AND BRIAN MCCANN

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: J ROLLINS (.299, 25 HR, 79 RBI)
C UTLEY (.336, 18 HR, 88 RBI)
P BURRELL (.262, 24 HR, 79 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PHI - JAMIE MOYER
ATL - LANCE CORMIER

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: Y ESCOBAR (.329, 3 HR, 24 RBI)
M DIAZ (.350, 12 HR, 38 RBI)
C JONES (.326, 22 HR, 79 RBI)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ATLANTA

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

PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
C Utley 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .337
P Burrell lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .262
R Howard 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
A Rowand cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312
J Werth rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .326
C Ruiz c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
A Nunez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
J Moyer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .148

Totals 3 0 1 0 0 0 1

BATTING: GIDP - P Burrell. Team LOB - 0.


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Y Escobar ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .329
M Diaz lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .350
C Jones 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .326
M Teixeira 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314
J Francoeur rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
A Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
B McCann c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
K Johnson 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
L Cormier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (K Johnson-M Teixeira).


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PHILADELPHIA - 0 -- 0
ATLANTA - -- 0
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PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Moyer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.08

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
L Cormier 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.36

Pitches-strikes: L Cormier 14-9. Ground balls-fly balls: L Cormier 2-1.
Batters faced: L Cormier 3.

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

Weather: 85 degrees, sunny. Wind: 5 mph, swirling.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA
CONFIRMED STARTERS: PHI - JAMIE MOYER
ATL - LANCE CORMIER</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ATLANTA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PHI - JAMIE MOYER
ATL - LANCE CORMIER

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: R HOWARD (.272, 36 HR, 111 RBI)
A ROWAND (.312, 23 HR, 77 RBI)
J WERTH (.326, 6 HR, 31 RBI)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ATLANTA

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

PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
C Utley 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .337
P Burrell lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .262
R Howard 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
A Rowand cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312
J Werth rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .326
C Ruiz c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
A Nunez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
J Moyer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .148

Totals 3 0 1 0 0 0 1

BATTING: GIDP - P Burrell. Team LOB - 0.


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Y Escobar ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .328
M Diaz lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .349
C Jones 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .326
M Teixeira 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314
J Francoeur rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
A Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
B McCann c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
K Johnson 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
L Cormier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (K Johnson-M Teixeira).


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PHILADELPHIA - 0 -- 0
ATLANTA - 0 -- 0
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PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Moyer 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.05

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
L Cormier 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.36

Pitches-strikes: J Moyer 10-7; L Cormier 14-9. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Moyer 1-1; L Cormier 2-1. Batters faced: J Moyer 3; L Cormier 3.

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

Weather: 85 degrees, sunny. Wind: 5 mph, swirling.</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ATLANTA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PHI - JAMIE MOYER
ATL - LANCE CORMIER

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: M TEIXEIRA (.314, 10 HR, 32 RBI)
J FRANCOEUR (.293, 16 HR, 84 RBI)
A JONES (.222, 24 HR, 84 RBI)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ATLANTA

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

PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
C Utley 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .337
P Burrell lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .262
R Howard 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .271
A Rowand cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .311
J Werth rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .324
C Ruiz c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
A Nunez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
J Moyer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .148

Totals 6 0 1 0 0 2 1

BATTING: GIDP - P Burrell. Team LOB - 0.


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Y Escobar ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .328
M Diaz lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .349
C Jones 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .326
M Teixeira 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314
J Francoeur rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
A Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
B McCann c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
K Johnson 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
L Cormier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (K Johnson-M Teixeira).


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PHILADELPHIA - 00 -- 0
ATLANTA - 0 -- 0
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PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Moyer 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.05

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
L Cormier 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 7.15

Pitches-strikes: J Moyer 10-7; L Cormier 31-18. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Moyer 1-1; L Cormier 3-1. Batters faced: J Moyer 3; L Cormier 6.

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

Weather: 85 degrees, sunny. Wind: 5 mph, swirling.</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ATLANTA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PHI - JAMIE MOYER
ATL - LANCE CORMIER

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: C RUIZ (.262, 4 HR, 46 RBI)
A NUNEZ (.239, 0 HR, 15 RBI)
J MOYER (.148, 0 HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">PHILADELPHIA (0) VS ATLANTA (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
C Utley 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .337
P Burrell lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .262
R Howard 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .271
A Rowand cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .311
J Werth rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .324
C Ruiz c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
A Nunez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
J Moyer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .148

Totals 6 0 1 0 0 2 1

BATTING: GIDP - P Burrell. Team LOB - 0.


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Y Escobar ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .328
M Diaz lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .349
C Jones 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .326
M Teixeira 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .319
J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .293
A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
B McCann c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .270
K Johnson 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
L Cormier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 7 0 1 0 0 2 2

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B McCann 1. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (K Johnson-M Teixeira).


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PHILADELPHIA - 00 -- 0
ATLANTA - 00 -- 0
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PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Moyer 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 5.02

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
L Cormier 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 7.15

Pitches-strikes: J Moyer 27-18; L Cormier 31-18. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Moyer 2-2; L Cormier 3-1. Batters faced: J Moyer 7; L Cormier 6.

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

Weather: 85 degrees, sunny. Wind: 5 mph, swirling.</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ATLANTA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PHI - JAMIE MOYER
ATL - LANCE CORMIER

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: K JOHNSON (.289, 15 HR, 64 RBI)
L CORMIER (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
Y ESCOBAR (.328, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">PHILADELPHIA (0) VS ATLANTA (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
C Utley 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .337
P Burrell lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .262
R Howard 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .271
A Rowand cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .311
J Werth rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .324
C Ruiz c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
A Nunez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
J Moyer p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .145

Totals 9 0 1 0 0 3 1

BATTING: GIDP - P Burrell. Team LOB - 0.


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Y Escobar ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .328
M Diaz lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .349
C Jones 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .326
M Teixeira 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .319
J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .293
A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
B McCann c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .270
K Johnson 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
L Cormier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 7 0 1 0 0 2 2

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B McCann 1. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (K Johnson-M Teixeira).


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PHILADELPHIA - 000 -- 0
ATLANTA - 00 -- 0
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PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Moyer 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 5.02

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
L Cormier 3 1 0 0 0 3 0 6.94

Pitches-strikes: J Moyer 27-18; L Cormier 43-27. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Moyer 2-2; L Cormier 4-2. Batters faced: J Moyer 7; L Cormier 9.

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

Weather: 85 degrees, sunny. Wind: 5 mph, swirling.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PHI - JAMIE MOYER
ATL - LANCE CORMIER

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: J ROLLINS (.299, 0-FOR-1)
C UTLEY (.337, 1-FOR-1)
P BURRELL (.262, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">PHILADELPHIA (0) VS ATLANTA (0) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
C Utley 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .337
P Burrell lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .262
R Howard 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .271
A Rowand cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .311
J Werth rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .324
C Ruiz c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
A Nunez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
J Moyer p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .145

Totals 9 0 1 0 0 3 1

BATTING: GIDP - P Burrell. Team LOB - 0.


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Y Escobar ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .331
M Diaz lf 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .349
C Jones 3b 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .325
M Teixeira 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .319
J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .293
A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
B McCann c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .270
K Johnson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
L Cormier p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 11 0 2 0 1 3 4

BATTING: 2B - Y Escobar (18, J Moyer). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- C Jones 1, B McCann 1. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (K Johnson-M Teixeira).


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PHILADELPHIA - 000 -- 0
ATLANTA - 000 -- 0
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PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Moyer 3 2 0 0 1 3 0 4.99

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
L Cormier 3 1 0 0 0 3 0 6.94

Pitches-strikes: J Moyer 48-29; L Cormier 43-27. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Moyer 2-4; L Cormier 4-2. Batters faced: J Moyer 12; L Cormier 9.

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

Weather: 85 degrees, sunny. Wind: 5 mph, swirling.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY PAT BURRELL SCORED CHASE UTLEY.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, P BURRELL ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 1
ATLANTA 0 TOP, 4TH

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: R HOWARD (.271, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PHI - JAMIE MOYER
ATL - LANCE CORMIER

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: M TEIXEIRA (.319, 1-FOR-1)
J FRANCOEUR (.293, 0-FOR-1)
A JONES (.222, 0-FOR-1)</div>