GAME THREAD: NL: PHILADELPHIA (72-65) at ATLANTA (70-68)

NL: PHILADELPHIA (72-65) at ATLANTA (70-68)

<h3>Braves and Phillies battle for playoff lives</h3>



Philadelphia (72-65) at Atlanta (70-68) 7:35 pm EDT

ATLANTA (Ticker) -- The Atlanta Braves and the PhiladelphiaPhillies continue to jockey for position in the National LeagueEast on Tuesday when they play the second game of a three-gameseries.


Atlanta snapped a three-game skid in Monday's opener and remains7 1/2 games behind the first-place New York Mets (76-60).Meanwhile, Philadelphia (72-65) has dropped three straight tofall five games behind New York.


Lance Cormier threw six effective innings and Brian McCann hit ago-ahead two-run double in the fourth to give the Braves a 5-1win Monday. The Phillies trail the Arizona Diamondbacks (76-63)by three games in the wild card race, while the Braves are fivegames back.


Buddy Carlyle (8-5, 5.02 ERA) takes the hill looking to end hiswoes against Philadelphia. Carlyle is 0-2 with a 8.64 ERA intwo starts against the Phillies this season.


The righthander allowed three runs in 4 1/3 innings of a 5-3loss on August 12. On Wednesday, the 30-year-old journeymanallowed three runs and four hits in five innings of a 7-4 winover Florida.


Kyle Lohse (7-12, 4.54) gets the ball for the Phillies, who are1-3 on their six-game road trip.


Lohse will be looking to give Philadelphia a much-needed solidouting. Phillies' starters have allowed 24 runs in the lastthree games after allowing just 20 during their six-game winningstreak.


Lohse was staked to a 5-0 lead against New York on Thursday butallowed three runs and five hits in 3 2/3 innings and received ano-decision in an 11-10 win.

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ATLANTA

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

PHILADELPHIA ATLANTA
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Jimmy Rollins SS .297 25 79 Willie Harris LF .290 1 26
Chase Utley 2B .340 18 88 Kelly Johnson 2B .289 15 65
Pat Burrell LF .262 24 80 Chipper Jones 3B .328 22 79
Ryan Howard 1B .269 36 111 Mark Teixeira 1B .322 10 32
Aaron Rowand CF .310 23 77 Brian Mccann C .273 17 84
Greg Dobbs 3B .281 8 44 Jeff Francoeur RF .293 16 85
Jayson Werth RF .322 6 31 Andruw Jones CF .222 24 84
Carlos Ruiz C .259 4 46 Yunel Escobar SS .327 3 24
Kyle Lohse RHP .136 0 2 Buddy Carlyle RHP .121 0 2
(7-12, 4.54) (8-5, 5.02)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA
WARMUPS: PHI - KYLE LOHSE (7-12, 4.54)
ATL - BUDDY CARLYLE (8-5, 5.02)

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

WEATHER: 90 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 3 mph, swirling</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA
STARTING BATS: PHI - KYLE LOHSE AND CARLOS RUIZ
ATL - BUDDY CARLYLE AND BRIAN MCCANN

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: J ROLLINS (.297, 25 HR, 79 RBI)
C UTLEY (.340, 18 HR, 88 RBI)
P BURRELL (.262, 24 HR, 80 RBI)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY RYAN HOWARD (37) TO CENTER WITH 2 OUT
IN THE 1ST OFF BUDDY CARLYLE SCORED PAT BURRELL.
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 2, ATLANTA 0

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: A ROWAND (.310, 23 HR, 77 RBI)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ATLANTA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PHI - KYLE LOHSE
ATL - BUDDY CARLYLE

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: W HARRIS (.290, 1 HR, 26 RBI)
K JOHNSON (.289, 15 HR, 65 RBI)
C JONES (.328, 22 HR, 79 RBI)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">PHILADELPHIA (2) 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 .297
C Utley 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .339
P Burrell lf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .262
R Howard 1b 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .271
A Rowand cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .311
G Dobbs 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .281
J Werth rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .320
C Ruiz c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
K Lohse p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .136

Totals 5 2 2 2 2 1 2

BATTING: 2B - A Rowand (38, B Carlyle). HR - R Howard (37, 1st inning off B
Carlyle 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - R Howard 2 (113). 2-out RBI - R Howard 2. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - J Werth 1. Team LOB - 2.


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
K Johnson 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
C Jones 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .328
M Teixeira 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .322
B McCann c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
J Francoeur rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
A Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
Y Escobar ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .327
B Carlyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .121

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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PHILADELPHIA - 2 -- 2
ATLANTA - -- 0
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PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Lohse 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.54

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Carlyle 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 5.16

Pitches-strikes: B Carlyle 31-14. Ground balls-fly balls: B Carlyle 0-2.
Batters faced: B Carlyle 7.

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

Weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 4 mph, swirling.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA
CONFIRMED STARTERS: PHI - KYLE LOHSE
ATL - BUDDY CARLYLE</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ATLANTA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PHI - KYLE LOHSE
ATL - BUDDY CARLYLE

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: C RUIZ (.259, 4 HR, 46 RBI)
K LOHSE (.136, 0 HR, 2 RBI)
J ROLLINS (.297, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">PHILADELPHIA (2) 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 .297
C Utley 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .339
P Burrell lf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .262
R Howard 1b 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .271
A Rowand cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .311
G Dobbs 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .281
J Werth rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .320
C Ruiz c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
K Lohse p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .136

Totals 5 2 2 2 2 1 2

BATTING: 2B - A Rowand (38, B Carlyle). HR - R Howard (37, 1st inning off B
Carlyle 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - R Howard 2 (113). 2-out RBI - R Howard 2. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - J Werth 1. Team LOB - 2.


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
K Johnson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
C Jones 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .327
M Teixeira 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .322
B McCann c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
J Francoeur rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
A Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
Y Escobar ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .327
B Carlyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .121

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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PHILADELPHIA - 2 -- 2
ATLANTA - 0 -- 0
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PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Lohse 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.51

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Carlyle 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 5.16

Pitches-strikes: K Lohse 7-6; B Carlyle 31-14. Ground balls-fly balls: K
Lohse 1-2; B Carlyle 0-2. Batters faced: K Lohse 3; B Carlyle 7.

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

Weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 4 mph, swirling.</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY CARLOS RUIZ (5) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN THE
2ND OFF BUDDY CARLYLE.
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 3, ATLANTA 0

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: K LOHSE (.136, 0 HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - PITCHING CHANGE
ATL: JO-JO REYES (0-2, 8.31) IN THE 2ND
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C UTLEY ON FIRST, J ROLLINS ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 3, ATLANTA 0

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPH: R HOWARD (.271, 1-FOR-1, HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Reyes relieved B Carlyle.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C UTLEY ON FIRST, J ROLLINS ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 3
ATLANTA 0 TOP, 2ND

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: R Howard (.271, 1-FOR-1, HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ATLANTA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PHI - KYLE LOHSE
ATL - JO-JO REYES

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: M TEIXEIRA (.322, 10 HR, 32 RBI)
B MCCANN (.273, 17 HR, 84 RBI)
J FRANCOEUR (.293, 16 HR, 85 RBI)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">PHILADELPHIA (3) VS ATLANTA (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .298
C Utley 2b 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .339
P Burrell lf 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 .261
R Howard 1b 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 .271
A Rowand cf 2 0 1 0 0 1 3 .310
G Dobbs 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .281
J Werth rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .320
C Ruiz c 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .261
K Lohse p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133

Totals 10 3 4 3 4 2 7

BATTING: 2B - A Rowand (38, B Carlyle); J Rollins (35, B Carlyle). HR - R
Howard (37, 1st inning off B Carlyle 1 on, 2 Out), C Ruiz (5, 2nd inning off B
Carlyle 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - R Howard 2 (113), C Ruiz (47). 2-out RBI - R Howard
2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Rowand 2, J Werth 1. Team LOB -
5.


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
K Johnson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
C Jones 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .327
M Teixeira 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .322
B McCann c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
J Francoeur rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
A Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
Y Escobar ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .327
B Carlyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .121
J Reyes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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PHILADELPHIA - 21 -- 3
ATLANTA - 0 -- 0
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PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Lohse 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.51

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Carlyle 1 2/3 4 3 3 3 1 2 5.21
J Reyes 1/3 0 0 0 1 1 0 8.22

IBB - C Utley (by B Carlyle). Pitches-strikes: K Lohse 7-6; B Carlyle 45-20;
J Reyes 9-3. Ground balls-fly balls: K Lohse 1-2; B Carlyle 0-4; J Reyes 0-0.
Batters faced: K Lohse 3; B Carlyle 12; J Reyes 2.

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

Weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 4 mph, swirling.</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ATLANTA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PHI - KYLE LOHSE
ATL - JO-JO REYES

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: G DOBBS (.281, 0-FOR-0, BB)
J WERTH (.320, 0-FOR-1)
C RUIZ (.261, 1-FOR-1, HR, RBI)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">PHILADELPHIA (3) VS ATLANTA (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .298
C Utley 2b 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .339
P Burrell lf 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 .261
R Howard 1b 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 .271
A Rowand cf 2 0 1 0 0 1 3 .310
G Dobbs 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .281
J Werth rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .320
C Ruiz c 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .261
K Lohse p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133

Totals 10 3 4 3 4 2 7

BATTING: 2B - A Rowand (38, B Carlyle); J Rollins (35, B Carlyle). HR - R
Howard (37, 1st inning off B Carlyle 1 on, 2 Out), C Ruiz (5, 2nd inning off B
Carlyle 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - R Howard 2 (113), C Ruiz (47). 2-out RBI - R Howard
2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Rowand 2, J Werth 1. Team LOB -
5.


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
K Johnson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
C Jones 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .327
M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .320
B McCann c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .274
J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .293
A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222
Y Escobar ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .327
B Carlyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .121
J Reyes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250

Totals 7 0 1 0 0 1 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


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PHILADELPHIA - 21 -- 3
ATLANTA - 00 -- 0
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PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Lohse 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.48

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Carlyle 1 2/3 4 3 3 3 1 2 5.21
J Reyes 1/3 0 0 0 1 1 0 8.22

IBB - C Utley (by B Carlyle). Pitches-strikes: K Lohse 26-21; B Carlyle
45-20; J Reyes 9-3. Ground balls-fly balls: K Lohse 2-3; B Carlyle 0-4; J Reyes
0-0. Batters faced: K Lohse 7; B Carlyle 12; J Reyes 2.

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

Weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 4 mph, swirling.</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ATLANTA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PHI - KYLE LOHSE
ATL - JO-JO REYES

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: Y ESCOBAR (.327, 3 HR, 24 RBI)
J REYES (.250, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
W HARRIS (.289, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ATLANTA

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

PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .297
C Utley 2b 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .339
P Burrell lf 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 .261
R Howard 1b 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 .271
A Rowand cf 2 0 1 0 0 1 3 .310
G Dobbs 3b 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .281
J Werth rf 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 .324
C Ruiz c 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .261
K Lohse p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .133

Totals 13 3 5 3 5 2 11

BATTING: 2B - A Rowand (38, B Carlyle); J Rollins (35, B Carlyle). HR - R
Howard (37, 1st inning off B Carlyle 1 on, 2 Out), C Ruiz (5, 2nd inning off B
Carlyle 0 on, 0 Out). S - K Lohse. RBI - R Howard 2 (113), C Ruiz (47). 2-out
RBI - R Howard 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Rowand 2, J
Rollins 2, J Werth 1. Team LOB - 7.


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
K Johnson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
C Jones 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .327
M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .320
B McCann c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .274
J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .293
A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222
Y Escobar ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .327
B Carlyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .121
J Reyes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250

Totals 7 0 1 0 0 1 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


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PHILADELPHIA - 210 -- 3
ATLANTA - 00 -- 0
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PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Lohse 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.48

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Carlyle 1 2/3 4 3 3 3 1 2 5.21
J Reyes 1 1/3 1 0 0 2 1 0 7.96

IBB - C Utley (by B Carlyle). Pitches-strikes: K Lohse 26-21; B Carlyle
45-20; J Reyes 22-11. Ground balls-fly balls: K Lohse 2-3; B Carlyle 0-4; J
Reyes 1-2. Batters faced: K Lohse 7; B Carlyle 12; J Reyes 7.

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

Weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 4 mph, swirling.</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ATLANTA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PHI - KYLE LOHSE
ATL - JO-JO REYES

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: C UTLEY (.339, 0-FOR-1, BB)
P BURRELL (.261, 0-FOR-1, BB)
R HOWARD (.271, 1-FOR-1, BB, HR, 2 RBI)</div>