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

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ATLANTA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PHI - TOM GORDON
ATL - RON MAHAY

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: C ROBERSON (.280, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
R HOWARD (.270, 1-FOR-3, BB, HR, 2 RBI)
A ROWAND (.311, 2-FOR-4)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">PHILADELPHIA (4) VS ATLANTA (2) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 4 0 1 0 1 0 4 .297
C Utley 2b 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .336
P Burrell lf 2 1 0 0 2 1 2 .261
C Roberson rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
R Howard 1b 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 .270
A Rowand cf 4 1 2 0 0 1 3 .311
G Dobbs 3b 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .281
a-W Helms ph-3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .248
A Nunez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
J Werth rf-lf 3 0 1 0 1 2 2 .322
C Ruiz c 3 1 1 2 0 0 2 .260
K Lohse p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .133
J Romero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-T Iguchi ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310
T Gordon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 27 4 7 4 8 5 17

a-doubled to deep left for G Dobbs in the 5th; b-flied out to center for J
Romero in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - A Rowand (38, B Carlyle); J Rollins (35, B Carlyle); W Helms (18,
J Reyes). 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 2. SF - C Ruiz. RBI - R
Howard 2 (113), C Ruiz 2 (48). 2-out RBI - R Howard 2. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - A Rowand 2, J Rollins 4, J Werth 1. GIDP - R Howard. Team LOB
- 10.

FIELDING: E - J Werth (1, fly ball).


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .286
K Johnson 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .289
C Jones 3b 3 1 1 2 1 0 1 .328
M Teixeira 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .312
B McCann c 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .275
J Francoeur rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .291
A Jones cf 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 .225
Y Escobar ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .327
B Carlyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .121
J Reyes p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .231
a-S Thorman ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .218
R Ring p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Yates p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-P Orr ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .186
R Mahay p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 32 2 8 2 1 5 15

a-singled to right for J Reyes in the 5th; b-lined out to second for T Yates
in the 7th.

BATTING: HR - C Jones (23, 4th inning off K Lohse 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - C Jones 2
(81). 2-out RBI - C Jones. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Teixeira
2. Team LOB - 7.

BASERUNNING: Picked Off - Y Escobar (2nd base, C Ruiz).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Teixeira-C Jones-M Teixeira).


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PHILADELPHIA - 210 010 00 -- 4
ATLANTA - 000 110 00 -- 2
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PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Lohse 6 2/3 8 2 2 1 5 1 4.46
J Romero 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.08
T Gordon 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.19

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Carlyle 1 2/3 4 3 3 3 1 2 5.21
J Reyes 3 1/3 3 1 1 4 1 0 7.75
R Ring 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.24
T Yates 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.77
R Mahay 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.45

IBB - C Utley (by B Carlyle), J Werth (by J Reyes). Pitches-strikes: K Lohse
116-80; J Romero 5-3; T Gordon 12-8; B Carlyle 45-20; J Reyes 51-24; R Ring
14-9; T Yates 11-6; R Mahay 13-7. Ground balls-fly balls: K Lohse 5-9; J Romero
1-0; T Gordon 0-3; B Carlyle 0-4; J Reyes 5-4; R Ring 1-0; T Yates 1-1; R Mahay
2-1. Batters faced: K Lohse 29; J Romero 1; T Gordon 3; B Carlyle 12; J Reyes
16; R Ring 3; T Yates 3; R Mahay 4.

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 - PITCHING CHANGE
ATL: MANNY ACOSTA (0-0, 0.77) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 4, ATLANTA 2

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPH: C ROBERSON (.280, 0 HR, 1 RBI)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: M Acosta relieved R Mahay.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 4
ATLANTA 2 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: C Roberson (.280, 0 HR, 1 RBI)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY AARON ROWAND SCORED CHRIS ROBERSON.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A ROWAND ON FIRST, R HOWARD ON SECOND, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 5
ATLANTA 2 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: A NUNEZ (.237, 0 HR, 15 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 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 8 1
ATLANTA 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 8 0 (BOT 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: PHI - TOM GORDON
ATL - MANNY ACOSTA

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: A JONES (.225, 2-FOR-3)
Y ESCOBAR (.327, 1-FOR-3)
M ACOSTA (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">PHILADELPHIA (5) VS ATLANTA (2) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS

PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 4 0 1 0 1 0 4 .297
C Utley 2b 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .336
P Burrell lf 2 1 0 0 2 1 2 .261
C Roberson rf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .280
R Howard 1b 3 1 1 2 2 1 1 .270
A Rowand cf 5 1 3 1 0 1 3 .313
G Dobbs 3b 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .281
a-W Helms ph-3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .248
A Nunez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .236
J Werth rf-lf 4 0 1 0 1 2 3 .321
C Ruiz c 3 1 1 2 0 0 2 .260
K Lohse p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .133
J Romero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-T Iguchi ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310
T Gordon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 30 5 8 5 10 5 19

a-doubled to deep left for G Dobbs in the 5th; b-flied out to center for J
Romero in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - A Rowand (38, B Carlyle); J Rollins (35, B Carlyle); W Helms (18,
J Reyes). 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 2. SF - C Ruiz. RBI - R
Howard 2 (113), C Ruiz 2 (48), A Rowand (78). 2-out RBI - R Howard 2. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - A Rowand 2, J Rollins 4, J Werth 2. GIDP - R
Howard, A Nunez. Team LOB - 11.

FIELDING: E - J Werth (1, fly ball).


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .286
K Johnson 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .289
C Jones 3b 3 1 1 2 1 0 1 .328
M Teixeira 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .312
B McCann c 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .275
J Francoeur rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .291
A Jones cf 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 .225
Y Escobar ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .327
B Carlyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .121
J Reyes p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .231
a-S Thorman ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .218
R Ring p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Yates p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-P Orr ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .186
R Mahay p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M Acosta p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 32 2 8 2 1 5 15

a-singled to right for J Reyes in the 5th; b-lined out to second for T Yates
in the 7th.

BATTING: HR - C Jones (23, 4th inning off K Lohse 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - C Jones 2
(81). 2-out RBI - C Jones. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Teixeira
2. Team LOB - 7.

BASERUNNING: Picked Off - Y Escobar (2nd base, C Ruiz).

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


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PHILADELPHIA - 210 010 001 -- 5
ATLANTA - 000 110 00 -- 2
----------------------------------------------------

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Lohse 6 2/3 8 2 2 1 5 1 4.46
J Romero 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.08
T Gordon 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.19

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Carlyle 1 2/3 4 3 3 3 1 2 5.21
J Reyes 3 1/3 3 1 1 4 1 0 7.75
R Ring 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.24
T Yates 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.77
R Mahay 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.45
M Acosta 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 1.42

IBB - C Utley (by B Carlyle), J Werth (by J Reyes). Pitches-strikes: K Lohse
116-80; J Romero 5-3; T Gordon 12-8; B Carlyle 45-20; J Reyes 51-24; R Ring
14-9; T Yates 11-6; R Mahay 13-7; M Acosta 20-7. Ground balls-fly balls: K
Lohse 5-9; J Romero 1-0; T Gordon 0-3; B Carlyle 0-4; J Reyes 5-4; R Ring 1-0;
T Yates 1-1; R Mahay 2-1; M Acosta 2-1. Batters faced: K Lohse 29; J Romero 1;
T Gordon 3; B Carlyle 12; J Reyes 16; R Ring 3; T Yates 3; R Mahay 4; M Acosta
5.

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 - PITCHING CHANGE
PHI: BRETT MYERS (3-5, 4.80) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 5, ATLANTA 2

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: A JONES (.225, 2-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: B Myers relieved T Gordon.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 5
ATLANTA 2 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: A Jones (.225, 2-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: M Diaz hit for M Acosta.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, A JONES ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 5
ATLANTA 2 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: M Diaz (.348, 12 HR, 38 RBI)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ATLANTA

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

BATTERIES: PHI - KYLE LOHSE, J.C. ROMERO (7TH), TOM GORDON (8TH), BRETT MYERS
(9TH) AND CARLOS RUIZ

ATL - BUDDY CARLYLE, JO-JO REYES (2ND), ROYCE RING
(6TH), TYLER YATES (7TH), RON MAHAY (8TH), MANNY ACOSTA (9TH)
AND BRIAN MCCANN

HOME RUNS: PHI - RYAN HOWARD (37) OFF BUDDY CARLYLE IN THE 1ST, 1 ON
CARLOS RUIZ (5) OFF BUDDY CARLYLE IN THE 2ND, 0 ON

ATL - CHIPPER JONES (23) OFF KYLE LOHSE IN THE 4TH, 0 ON</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ATLANTA

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

BATTERIES: PHI - KYLE LOHSE, J.C. ROMERO (7TH), TOM GORDON (8TH), BRETT MYERS
(9TH) AND CARLOS RUIZ

ATL - BUDDY CARLYLE, JO-JO REYES (2ND), ROYCE RING
(6TH), TYLER YATES (7TH), RON MAHAY (8TH), MANNY ACOSTA (9TH)
AND BRIAN MCCANN


WP - KYLE LOHSE (8-12)
LP - BUDDY CARLYLE (8-6)
SAVE - BRETT MYERS (14)

HOME RUNS: PHI - RYAN HOWARD (37) OFF BUDDY CARLYLE IN THE 1ST, 1 ON
CARLOS RUIZ (5) OFF BUDDY CARLYLE IN THE 2ND, 0 ON

ATL - CHIPPER JONES (23) OFF KYLE LOHSE IN THE 4TH, 0 ON


TIME: 2:57 ATT: 22,130

PROBABLES: PHI - KYLE KENDRICK (8-3, 3.79)
ATL - TIM HUDSON (15-7, 3.32)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">PHILADELPHIA (5) VS ATLANTA (2) - FINAL

PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 4 0 1 0 1 0 4 .297
C Utley 2b 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .336
P Burrell lf 2 1 0 0 2 1 2 .261
C Roberson rf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .280
R Howard 1b 3 1 1 2 2 1 1 .270
A Rowand cf 5 1 3 1 0 1 3 .313
G Dobbs 3b 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .281
a-W Helms ph-3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .248
A Nunez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .236
J Werth rf-lf 4 0 1 0 1 2 3 .321
C Ruiz c 3 1 1 2 0 0 2 .260
K Lohse p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .133
J Romero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-T Iguchi ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310
T Gordon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Myers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 30 5 8 5 10 5 19

a-doubled to deep left for G Dobbs in the 5th; b-flied out to center for J
Romero in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - A Rowand (38, B Carlyle); J Rollins (35, B Carlyle); W Helms (18,
J Reyes). 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 2. SF - C Ruiz. RBI - R
Howard 2 (113), C Ruiz 2 (48), A Rowand (78). 2-out RBI - R Howard 2. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - A Rowand 2, J Rollins 4, J Werth 2. GIDP - R
Howard, A Nunez. Team LOB - 11.

FIELDING: E - J Werth (1, fly ball).


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .285
K Johnson 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .289
C Jones 3b 3 1 1 2 1 0 1 .328
M Teixeira 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .312
B McCann c 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .275
J Francoeur rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .291
A Jones cf 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 .227
Y Escobar ss 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .326
B Carlyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .121
J Reyes p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .231
a-S Thorman ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .218
R Ring p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Yates p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-P Orr ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .186
R Mahay p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M Acosta p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-M Diaz ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .347

Totals 36 2 9 2 1 6 18

a-singled to right for J Reyes in the 5th; b-lined out to second for T Yates
in the 7th; c-grounded to shortstop for M Acosta in the 9th.

BATTING: HR - C Jones (23, 4th inning off K Lohse 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - C Jones 2
(81). 2-out RBI - C Jones. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - W Harris
1, M Teixeira 2. Team LOB - 8.

BASERUNNING: Picked Off - Y Escobar (2nd base, C Ruiz).

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


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PHILADELPHIA - 210 010 001 -- 5
ATLANTA - 000 110 000 -- 2
----------------------------------------------------

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Lohse (W, 8-12) 6 2/3 8 2 2 1 5 1 4.46
J Romero (H, 15) 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.08
T Gordon (H, 8) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.19
B Myers (S, 14) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.70

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Carlyle (L, 8-6) 1 2/3 4 3 3 3 1 2 5.21
J Reyes 3 1/3 3 1 1 4 1 0 7.75
R Ring 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.24
T Yates 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.77
R Mahay 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.45
M Acosta 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 1.42

IBB - C Utley (by B Carlyle), J Werth (by J Reyes). Pitches-strikes: K Lohse
116-80; J Romero 5-3; T Gordon 12-8; B Myers 16-10; B Carlyle 45-20; J Reyes
51-24; R Ring 14-9; T Yates 11-6; R Mahay 13-7; M Acosta 20-7. Ground balls-fly
balls: K Lohse 5-9; J Romero 1-0; T Gordon 0-3; B Myers 2-0; B Carlyle 0-4; J
Reyes 5-4; R Ring 1-0; T Yates 1-1; R Mahay 2-1; M Acosta 2-1. Batters faced: K
Lohse 29; J Romero 1; T Gordon 3; B Myers 4; B Carlyle 12; J Reyes 16; R Ring
3; T Yates 3; R Mahay 4; M Acosta 5.

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

T--2:57. Att--22,130.
Weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 4 mph,
swirling.</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
PHILADELPHIA 5
ATLANTA 2 FINAL</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
PHILADELPHIA (5) AT ATLANTA (2) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

PHILADELPHIA 1ST: J Rollins flied out to right. C Utley flied out to right.
P Burrell walked. R Howard homered to center, P Burrell scored. A Rowand
doubled to left. G Dobbs walked. J Werth struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 2, ATLANTA 0.

PHILADELPHIA 2ND: C Ruiz homered to left. K Lohse popped out to first.
J Rollins doubled to deep right. C Utley intentionally walked. P Burrell popped
out to shortstop. J Reyes relieved B Carlyle. R Howard walked, J Rollins to
third, C Utley to second. A Rowand struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 3, ATLANTA 0.

ATLANTA 4TH: K Johnson struck out swinging. C Jones homered to center.
M Teixeira struck out swinging. B McCann singled to left. J Francoeur grounded
into fielder's choice to third, B McCann out at second. (1 Run, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 3, ATLANTA 1.

PHILADELPHIA 5TH: A Rowand singled to center. W Helms hit for G Dobbs.
W Helms doubled to deep left, A Rowand to third. J Werth intentionally walked.
C Ruiz hit sacrifice fly to center, A Rowand scored, W Helms to third. K Lohse
sacrificed to first, J Werth to second. J Rollins grounded out to second.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 4, ATLANTA 1.

ATLANTA 5TH: W Helms at third base. A Jones singled to center. Y Escobar
singled to right, A Jones to second. S Thorman hit for J Reyes. S Thorman
singled to right, A Jones to third, Y Escobar to second. W Harris popped out
to second. K Johnson popped out to third. C Jones walked, A Jones scored,
Y Escobar to third, S Thorman to second. M Teixeira grounded out to second.
(1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 4, ATLANTA 2.

PHILADELPHIA 9TH: M Acosta relieved R Mahay. C Roberson walked. R Howard
walked, C Roberson to second. A Rowand singled to left, C Roberson scored,
R Howard to second. A Nunez grounded into double play, second to shortstop to
first, A Rowand out at second, R Howard to third. J Werth popped out to
shortstop. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 5, ATLANTA 2.</div>

 

Howard, Lohse power Phillies to key win over Braves

<h3>PHILADELPHIA 5, ATLANTA 2</h3>By Phil Foley
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


ATLANTA (Ticker) - Ryan Howard and Kyle Lohse helped thePhiladelphia Phillies win a crucial game down the stretch.

Howard smashed a two-run homer and Lohse pitched well into theseventh inning to lead the Phillies to a 5-2 win over theAtlanta Braves on Tuesday.


Philadelphia (73-65) has struggled, losing four straight, aftersweeping four games from the New York Mets (78-60) last week tocut the edge to two games in the National League East Division.

The Phillies entered Tuesday five games behind the Mets and alsotrailed the Arizona Diamondbacks (76-63) by three games in therace for the wild card.


Not wanting to fall further behind in the pennant chase, Howardand the Phillies came out swinging.


The lefthanded slugger crushed Atlanta starter Buddy Carlyle's2-1 pitch 414-feet into the left centerfield bleachers for his37th homer of the season to give Philadelphia a 2-0 edge.

One frame later, it was catcher Carlos Ruiz's chance to homeroff Carlyle (8-6), who had allowed 10 homers in his last 10starts. The 28-year old Panamanian Ruiz connected for his fifthhomer of the season off the 29-year old Atlanta journeyman toextend the lead to 3-0.


Ruiz added a sacrifice fly one frame later for a 4-1 edge. AaronRowand capped the scoring with an RBI single in the ninth.

The runs were more than enough for Lohse (8-12), who allowed tworuns and eight hits, walked one and struck out five in 6 2/3solid frames. The righthander, who was acquired from theCincinnati Reds at the trade deadline, improved to 2-0 with a4.06 ERA in seven starts since joining the Phillies.

The 28-year old righthander surrendered a solo blast to the35-year old Jones, the slugger's 23rd of the season, in thefourth before getting out of bases-loaded, no-out jam in thefifth.


But as has been typical with the bumbling Braves of late, theiroffense could not muster much of a rally. Atlanta, which hasloaded the bases with no or one outs in five times in their pastfour contests, has managed to score more than one run in thoseopportunities just once.


Tuesday was no different.


Atlanta led off the frame with successive singles by AndruwJones, Yunel Escobar and pinch hitter Scott Thorman to load thebases.


But Lohse quickly induced the struggling Willie Harris, who washitless in his last 20 at-bats entering this one, to pop tosecond and retired Kelly Johnson on a pop out to third.

After forcing in a run by walking Chipper Jones to cut the leadto 4-2, the righthander got Mark Teixeira to ground out to endthe threat.


J.C. Romero recorded the last out of the seventh, Tom Gordonhurled a perfect eighth, and closer Brett Myers allowed one hitin the ninth to record his 14th save.


Carlyle allowed three runs and four hits, walked three and<div class="pre">struck out one in 1 2/3 frames - the shortest start of the his</div>career.


Brian McCann and Andruw Jones had three hits a piece for theBraves, who fell 8 1/2 games behind the New York Mets in the NLEast.

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">PHILADELPHIA (5) VS ATLANTA (2) - FINAL

PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 4 0 1 0 1 0 4 .297
C Utley 2b 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .336
P Burrell lf 2 1 0 0 2 1 2 .261
C Roberson rf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .280
R Howard 1b 3 1 1 2 2 1 1 .270
A Rowand cf 5 1 3 1 0 1 3 .313
G Dobbs 3b 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .281
a-W Helms ph-3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .248
A Nunez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .236
J Werth rf-lf 4 0 1 0 1 2 3 .321
C Ruiz c 3 1 1 2 0 0 2 .260
K Lohse p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .133
J Romero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-T Iguchi ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310
T Gordon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Myers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 30 5 8 5 10 5 19

a-doubled to deep left for G Dobbs in the 5th; b-flied out to center for J
Romero in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - A Rowand (38, B Carlyle); J Rollins (35, B Carlyle); W Helms (18,
J Reyes). 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 2. SF - C Ruiz. RBI - R
Howard 2 (113), C Ruiz 2 (48), A Rowand (78). 2-out RBI - R Howard 2. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - A Rowand 2, J Rollins 4, J Werth 2. GIDP - R
Howard, A Nunez. Team LOB - 11.

FIELDING: E - J Werth (1, fly ball).


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .285
K Johnson 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .289
C Jones 3b 3 1 1 2 1 0 1 .328
M Teixeira 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .312
B McCann c 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .275
J Francoeur rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .291
A Jones cf 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 .227
Y Escobar ss 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .326
B Carlyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .121
J Reyes p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .231
a-S Thorman ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .218
R Ring p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Yates p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-P Orr ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .186
R Mahay p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M Acosta p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-M Diaz ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .347

Totals 36 2 9 2 1 6 18

a-singled to right for J Reyes in the 5th; b-lined out to second for T Yates
in the 7th; c-grounded to shortstop for M Acosta in the 9th.

BATTING: HR - C Jones (23, 4th inning off K Lohse 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - C Jones 2
(81). 2-out RBI - C Jones. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - W Harris
1, M Teixeira 2. Team LOB - 8.

BASERUNNING: Picked Off - Y Escobar (2nd base, C Ruiz).

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


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PHILADELPHIA - 210 010 001 -- 5
ATLANTA - 000 110 000 -- 2
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PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Lohse (W, 8-12) 6 2/3 8 2 2 1 5 1 4.46
J Romero (H, 15) 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.08
T Gordon (H, 8) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.19
B Myers (S, 14) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.70

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Carlyle (L, 8-6) 1 2/3 4 3 3 3 1 2 5.21
J Reyes 3 1/3 3 1 1 4 1 0 7.75
R Ring 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.24
T Yates 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.77
R Mahay 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.45
M Acosta 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 1.42

IBB - C Utley (by B Carlyle), J Werth (by J Reyes). Pitches-strikes: K Lohse
116-80; J Romero 5-3; T Gordon 12-8; B Myers 16-10; B Carlyle 45-20; J Reyes
51-24; R Ring 14-9; T Yates 11-6; R Mahay 13-7; M Acosta 20-7. Ground balls-fly
balls: K Lohse 5-9; J Romero 1-0; T Gordon 0-3; B Myers 2-0; B Carlyle 0-4; J
Reyes 5-4; R Ring 1-0; T Yates 1-1; R Mahay 2-1; M Acosta 2-1. Batters faced: K
Lohse 29; J Romero 1; T Gordon 3; B Myers 4; B Carlyle 12; J Reyes 16; R Ring
3; T Yates 3; R Mahay 4; M Acosta 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Rick Reed. 1B--Alfonso Marquez. 2B--Adam Dowdy. 3B--Chuck
Meriwether.
EJECTIONS: ATLANTA's Pena by Marquez (9th).
T--2:57. Att--22,130.
Weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 4 mph,
swirling.</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ATLANTA

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PHILADELPHIA (5) AT ATLANTA (2) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Philadelphia Starting Lineups -- J Rollins SS, C Utley 2B, P Burrell LF,
R Howard 1B, A Rowand CF, G Dobbs 3B, J Werth RF, C Ruiz C, K Lohse RHP.

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

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

Gametime Weather: 86 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind swirling at 4 mph.


PHILADELPHIA 1ST: J Rollins flied out to right. C Utley flied out to right.
P Burrell walked. R Howard homered to center, P Burrell scored. A Rowand
doubled to left. G Dobbs walked. J Werth struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 2, ATLANTA 0.

ATLANTA 1ST: W Harris flied out to center. K Johnson grounded out to pitcher.
C Jones popped out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 2,
ATLANTA 0.

PHILADELPHIA 2ND: C Ruiz homered to left. K Lohse popped out to first.
J Rollins doubled to deep right. C Utley intentionally walked. P Burrell popped
out to shortstop. J Reyes relieved B Carlyle. R Howard walked, J Rollins to
third, C Utley to second. A Rowand struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 3, ATLANTA 0.

ATLANTA 2ND: M Teixeira struck out swinging. B McCann singled to center.
J Francoeur flied out to left. A Jones grounded into fielder's choice to
shortstop, B McCann out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 3,
ATLANTA 0.

PHILADELPHIA 3RD: G Dobbs walked. J Werth singled to left, G Dobbs to
second. C Ruiz flied out to right, G Dobbs to third. K Lohse sacrificed to
catcher, J Werth to second. J Rollins flied out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 3, ATLANTA 0.

ATLANTA 3RD: Y Escobar safe at second on error by right fielder J Werth.
Y Escobar picked off second. J Reyes struck out looking. W Harris grounded out
to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error) PHILADELPHIA 3, ATLANTA 0.

PHILADELPHIA 4TH: C Utley popped out to shortstop. P Burrell walked.
R Howard grounded into double play, first to third to first, P Burrell out at
second.(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 3, ATLANTA 0.

ATLANTA 4TH: K Johnson struck out swinging. C Jones homered to center.
M Teixeira struck out swinging. B McCann singled to left. J Francoeur grounded
into fielder's choice to third, B McCann out at second. (1 Run, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 3, ATLANTA 1.

PHILADELPHIA 5TH: A Rowand singled to center. W Helms hit for G Dobbs.
W Helms doubled to deep left, A Rowand to third. J Werth intentionally walked.
C Ruiz hit sacrifice fly to center, A Rowand scored, W Helms to third. K Lohse
sacrificed to first, J Werth to second. J Rollins grounded out to second.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 4, ATLANTA 1.

ATLANTA 5TH: W Helms at third base. A Jones singled to center. Y Escobar
singled to right, A Jones to second. S Thorman hit for J Reyes. S Thorman
singled to right, A Jones to third, Y Escobar to second. W Harris popped out
to second. K Johnson popped out to third. C Jones walked, A Jones scored,
Y Escobar to third, S Thorman to second. M Teixeira grounded out to second.
(1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 4, ATLANTA 2.

PHILADELPHIA 6TH: R Ring relieved J Reyes. C Utley grounded out to first.
P Burrell struck out swinging. R Howard struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 4, ATLANTA 2.

ATLANTA 6TH: B McCann popped out to second. J Francoeur flied out to left.
A Jones singled to right center. Y Escobar struck out swinging. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 4, ATLANTA 2.

PHILADELPHIA 7TH: T Yates relieved R Ring. A Rowand grounded out to first.
W Helms flied out to center. J Werth struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 4, ATLANTA 2.

ATLANTA 7TH: A Nunez at third base. P Orr hit for T Yates. P Orr lined out
to second. W Harris flied out to right. K Johnson singled to right. J Romero
relieved K Lohse. C Jones grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
PHILADELPHIA 4, ATLANTA 2.

PHILADELPHIA 8TH: R Mahay relieved T Yates. C Ruiz grounded out to catcher.
T Iguchi hit for J Romero. T Iguchi flied out to center. J Rollins walked.
C Utley grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 4,
ATLANTA 2.

ATLANTA 8TH: C Roberson in right field. J Werth in left field. T Gordon
relieved J Romero. M Teixeira flied out to right. B McCann lined out to right.
J Francoeur flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 4,
ATLANTA 2.

PHILADELPHIA 9TH: M Acosta relieved R Mahay. C Roberson walked. R Howard
walked, C Roberson to second. A Rowand singled to left, C Roberson scored,
R Howard to second. A Nunez grounded into double play, second to shortstop to
first, A Rowand out at second, R Howard to third. J Werth popped out to
shortstop. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 5, ATLANTA 2.

ATLANTA 9TH: B Myers relieved T Gordon. A Jones singled to left. Y Escobar
struck out swinging. M Diaz hit for M Acosta. A Jones to second on fielder's
indifference. M Diaz grounded out to shortstop. Atlanta's B Pena ejected by
A Marquez. W Harris grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
PHILADELPHIA 5, ATLANTA 2.</div>

 

Howard, Lohse power Phillies to key win over Braves

<h3>PHILADELPHIA 5, ATLANTA 2</h3>By Phil Foley
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


ATLANTA (Ticker) - Ryan Howard and Kyle Lohse helped thePhiladelphia Phillies win a crucial game down the stretch.

Howard smashed a two-run homer and Lohse pitched well into theseventh inning to lead the Phillies to a 5-2 win over theAtlanta Braves on Tuesday.


Philadelphia (73-65) has struggled, losing three straight, aftersweeping four games from the New York Mets (78-60) last week tocut the edge to two games in the National League East Division.

The Phillies entered Tuesday five games behind the Mets and alsotrailed the Arizona Diamondbacks (76-63) by three games in therace for the wild card.


Not wanting to fall further behind in the pennant chase, Howardand the Phillies came out swinging.


The lefthanded slugger crushed Atlanta starter Buddy Carlyle's2-1 pitch 414-feet into the left centerfield bleachers for his37th homer of the season to give Philadelphia a 2-0 edge.

"We had three tough games," Howard said of the losing streak."We really needed that one to right the ship a little bit andget things going in the right direction."


One frame later, it was catcher Carlos Ruiz's chance to homeroff Carlyle (8-6), who had allowed 10 homers in his last 10starts. The 28-year old Panamanian Ruiz connected for his fifthhomer of the season off the 29-year old Atlanta journeyman toextend the lead to 3-0.


Ruiz added a sacrifice fly one frame later for a 4-1 edge. AaronRowand capped the scoring with an RBI single in the ninth.

The runs were more than enough for Lohse (8-12), who allowed tworuns and eight hits, walked one and struck out five in 6 2/3solid frames. The righthander, who was acquired from theCincinnati Reds at the trade deadline, improved to 2-0 with a4.06 ERA in seven starts since joining the Phillies.

"This is when you enjoy playing baseball," Lohse said. "Everygame and every pitch makes the difference."


The Phillies have won five of the 28-year old righthander's sevenstarts.


"(It'd be) nice to get those wins to eventually get to .500,"Lohse said. "But the bottom line is the team won. I'm not goingto get selfish and say I wanted all those wins."


Lohse surrendered a solo blast to the 35-year old Jones, theslugger's 23rd of the season, in the fourth before getting outof bases-loaded, no-out jam in the fifth.


But as has been typical with the bumbling Braves of late, theiroffense could not muster much of a rally.


Atlanta, which has loaded the bases with no or one outs in fivetimes in their past four contests, has managed to score morethan one run in just one of those opportunities.


Tuesday was no different.


Atlanta led off the frame with successive singles by AndruwJones, Yunel Escobar and pinch hitter Scott Thorman to load thebases.


But Lohse quickly induced the struggling Willie Harris, who washitless in his last 20 at-bats entering this one, to pop tosecond and retired Kelly Johnson on a pop out to third.

"I made a couple good pitches (to load the bases), they keptfinding holes," Lohse said. "I felt that if I kept pitching likeI have been throwing, something good's going to happen. I gotthose two infield pop ups."


After forcing in a run by walking Chipper Jones to cut the leadto 4-2, the righthander got Mark Teixeira, the reigning NLPlayer of the Month, to ground out to end the threat.

"I'm not going to complain about giving up one run in thatsituation," Lohse said. "I knew what I needed to do when I faced(Teixeira). We stuck to the game plan and it worked tonight."

"We had the bases loaded and no outs again," Braves managerBobby Cox said. "We finally got a walk-in and nothing else. Wereally have to start capitalizing with men on base."

As the lost opportunities mount, so does the frustration levelin the Atlanta dugout.


"You're going to see frustration from now on as long as theofficiating is abysmal," Chipper Jones said. "Major LeagueBaseball ought to be ashamed. It's abysmal. It's awful. Not allof them but some of them. It's awful."


"The first pitch to me with the bases loaded was in my batter'sbox, inside. Now you tell me how I'm supposed to hit that. Wehave to get Ques Tec here in this ball park. We've got to.Umpires have got to be held accountable. That's Little LeagueWorld Series stuff right there. It's a joke. I'm tired of it.And baseball can fine me whatever they want. I do not care.Somebody's got to say something."


J.C. Romero recorded the last out of the seventh, Tom Gordonhurled a perfect eighth, and closer Brett Myers allowed one hitin the ninth to record his 14th save.


Carlyle allowed three runs and four hits, walked three andstruck out one in 1 2/3 frames - the shortest start of the hiscareer.


Andruw Jones had three hits a piece for the Braves (70-69), whofell 8 1/2 games behind the New York Mets in the NL East.