GAME THREAD: NL: PHILADELPHIA (73-65) at ATLANTA (70-69)

NL: PHILADELPHIA (73-65) at ATLANTA (70-69)

<h3>Rookie Kendrick looks to help Phillies take series</h3>



<div class="pre">Philadelphia (73-65) at Atlanta (70-69) 1:05 pm EDT</div>

ATLANTA (Ticker) - Rookie Kyle Kendrick started the season inthe minor leagues. Now the Philadelphia Phillies are relying onhim to keep their playoff hopes alive.


Kendrick looks to help the Phillies take the rubber game of athree-game series with the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday.

Ryan Howard hit a two-run homer and Kyle Lohse threw six-pluseffective innings as the Phillies snapped a three-game losingstreak with a 5-2 win on Tuesday. Philadelphia trails the NewYork Mets (78-60) by five games in the National League East, andis three games behind the Arizona Diamondbacks (77-63) in thewild card race.


Aside from the injured Cole Hamels, Kendrick (8-3, 3.79 ERA) hasbeen the Phillies' most dependable starter. The righthander islooking for his fourth straight win as he faces the Braves forthe first time.


Meanwhile, Atlanta has lost 10 of 14 and is 8 1/2 games behind<div class="pre">New York. The Braves have also dropped seven of the last 10</div>meetings with the Phillies, and are currently 6 1/2 games backof the wild card.


Atlanta's Tim Hudson (15-7, 3.32) takes the mound looking toavoid losing three straight starts for the first time thisseason. Hudson, who had been 9-0 over his last 11 starts, is4-4 with a 3.77 ERA in 11 career starts vs. Philadelphia.

 

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 .285 1 26
Chase Utley 2B .336 18 88 Kelly Johnson 2B .289 15 65
Pat Burrell LF .261 24 80 Chipper Jones 3B .328 23 81
Ryan Howard 1B .270 37 113 Mark Teixeira 1B .312 10 32
Aaron Rowand CF .313 23 78 Brian Mccann C .275 17 84
Greg Dobbs 3B .281 8 44 Jeff Francoeur RF .291 16 85
Jayson Werth RF .321 6 31 Andruw Jones CF .227 24 84
Chris Coste C .311 4 20 Yunel Escobar SS .326 3 24
Kyle Kendrick RHP .156 0 2 Tim Hudson RHP .246 0 9
(8-3, 3.79) (15-7, 3.32)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA
WARMUPS: PHI - KYLE KENDRICK (8-3, 3.79)
ATL - TIM HUDSON (15-7, 3.32)

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

WEATHER: 88 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 5 mph, right to left</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA
STARTING BATS: PHI - KYLE KENDRICK AND CHRIS COSTE
ATL - TIM HUDSON AND BRIAN MCCANN

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: J ROLLINS (.297, 25 HR, 79 RBI)
C UTLEY (.336, 18 HR, 88 RBI)
P BURRELL (.261, 24 HR, 80 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY AARON ROWAND SCORED CHASE UTLEY.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A ROWAND ON FIRST, P BURRELL ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 1
ATLANTA 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: G DOBBS (.281, 8 HR, 44 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JAYSON WERTH SCORED PAT BURRELL AND AARON ROWAND.

SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, J WERTH ON FIRST, G DOBBS ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 3
ATLANTA 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: C COSTE (.311, 4 HR, 20 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PHI - KYLE KENDRICK
ATL - TIM HUDSON

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: W HARRIS (.285, 1 HR, 26 RBI)
K JOHNSON (.289, 15 HR, 65 RBI)
C JONES (.328, 23 HR, 81 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">PHILADELPHIA (3) 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 .296
C Utley 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .338
P Burrell lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .263
R Howard 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .269
A Rowand cf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .314
G Dobbs 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .281
J Werth rf 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .324
C Coste c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .308
K Kendrick p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .156

Totals 7 3 4 3 1 0 3

BATTING: RBI - A Rowand (79), J Werth 2 (33). 2-out RBI - A Rowand, J Werth 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Coste 1. Team LOB - 2.


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
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 .312
B McCann c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
J Francoeur rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
A Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227
Y Escobar ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .326
T Hudson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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PHILADELPHIA - 3 -- 3
ATLANTA - -- 0
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PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Kendrick 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.79

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
T Hudson 1 4 3 3 1 0 0 3.45

Pitches-strikes: T Hudson 31-22. Ground balls-fly balls: T Hudson 2-1.
Batters faced: T Hudson 8.

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

Weather: 89 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA
CONFIRMED STARTERS: PHI - KYLE KENDRICK
ATL - TIM HUDSON</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PHI - KYLE KENDRICK
ATL - TIM HUDSON

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: K KENDRICK (.156, 0 HR, 2 RBI)
J ROLLINS (.296, 0-FOR-1)
C UTLEY (.338, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">PHILADELPHIA (3) 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 .296
C Utley 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .338
P Burrell lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .263
R Howard 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .269
A Rowand cf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .314
G Dobbs 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .281
J Werth rf 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .324
C Coste c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .308
K Kendrick p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .156

Totals 7 3 4 3 1 0 3

BATTING: RBI - A Rowand (79), J Werth 2 (33). 2-out RBI - A Rowand, J Werth 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Coste 1. Team LOB - 2.


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .288
K Johnson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .288
C Jones 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .327
M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .310
B McCann c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
J Francoeur rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
A Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227
Y Escobar ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .326
T Hudson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 1 3

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


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PHILADELPHIA - 3 -- 3
ATLANTA - 0 -- 0
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PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Kendrick 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.75

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
T Hudson 1 4 3 3 1 0 0 3.45

Pitches-strikes: K Kendrick 20-14; T Hudson 31-22. Ground balls-fly balls: K
Kendrick 2-0; T Hudson 2-1. Batters faced: K Kendrick 4; T Hudson 8.

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

Weather: 89 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY CHASE UTLEY SCORED JIMMY ROLLINS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 4
ATLANTA 0 TOP, 2ND

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: P BURRELL (.263, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY PAT BURRELL (25) TO LEFT CENTER WITH 2 OUT
IN THE 2ND OFF TIM HUDSON.
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 5, ATLANTA 0

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: R HOWARD (.269, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ATLANTA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PHI - KYLE KENDRICK
ATL - TIM HUDSON

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: B MCCANN (.275, 17 HR, 84 RBI)
J FRANCOEUR (.291, 16 HR, 85 RBI)
A JONES (.227, 24 HR, 84 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">PHILADELPHIA (5) VS ATLANTA (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .298
C Utley 2b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .338
P Burrell lf 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 .264
R Howard 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .271
A Rowand cf 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .315
G Dobbs 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .281
J Werth rf 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .324
C Coste c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .308
K Kendrick p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .152

Totals 12 5 8 5 1 1 3

BATTING: 2B - A Rowand (39, T Hudson). 3B - J Rollins (17, T Hudson). HR - P
Burrell (25, 2nd inning off T Hudson 0 on, 2 Out). SF - C Utley. RBI - A Rowand
(79), J Werth 2 (33), C Utley (89), P Burrell (81). 2-out RBI - A Rowand, J
Werth 2, P Burrell. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Coste 1. Team
LOB - 3.


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .288
K Johnson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .288
C Jones 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .327
M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .310
B McCann c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
J Francoeur rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
A Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227
Y Escobar ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .326
T Hudson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 1 3

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - A Jones (R Howard at Home).


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PHILADELPHIA - 32 -- 5
ATLANTA - 0 -- 0
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PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Kendrick 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.75

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
T Hudson 2 8 5 5 1 1 1 3.52

Pitches-strikes: K Kendrick 20-14; T Hudson 52-36. Ground balls-fly balls: K
Kendrick 2-0; T Hudson 2-2. Batters faced: K Kendrick 4; T Hudson 14.

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

Weather: 89 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ATLANTA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PHI - KYLE KENDRICK
ATL - TIM HUDSON

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: G DOBBS (.281, 0-FOR-0, BB)
J WERTH (.324, 1-FOR-1, 2 RBI)
C COSTE (.308, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">PHILADELPHIA (5) VS ATLANTA (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .298
C Utley 2b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .338
P Burrell lf 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 .264
R Howard 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .271
A Rowand cf 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .315
G Dobbs 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .281
J Werth rf 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .324
C Coste c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .308
K Kendrick p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .152

Totals 12 5 8 5 1 1 3

BATTING: 2B - A Rowand (39, T Hudson). 3B - J Rollins (17, T Hudson). HR - P
Burrell (25, 2nd inning off T Hudson 0 on, 2 Out). SF - C Utley. RBI - A Rowand
(79), J Werth 2 (33), C Utley (89), P Burrell (81). 2-out RBI - A Rowand, J
Werth 2, P Burrell. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Coste 1. Team
LOB - 3.


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .288
K Johnson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .288
C Jones 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .327
M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .310
B McCann c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .276
J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .291
A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .226
Y Escobar ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .324
T Hudson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246

Totals 8 0 2 0 0 2 6

BATTING: Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - A Jones (R Howard at Home).


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PHILADELPHIA - 32 -- 5
ATLANTA - 00 -- 0
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PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Kendrick 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 3.71

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
T Hudson 2 8 5 5 1 1 1 3.52

Pitches-strikes: K Kendrick 43-28; T Hudson 52-36. Ground balls-fly balls: K
Kendrick 3-1; T Hudson 2-2. Batters faced: K Kendrick 8; T Hudson 14.

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

Weather: 89 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
PHILADELPHIA 3 2 0 5 10 0
ATLANTA 0 0 0 2 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: PHI - KYLE KENDRICK
ATL - TIM HUDSON

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: T HUDSON (.246, 0 HR, 9 RBI)
W HARRIS (.288, 1-FOR-1)
K JOHNSON (.288, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">PHILADELPHIA (5) VS ATLANTA (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .297
C Utley 2b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .338
P Burrell lf 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 .264
R Howard 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .271
A Rowand cf 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .315
G Dobbs 3b 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .280
J Werth rf 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 .323
C Coste c 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .314
K Kendrick p 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .176

Totals 17 5 10 5 1 2 5

BATTING: 2B - A Rowand (39, T Hudson). 3B - J Rollins (17, T Hudson). HR - P
Burrell (25, 2nd inning off T Hudson 0 on, 2 Out). SF - C Utley. RBI - A Rowand
(79), J Werth 2 (33), C Utley (89), P Burrell (81). 2-out RBI - A Rowand, J
Werth 2, P Burrell. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Rollins 1, C
Coste 1. Team LOB - 5.


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .288
K Johnson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .288
C Jones 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .327
M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .310
B McCann c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .276
J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .291
A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .226
Y Escobar ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .324
T Hudson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246

Totals 8 0 2 0 0 2 6

BATTING: Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - A Jones (R Howard at Home).


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PHILADELPHIA - 320 -- 5
ATLANTA - 00 -- 0
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PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Kendrick 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 3.71

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
T Hudson 3 10 5 5 1 2 1 3.50

Pitches-strikes: K Kendrick 43-28; T Hudson 68-47. Ground balls-fly balls: K
Kendrick 3-1; T Hudson 3-3. Batters faced: K Kendrick 8; T Hudson 19.

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

Weather: 89 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
PHILADELPHIA 3 2 0 5 10 0
ATLANTA 0 0 0 0 3 0 (TOP 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: PHI - KYLE KENDRICK
ATL - TIM HUDSON

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: C UTLEY (.338, 1-FOR-1, SF, RBI)
P BURRELL (.264, 2-FOR-2, HR, RBI)
R HOWARD (.271, 1-FOR-2)</div>