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

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
PHILADELPHIA 3 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 8 17 1
ATLANTA 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 6 12 0 (BOT 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: PHI - BRETT MYERS
ATL - RAFAEL SORIANO

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: M TEIXEIRA (.305, 0-FOR-3, BB)
C MILLER (.235, 0 HR, 2 RBI)
J FRANCOEUR (.291, 1-FOR-4, RBI)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">PHILADELPHIA (8) VS ATLANTA (6) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS

PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 5 1 1 0 1 0 2 .296
C Utley 2b 3 1 3 2 1 0 0 .341
P Burrell lf 3 2 2 1 2 1 1 .264
G Geary p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Gordon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Ruiz c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .262
R Howard 1b 5 0 1 0 1 0 8 .269
A Rowand cf 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .313
G Dobbs 3b 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .282
C Roberson rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .308
J Werth rf-lf 5 1 2 2 0 0 1 .323
C Coste c 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .306
B Myers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
K Kendrick p 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .171
J Romero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
K Davis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-P LaForest ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .385
A Nunez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235

Totals 41 8 17 7 6 5 19

a-singled to right for K Davis in the 7th.

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 2 (90), P Burrell (81), P LaForest (4). 2-out RBI
- A Rowand, J Werth 2, P Burrell, P LaForest, C Utley. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - J Rollins 1, C Coste 1, R Howard 4. GIDP - A Rowand. Team LOB
- 14.

FIELDING: E - C Roberson (1, bobble).


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf-cf 4 1 2 2 1 0 1 .288
K Johnson 2b 5 1 2 0 0 1 5 .290
C Jones 3b 5 1 2 1 0 0 5 .329
R Soriano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M Teixeira 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .305
B McCann c 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .277
C Woodward pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .192
C Miller c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
J Francoeur rf 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .291
A Jones cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .225
J Ascanio p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-S Thorman ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .221
M Prado 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
Y Escobar ss 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .326
T Hudson p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
a-P Orr ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .183
R Ring p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
O Villarreal p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
M Diaz lf 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 .348

Totals 36 6 12 5 3 4 23

a-popped out to shortstop for T Hudson in the 5th; b-singled to left for J
Ascanio in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - K Johnson (25, K Kendrick); C Jones 2 (38, T Gordon, K Kendrick).
HR - W Harris (2, 6th inning off K Kendrick 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - W Harris 2
(28), C Jones (82), J Francoeur (86), M Diaz (39). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - K Johnson 1, C Jones 3, A Jones 1. Team LOB - 9.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - A Jones (R Howard at Home). DP: 1 (Y Escobar-K
Johnson-M Teixeira).


----------------------------------------------------
PHILADELPHIA - 320 000 300 -- 8
ATLANTA - 000 002 04 -- 6
----------------------------------------------------

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Kendrick 5 6 2 2 0 2 1 3.78
J Romero 1/3 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.05
K Davis 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.91
G Geary 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.91
T Gordon 1/3 4 4 4 0 0 0 6.49
B Myers 2/3 1 0 0 2 0 0 4.64

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
T Hudson 5 11 5 5 2 4 1 3.47
R Ring 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3.06
O Villarreal 2/3 4 3 3 1 0 0 4.44
J Ascanio 1 1/3 1 0 0 1 1 0 3.48
R Soriano 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.39

K Kendrick pitched to 3 batters in the 6th.

WP - O Villarreal, B Myers. HBP - C Utley (by R Soriano). Pitches-strikes: K
Kendrick 88-57; J Romero 8-4; K Davis 8-6; G Geary 20-13; T Gordon 15-11; B
Myers 25-12; T Hudson 96-64; R Ring 21-9; O Villarreal 23-14; J Ascanio 21-11;
R Soriano 16-8. Ground balls-fly balls: K Kendrick 6-7; J Romero 0-1; K Davis
0-1; G Geary 0-2; T Gordon 0-1; B Myers 0-2; T Hudson 7-3; R Ring 3-0; O
Villarreal 0-2; J Ascanio 1-2; R Soriano 0-3. Batters faced: K Kendrick 21; J
Romero 2; K Davis 2; G Geary 4; T Gordon 5; B Myers 5; T Hudson 26; R Ring 5; O
Villarreal 7; J Ascanio 6; R Soriano 5.

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 - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: B Pena hit for C Miller.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 8
ATLANTA 6 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: B Pena (.250, 1 HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY MATT DIAZ SCORED JEFF FRANCOEUR, MARTIN PRADO AND
YUNEL ESCOBAR.

FINAL SCORE: ATLANTA 9, PHILADELPHIA 8</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
PHILADELPHIA 3 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 8 17 1
ATLANTA 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 3 9 15 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: PHI - KYLE KENDRICK, J.C. ROMERO (6TH), KANE DAVIS (6TH), GEOFF
GEARY (7TH), TOM GORDON (8TH), BRETT MYERS (8TH) AND CHRIS
COSTE, CARLOS RUIZ (8TH)

ATL - TIM HUDSON, ROYCE RING (6TH), OSCAR VILLARREAL
(7TH), JOSE ASCANIO (7TH), RAFAEL SORIANO (9TH) AND BRIAN
MCCANN, CORKY MILLER (9TH)

HOME RUNS: PHI - PAT BURRELL (25) OFF TIM HUDSON IN THE 2ND, 0 ON

ATL - WILLIE HARRIS (2) OFF KYLE KENDRICK IN THE 6TH, 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 3 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 8 17 1
ATLANTA 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 3 9 15 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: PHI - KYLE KENDRICK, J.C. ROMERO (6TH), KANE DAVIS (6TH), GEOFF
GEARY (7TH), TOM GORDON (8TH), BRETT MYERS (8TH) AND CHRIS
COSTE, CARLOS RUIZ (8TH)

ATL - TIM HUDSON, ROYCE RING (6TH), OSCAR VILLARREAL
(7TH), JOSE ASCANIO (7TH), RAFAEL SORIANO (9TH) AND BRIAN
MCCANN, CORKY MILLER (9TH)


WP - RAFAEL SORIANO (3-3)
LP - BRETT MYERS (3-6)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: PHI - PAT BURRELL (25) OFF TIM HUDSON IN THE 2ND, 0 ON

ATL - WILLIE HARRIS (2) OFF KYLE KENDRICK IN THE 6TH, 0 ON


TIME: 3:46 ATT: 22,115

PROBABLES: WAS - JOEL HANRAHAN (4-2, 5.14)
ATL - JOHN SMOLTZ (12-7, 3.09)

PROBABLES: FLA - BYUNG-HYUN KIM (8-6, 5.54)
PHI - J.D. DURBIN (6-4, 6.27)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">PHILADELPHIA (8) VS ATLANTA (9) - FINAL

PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 5 1 1 0 1 0 2 .296
C Utley 2b 3 1 3 2 1 0 0 .341
P Burrell lf 3 2 2 1 2 1 1 .264
G Geary p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Gordon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Ruiz c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .262
R Howard 1b 5 0 1 0 1 0 8 .269
A Rowand cf 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .313
G Dobbs 3b 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .282
C Roberson rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .308
J Werth rf-lf 5 1 2 2 0 0 1 .323
C Coste c 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .306
B Myers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
K Kendrick p 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .171
J Romero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
K Davis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-P LaForest ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .385
A Nunez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235

Totals 41 8 17 7 6 5 19

a-singled to right for K Davis in the 7th.

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 2 (90), P Burrell (81), P LaForest (4). 2-out RBI
- A Rowand, J Werth 2, P Burrell, P LaForest, C Utley. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - J Rollins 1, C Coste 1, R Howard 4. GIDP - A Rowand. Team LOB
- 14.

FIELDING: E - C Roberson (1, bobble).


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf-cf 4 1 2 2 1 0 1 .288
K Johnson 2b 5 1 2 0 0 1 5 .290
C Jones 3b 5 1 2 1 0 0 5 .329
R Soriano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M Teixeira 1b 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .302
B McCann c 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .277
C Woodward pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .192
C Miller c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
c-B Pena ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
J Francoeur rf 5 2 2 1 0 1 3 .292
A Jones cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .225
J Ascanio p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-S Thorman ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .221
M Prado 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .311
Y Escobar ss 3 1 1 0 2 0 1 .326
T Hudson p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
a-P Orr ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .183
R Ring p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
O Villarreal p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
M Diaz lf 3 0 2 4 0 1 1 .350

Totals 41 9 15 8 4 5 23

a-popped out to shortstop for T Hudson in the 5th; b-singled to left for J
Ascanio in the 8th; c-grounded to first for C Miller in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - K Johnson (25, K Kendrick); C Jones 2 (38, T Gordon, K Kendrick);
M Diaz (20, B Myers). HR - W Harris (2, 6th inning off K Kendrick 0 on, 0 Out).
RBI - W Harris 2 (28), C Jones (82), J Francoeur (86), M Diaz 4 (42). 2-out RBI
- M Diaz 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - K Johnson 1, C Jones 3, A
Jones 1. Team LOB - 10.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - A Jones (R Howard at Home). DP: 1 (Y Escobar-K
Johnson-M Teixeira).


----------------------------------------------------
PHILADELPHIA - 320 000 300 -- 8
ATLANTA - 000 002 043 -- 9

Two outs when winning run scored.
----------------------------------------------------

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Kendrick 5 6 2 2 0 2 1 3.78
J Romero (H, 16) 1/3 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.05
K Davis (H, 1) 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.91
G Geary 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.91
T Gordon 1/3 4 4 4 0 0 0 6.49
B Myers (L, 3-6; B, 2) 1 1/3 4 3 3 3 1 0 5.09

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
T Hudson 5 11 5 5 2 4 1 3.47
R Ring 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3.06
O Villarreal 2/3 4 3 3 1 0 0 4.44
J Ascanio 1 1/3 1 0 0 1 1 0 3.48
R Soriano (W, 3-3) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.39

K Kendrick pitched to 3 batters in the 6th.

WP - O Villarreal, B Myers. HBP - C Utley (by R Soriano). Pitches-strikes: K
Kendrick 88-57; J Romero 8-4; K Davis 8-6; G Geary 20-13; T Gordon 15-11; B
Myers 45-26; T Hudson 96-64; R Ring 21-9; O Villarreal 23-14; J Ascanio 21-11;
R Soriano 16-8. Ground balls-fly balls: K Kendrick 6-7; J Romero 0-1; K Davis
0-1; G Geary 0-2; T Gordon 0-1; B Myers 1-2; T Hudson 7-3; R Ring 3-0; O
Villarreal 0-2; J Ascanio 1-2; R Soriano 0-3. Batters faced: K Kendrick 21; J
Romero 2; K Davis 2; G Geary 4; T Gordon 5; B Myers 11; T Hudson 26; R Ring 5;
O Villarreal 7; J Ascanio 6; R Soriano 5.

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

T--3:46. Att--22,115.
Weather: 89 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, right
to left.</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
PHILADELPHIA 8
ATLANTA 9 FINAL</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
PHILADELPHIA (8) AT ATLANTA (9) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

PHILADELPHIA 1ST: J Rollins grounded out to first. C Utley singled to
center. P Burrell singled to right, C Utley to second. R Howard flied out to
center, C Utley to third. A Rowand singled to left, C Utley scored, P Burrell
to second. G Dobbs walked, P Burrell to third, A Rowand to second. J Werth
singled to left, P Burrell and A Rowand scored, G Dobbs to second. C Coste
grounded out to second. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 3, ATLANTA 0.

PHILADELPHIA 2ND: K Kendrick struck out swinging. J Rollins tripled to deep
center. C Utley hit sacrifice fly to right, J Rollins scored. P Burrell homered
to left center. R Howard singled to right. A Rowand doubled to deep center,
R Howard to third, A Rowand to third in rundown, R Howard out at home attempting
to advance on play. (2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 5, ATLANTA 0.

ATLANTA 6TH: W Harris homered to right. K Johnson singled to right.
C Jones doubled to deep left center, K Johnson scored. J Romero relieved
K Kendrick. M Teixeira walked. B McCann flied out to left. K Davis relieved
J Romero. J Francoeur flied out to center. A Jones struck out swinging.
(2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 5, ATLANTA 2.

PHILADELPHIA 7TH: O Villarreal relieved R Ring. A Rowand flied out to right.
G Dobbs singled to left. J Werth singled to center, G Dobbs to second. C Coste
fouled out to first. P LaForest hit for K Davis. P LaForest singled to right,
G Dobbs scored, J Werth to third. J Rollins walked, P LaForest to second,
J Werth scored on O Villarreal's wild pitch. C Utley singled to center,
P LaForest scored, J Rollins to third, C Utley to second advancing on throw.
W Harris in center field. J Ascanio relieved O Villarreal. M Diaz in left field.
P Burrell walked. R Howard grounded out to shortstop. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors)
PHILADELPHIA 8, ATLANTA 2.

ATLANTA 8TH: T Gordon relieved G Geary. C Jones doubled to right.
M Teixeira flied out to right. B McCann singled to right center, C Jones to
third. J Francoeur singled to right, C Jones scored, B McCann to second.
S Thorman hit for J Ascanio. C Woodward ran for B McCann. S Thorman singled to
left, C Woodward to third, J Francoeur to second. C Ruiz catching. B Myers
relieved T Gordon. C Woodward scored, J Francoeur to third, S Thorman to second
on wild pitch by B Myers. Y Escobar walked. M Diaz reached on infield single
to shortstop, J Francoeur scored, S Thorman to third, Y Escobar to second.
W Harris walked, S Thorman scored, Y Escobar to third, M Diaz to second.
K Johnson fouled out to third. C Jones flied out to left. (4 Runs, 5 Hits,
0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 8, ATLANTA 6.

ATLANTA 9TH: M Teixeira struck out swinging. B Pena hit for C Miller.
B Pena grounded out to first. J Francoeur reached on infield single to
shortstop. J Francoeur to second on fielder's indifference. M Prado reached
on infield single to pitcher, J Francoeur to third. Y Escobar walked, M Prado
to second. M Diaz doubled to deep right, J Francoeur, M Prado and Y Escobar
scored. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 8, ATLANTA 9.</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
PHILADELPHIA (8) AT ATLANTA (9) - 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 Coste C, K Kendrick 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, T Hudson RHP.

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

Gametime Weather: 89 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind right to left at 5 mph.


PHILADELPHIA 1ST: J Rollins grounded out to first. C Utley singled to
center. P Burrell singled to right, C Utley to second. R Howard flied out to
center, C Utley to third. A Rowand singled to left, C Utley scored, P Burrell
to second. G Dobbs walked, P Burrell to third, A Rowand to second. J Werth
singled to left, P Burrell and A Rowand scored, G Dobbs to second. C Coste
grounded out to second. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 3, ATLANTA 0.

ATLANTA 1ST: W Harris reached on infield single to second. K Johnson
struck out swinging. C Jones grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop,
W Harris out at second. M Teixeira grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher,
C Jones out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 3, ATLANTA 0.

PHILADELPHIA 2ND: K Kendrick struck out swinging. J Rollins tripled to deep
center. C Utley hit sacrifice fly to right, J Rollins scored. P Burrell homered
to left center. R Howard singled to right. A Rowand doubled to deep center,
R Howard to third, A Rowand to third in rundown, R Howard out at home attempting
to advance on play. (2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 5, ATLANTA 0.

ATLANTA 2ND: B McCann singled to right center. J Francoeur struck out
swinging. A Jones lined out to center. Y Escobar grounded into fielder's
choice to third, B McCann out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
PHILADELPHIA 5, ATLANTA 0.

PHILADELPHIA 3RD: G Dobbs struck out looking. J Werth grounded out to
first. C Coste singled to center. K Kendrick singled to right, C Coste to
second. J Rollins flied out to center. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
PHILADELPHIA 5, ATLANTA 0.

ATLANTA 3RD: T Hudson flied out to right. W Harris flied out to left.
K Johnson doubled to deep left. C Jones grounded out to second. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 5, ATLANTA 0.

PHILADELPHIA 4TH: C Utley singled to center. P Burrell struck out looking.
R Howard walked, C Utley to second. A Rowand grounded into double play,
shortstop to second to first, R Howard out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
PHILADELPHIA 5, ATLANTA 0.

ATLANTA 4TH: M Teixeira grounded out to shortstop. B McCann flied out
to left. J Francoeur lined out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
PHILADELPHIA 5, ATLANTA 0.

PHILADELPHIA 5TH: G Dobbs grounded out to third. J Werth grounded out
to shortstop. C Coste struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
PHILADELPHIA 5, ATLANTA 0.

ATLANTA 5TH: A Jones lined out to shortstop. Y Escobar grounded out to
pitcher. P Orr hit for T Hudson. P Orr popped out to shortstop. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 5, ATLANTA 0.

PHILADELPHIA 6TH: R Ring relieved T Hudson. K Kendrick grounded out to
second. J Rollins grounded out to shortstop. C Utley walked. P Burrell
walked, C Utley to second. R Howard grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 5, ATLANTA 0.

ATLANTA 6TH: W Harris homered to right. K Johnson singled to right.
C Jones doubled to deep left center, K Johnson scored. J Romero relieved
K Kendrick. M Teixeira walked. B McCann flied out to left. K Davis relieved
J Romero. J Francoeur flied out to center. A Jones struck out swinging.
(2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 5, ATLANTA 2.

PHILADELPHIA 7TH: O Villarreal relieved R Ring. A Rowand flied out to right.
G Dobbs singled to left. J Werth singled to center, G Dobbs to second. C Coste
fouled out to first. P LaForest hit for K Davis. P LaForest singled to right,
G Dobbs scored, J Werth to third. J Rollins walked, P LaForest to second,
J Werth scored on O Villarreal's wild pitch. C Utley singled to center,
P LaForest scored, J Rollins to third, C Utley to second advancing on throw.
W Harris in center field. J Ascanio relieved O Villarreal. M Diaz in left field.
P Burrell walked. R Howard grounded out to shortstop. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors)
PHILADELPHIA 8, ATLANTA 2.

ATLANTA 7TH: G Geary relieved K Davis. A Nunez at third base. J Werth in
left field. C Roberson in right field. Y Escobar singled to right, Y Escobar
to second on error by right fielder C Roberson. M Diaz struck out swinging.
W Harris flied out to center. K Johnson flied out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
1 Error) PHILADELPHIA 8, ATLANTA 2.

PHILADELPHIA 8TH: A Rowand struck out swinging. C Roberson singled to
right. J Werth popped out to first. C Coste flied out to center. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 8, ATLANTA 2.

ATLANTA 8TH: T Gordon relieved G Geary. C Jones doubled to right.
M Teixeira flied out to right. B McCann singled to right center, C Jones to
third. J Francoeur singled to right, C Jones scored, B McCann to second.
S Thorman hit for J Ascanio. C Woodward ran for B McCann. S Thorman singled
to left, C Woodward to third, J Francoeur to second. C Ruiz catching. B Myers
relieved T Gordon. C Woodward scored, J Francoeur to third, S Thorman to second
on wild pitch by B Myers. Y Escobar walked. M Diaz reached on infield single
to shortstop, J Francoeur scored, S Thorman to third, Y Escobar to second.
W Harris walked, S Thorman scored, Y Escobar to third, M Diaz to second.
K Johnson fouled out to third. C Jones flied out to left. (4 Runs, 5 Hits,
0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 8, ATLANTA 6.

PHILADELPHIA 9TH: R Soriano relieved J Ascanio. C Miller catching. M Prado
at third base. A Nunez flied out to left. J Rollins flied out to right.
C Utley hit by pitch. C Ruiz singled to left, C Utley to third. R Howard
fouled out to left. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 8, ATLANTA 6.

ATLANTA 9TH: M Teixeira struck out swinging. B Pena hit for C Miller.
B Pena grounded out to first. J Francoeur reached on infield single to
shortstop. J Francoeur to second on fielder's indifference. M Prado reached
on infield single to pitcher, J Francoeur to third. Y Escobar walked, M Prado
to second. M Diaz doubled to deep right, J Francoeur, M Prado and Y Escobar
scored. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 8, ATLANTA 9.</div>

 

Diaz leads Braves to dramatic win over Phillies

<h3>ATLANTA 9, PHILADELPHIA 8</h3>ATLANTA (Ticker) -- The Philadelphia Phillies spoiled a goldenopportunity to gain ground in the National League East.

Matt Diaz's three-run double with two outs in the bottom of theninth inning gave the Atlanta Braves a dramatic 9-8 victory overthe Phillies on Wednesday.


After the first-place New York Mets (78-61) lost a 7-0 decisionto the Cincinnati Reds earlier in the day, the Phillies (73-66)appeared to be well on their way to reducing their deficit inthe division as they held a 8-2 lead entering the eighth inning.

However, the Braves (71-69) posted four runs in the bottom ofthe eighth before putting together an improbable two-out rallyin the ninth off Phillies closer Brett Myers (3-6), who also hadbeen called upon to record the final two outs in the eighth.

Myers recorded the first two outs in the ninth but then allowedback-to-back singles to Jeff Francoeur and Martin Prado. Myersloaded the bases with a four-pitch walk to rookie Yunel Escobar.

Diaz, who finished with four RBI, followed with a fly to deepright field that glanced off the top of the outstretched gloveof right fielder Chris Roberson and rolled to the wall.Roberson retrieved the ball in time to create a play at theplate, but Escobar beat the throw home.


Myers allowed three runs, four hits and three walks whilestriking out one in the loss. Atlanta reliever Rafael Soriano(3-3) was credited with the win after tossing a scoreless ninth.

Atlanta's Willie Harris hit his second home run of the seasonwhile Chipper Jones and Francoeur also contributed one RBIapiece.


Braves starter Tim Hudson allowed five runs, a season-high 11hits, walked two and struck out four in five frames. Philliesstarter Kyle Kendrick scattered two runs, six hits and struckout two without a walk in five-plus frames.


Chase Utley and Jayson Werth drove in two runs apiece for thePhillies and Pat Burrell hit his 25th home run of the season.

 

Diaz leads Braves to dramatic win over Phillies

<h3>ATLANTA 9, PHILADELPHIA 8</h3>ATLANTA (Ticker) -- The Philadelphia Phillies spoiled a goldenopportunity to gain ground in the National League East.

Matt Diaz's three-run double with two outs in the bottom of theninth inning gave the Atlanta Braves a dramatic 9-8 victory overthe Phillies on Wednesday.


After the first-place New York Mets (78-61) lost a 7-0 decisionto the Cincinnati Reds earlier in the day, the Phillies (73-66)appeared to be well on their way to reducing their deficit inthe division as they held a 8-2 lead entering the eighth inning.

"I'm not believing that," Phillies manager Charlie Manuel saidof the way his team lost on Wednesday. "I totally can't believethat. I've never seen that, ever. It's mind-boggling."

The Braves (71-69) posted four runs in the bottom of the eighthbefore putting together an improbable two-out rally in the ninthoff Phillies closer Brett Myers (3-6), who also had been calledupon to record the final two outs in the eighth.


Myers recorded the first two outs in the ninth but then allowedback-to-back singles to Jeff Francoeur and Martin Prado, whocollected an infield hit after chopping the ball off home plate.Myers loaded the bases with a four-pitch walk to rookie YunelEscobar.


Diaz, who finished with four RBI, followed with a fly to deepright field that glanced off the top of the outstretched gloveof right fielder Chris Roberson and rolled to the wall. Robersonretrieved the ball in time to create a play at the plate, butEscobar beat the throw home.


"We really needed a win," Diaz said. "Two outs, bases loaded,that's kind of what you live for. I was trying to make solidcontact. (Myers) has had pretty good success against me. I wasjust trying to put a bat on the ball."


Myers allowed three runs, four hits and three walks whilestriking out one in the loss. Atlanta reliever Rafael Soriano(3-3) was credited with the win after tossing a scoreless ninth.

"It happened so fast," Myers said. "The game got out of controlwith cheap hits and balls falling in. The ball went their waytoday. It's disappointing."


Trailing by six and facing the possibility of falling to the.500 mark for the first time since June 24, the Braves offensewaited into the eighth inning to start churning.


Chipper Jones led off the frame with a double and advanced tothird on Brian McCann's bloop single to right-center field. Oneout later, Francoeur followed with a bloop hit over the head ofsecond baseman Chase Utley to score Jones. Pinch hitter ScottThorman followed with another soft single that loaded the basesand chased reliever Tom Gordon.


With the tying run on deck, Manuel called upon Myers.

Myers was wild from the start, plating pinch runner ChrisWoodward with a wild pitch before loading the bases again bywalking Escobar. Diaz cut the lead to 8-5 with a broken-batinfield hit before Myers forced in a run by walking WillieHarris on six pitches.


"When we were able to get runs against (Myers), it definitelyfelt like a momentum shift," Diaz said.


Adding to the improbability of the comeback was how putrid theBraves had been with the bases loaded of late. EnteringWednesday, the Atlanta offense had the bases loaded with one orno outs on six occasions over their last five games, but managedto plate just eight runs, scoring one run in five of those sixchances.


"It's a crazy, crazy game," Jones said. "We had no businesswinning this game as lousy as we played the first six innings.But you swing the bat, make contact, they fall in and thingshappen."


Braves starter Tim Hudson allowed five runs, a season-high 11hits, walked two and struck out four in five frames.

"That's the kind of stuff that's been happening to us all year,"Hudson said. "It was nice to have something go our way for achange."


Harris broke out of an 0-for-25 slump with a single in the firstinning and added a solo home run in the sixth for the Bravesfirst run.


Phillies starter Kyle Kendrick scattered two runs, six hits andstruck out two without a walk in five-plus frames.

Chase Utley and Jayson Werth drove in two runs apiece for thePhillies and Pat Burrell hit his 25th home run of the season.