GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: ATLANTA (65-59) at CINCINNATI (54-69)

NL: ATLANTA at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: C Woodward at third base.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 14
CINCINNATI 3 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: B Phillips (.275, 0-FOR-2, RBI)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Cantu hit for S Hatteberg.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 14
CINCINNATI 3 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: J Cantu (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
ATLANTA 5 3 0 3 0 0 0 3 14 16 0
CINCINNATI 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 8 0 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - PETER MOYLAN
CIN - EDDIE GUARDADO

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: C WOODWARD (.207, 1 HR, 8 RBI)
Y ESCOBAR (.312, 1-FOR-5)
M DIAZ (.347, 3-FOR-5)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">ATLANTA (14) VS CINCINNATI (3) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Y Escobar ss 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .312
M Diaz lf 5 2 3 0 0 0 1 .347
C Jones 3b 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 .332
W Harris cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315
M Teixeira 1b 4 4 3 6 1 0 2 .294
J Francoeur rf 5 2 3 2 0 0 2 .306
A Jones cf 4 2 1 2 1 0 3 .214
P Moylan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B McCann c 4 1 1 4 0 2 0 .273
M Prado 2b 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 .286
T Hudson p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226
a-S Thorman ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .218
R Mahay p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Woodward 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207

Totals 40 14 16 14 3 2 12

a-fouled out to catcher for T Hudson in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - M Diaz (16, P Dumatrait); M Prado (3, M Gosling); C Jones (30, M
Gosling); M Teixeira (3, E Guardado). HR - B Mccann (13, 1st inning off P
Dumatrait 3 on, 2 Out), M Teixeira 2 (9, 2nd inning off P Dumatrait 2 on, 2
Out, 4th inning off M Gosling 2 on, 0 Out), A Jones (23, 8th inning off E
Guardado 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - J Francoeur 2 (81), B McCann 4 (71), M Teixeira 6
(25), A Jones 2 (79). 2-out RBI - J Francoeur 2, B McCann 4, M Teixeira 3, A
Jones 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Jones 2, Y Escobar 1. Team
LOB - 6.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (Y Escobar-M Prado-M Teixeira).


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Hamilton cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .280
J Keppinger ss 4 3 3 0 0 0 0 .382
K Griffey Jr rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .281
E Guardado p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Phillips 2b 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 .275
A Dunn lf 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 .263
S Hatteberg 1b 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .301
b-J Cantu ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
J Valentin c 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .290
M Bellhorn 3b 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .111
P Dumatrait p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-B Livingston ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .292
M Gosling p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
G Majewski p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
J Ellison rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 30 3 8 3 3 6 10

a-grounded to second for P Dumatrait in the 2nd; b-singled to center for S
Hatteberg in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - J Valentin (13, T Hudson); J Keppinger (10, T Hudson). SF - B
Phillips. RBI - B Phillips (70), S Hatteberg (44), A Dunn (84). 2-out RBI - S
Hatteberg, A Dunn. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Valentin 2. GIDP
- B Livingston. Team LOB - 7.


----------------------------------------------------
ATLANTA - 530 300 03 -- 14
CINCINNATI - 101 010 00 -- 3
----------------------------------------------------

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
T Hudson 6 7 3 3 3 4 0 3.07
R Mahay 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.87
P Moylan 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.87

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
P Dumatrait 2 7 8 8 2 0 2 14.17
M Gosling 3 1/3 5 3 3 1 1 1 4.67
G Majewski 1 2/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 10.32
E Guardado 1 3 3 3 0 0 1 22.50

HBP - B McCann (by E Guardado). Pitches-strikes: T Hudson 87-51; R Mahay
14-7; P Moylan 11-9; P Dumatrait 54-32; M Gosling 57-33; G Majewski 14-11; E
Guardado 21-14. Ground balls-fly balls: T Hudson 9-5; R Mahay 0-2; P Moylan
2-0; P Dumatrait 3-3; M Gosling 2-7; G Majewski 2-2; E Guardado 1-2. Batters
faced: T Hudson 27; R Mahay 3; P Moylan 4; P Dumatrait 15; M Gosling 16; G
Majewski 6; E Guardado 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Chad Fairchild. 1B--Gerry Davis. 2B--Brian Gorman. 3B--Paul
Nauert.

Weather: 82 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 16 mph, left to right.</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: N Hopper in left field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 14
CINCINNATI 3 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: C Woodward (.207, 1 HR, 8 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - PITCHING CHANGE
CIN: MIKE STANTON (1-3, 5.93) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 14, CINCINNATI 3

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: C WOODWARD (.207, 1 HR, 8 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: M Stanton relieved E Guardado.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 14
CINCINNATI 3 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: C Woodward (.207, 1 HR, 8 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Cantu at first base.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 14
CINCINNATI 3 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: C Woodward (.207, 1 HR, 8 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
ATLANTA 5 3 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 14 17 0
CINCINNATI 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 8 0 (BOT 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - PETER MOYLAN
CIN - MIKE STANTON

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: M BELLHORN (.111, 0-FOR-2, BB)
J ELLISON (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
J HAMILTON (.280, 0-FOR-4)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">ATLANTA (14) VS CINCINNATI (3) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Y Escobar ss 6 1 2 0 0 0 2 .316
M Diaz lf 6 2 3 0 0 0 2 .346
C Jones 3b 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 .332
W Harris cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .314
M Teixeira 1b 4 4 3 6 1 0 2 .294
J Francoeur rf 5 2 3 2 0 0 2 .306
A Jones cf 4 2 1 2 1 0 3 .214
P Moylan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B McCann c 4 1 1 4 0 2 0 .273
M Prado 2b 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 .286
T Hudson p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226
a-S Thorman ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .218
R Mahay p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Woodward 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205

Totals 44 14 17 14 3 3 14

a-fouled out to catcher for T Hudson in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - M Diaz (16, P Dumatrait); M Prado (3, M Gosling); C Jones (30, M
Gosling); M Teixeira (3, E Guardado). HR - B Mccann (13, 1st inning off P
Dumatrait 3 on, 2 Out), M Teixeira 2 (9, 2nd inning off P Dumatrait 2 on, 2
Out, 4th inning off M Gosling 2 on, 0 Out), A Jones (23, 8th inning off E
Guardado 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - J Francoeur 2 (81), B McCann 4 (71), M Teixeira 6
(25), A Jones 2 (79). 2-out RBI - J Francoeur 2, B McCann 4, M Teixeira 3, A
Jones 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Jones 2, Y Escobar 1. Team
LOB - 7.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (Y Escobar-M Prado-M Teixeira).


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Hamilton cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .280
J Keppinger ss 4 3 3 0 0 0 0 .382
K Griffey Jr rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .281
E Guardado p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
N Hopper lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317
B Phillips 2b 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 .275
A Dunn lf 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 .263
M Stanton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S Hatteberg 1b 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .301
b-J Cantu ph-1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
J Valentin c 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .290
M Bellhorn 3b 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .111
P Dumatrait p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-B Livingston ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .292
M Gosling p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
G Majewski p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
J Ellison rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 30 3 8 3 3 6 10

a-grounded to second for P Dumatrait in the 2nd; b-singled to center for S
Hatteberg in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - J Valentin (13, T Hudson); J Keppinger (10, T Hudson). SF - B
Phillips. RBI - B Phillips (70), S Hatteberg (44), A Dunn (84). 2-out RBI - S
Hatteberg, A Dunn. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Valentin 2. GIDP
- B Livingston. Team LOB - 7.


----------------------------------------------------
ATLANTA - 530 300 030 -- 14
CINCINNATI - 101 010 00 -- 3
----------------------------------------------------

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
T Hudson 6 7 3 3 3 4 0 3.07
R Mahay 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.87
P Moylan 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.87

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
P Dumatrait 2 7 8 8 2 0 2 14.17
M Gosling 3 1/3 5 3 3 1 1 1 4.67
G Majewski 1 2/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 10.32
E Guardado 1 3 3 3 0 0 1 22.50
M Stanton 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.80

HBP - B McCann (by E Guardado). Pitches-strikes: T Hudson 87-51; R Mahay
14-7; P Moylan 11-9; P Dumatrait 54-32; M Gosling 57-33; G Majewski 14-11; E
Guardado 21-14; M Stanton 9-8. Ground balls-fly balls: T Hudson 9-5; R Mahay
0-2; P Moylan 2-0; P Dumatrait 3-3; M Gosling 2-7; G Majewski 2-2; E Guardado
1-2; M Stanton 0-2. Batters faced: T Hudson 27; R Mahay 3; P Moylan 4; P
Dumatrait 15; M Gosling 16; G Majewski 6; E Guardado 7; M Stanton 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Chad Fairchild. 1B--Gerry Davis. 2B--Brian Gorman. 3B--Paul
Nauert.

Weather: 82 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 16 mph, left to right.</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - PITCHING CHANGE
ATL: TYLER YATES (2-3, 5.19) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 14, CINCINNATI 3

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: M BELLHORN (.111, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: T Yates relieved P Moylan.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 14
CINCINNATI 3 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: M Bellhorn (.111, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY JOSH HAMILTON SCORED JASON ELLISON.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J HAMILTON ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 14
CINCINNATI 4 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: J KEPPINGER (.382, 3-FOR-4)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
ATLANTA 5 3 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 14 17 0
CINCINNATI 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 10 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: ATL - TIM HUDSON, RON MAHAY (7TH), PETER MOYLAN (8TH), TYLER YATES
(9TH) AND BRIAN MCCANN

CIN - PHILLIP DUMATRAIT, MIKE GOSLING (3RD), GARY
MAJEWSKI (6TH), EDDIE GUARDADO (8TH), MIKE STANTON (9TH) AND
JAVIER VALENTIN

HOME RUNS: ATL - BRIAN MCCANN (13) OFF PHILLIP DUMATRAIT IN THE 1ST, 3 ON
MARK TEIXEIRA (8) OFF PHILLIP DUMATRAIT IN THE 2ND, 2 ON
MARK TEIXEIRA (9) OFF MIKE GOSLING IN THE 4TH, 2 ON
ANDRUW JONES (23) OFF EDDIE GUARDADO IN THE 8TH, 1 ON

CIN - NONE</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
ATLANTA 5 3 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 14 17 0
CINCINNATI 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 10 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: ATL - TIM HUDSON, RON MAHAY (7TH), PETER MOYLAN (8TH), TYLER YATES
(9TH) AND BRIAN MCCANN

CIN - PHILLIP DUMATRAIT, MIKE GOSLING (3RD), GARY
MAJEWSKI (6TH), EDDIE GUARDADO (8TH), MIKE STANTON (9TH) AND
JAVIER VALENTIN


WP - TIM HUDSON (15-5)
LP - PHILLIP DUMATRAIT (0-2)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: ATL - BRIAN MCCANN (13) OFF PHILLIP DUMATRAIT IN THE 1ST, 3 ON
MARK TEIXEIRA (8) OFF PHILLIP DUMATRAIT IN THE 2ND, 2 ON
MARK TEIXEIRA (9) OFF MIKE GOSLING IN THE 4TH, 2 ON
ANDRUW JONES (23) OFF EDDIE GUARDADO IN THE 8TH, 1 ON

CIN - NONE


TIME: 2:50 ATT: 24,477

PROBABLES: ATL - CHUCK JAMES (9-9, 4.22)
CIN - BOBBY LIVINGSTON (3-3, 4.70)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">ATLANTA (14) VS CINCINNATI (4) - FINAL

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Y Escobar ss 6 1 2 0 0 0 2 .316
M Diaz lf 6 2 3 0 0 0 2 .346
C Jones 3b 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 .332
W Harris cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .314
M Teixeira 1b 4 4 3 6 1 0 2 .294
J Francoeur rf 5 2 3 2 0 0 2 .306
A Jones cf 4 2 1 2 1 0 3 .214
P Moylan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Yates p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B McCann c 4 1 1 4 0 2 0 .273
M Prado 2b 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 .286
T Hudson p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226
a-S Thorman ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .218
R Mahay p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Woodward 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205

Totals 44 14 17 14 3 3 14

a-fouled out to catcher for T Hudson in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - M Diaz (16, P Dumatrait); M Prado (3, M Gosling); C Jones (30, M
Gosling); M Teixeira (3, E Guardado). HR - B Mccann (13, 1st inning off P
Dumatrait 3 on, 2 Out), M Teixeira 2 (9, 2nd inning off P Dumatrait 2 on, 2
Out, 4th inning off M Gosling 2 on, 0 Out), A Jones (23, 8th inning off E
Guardado 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - J Francoeur 2 (81), B McCann 4 (71), M Teixeira 6
(25), A Jones 2 (79). 2-out RBI - J Francoeur 2, B McCann 4, M Teixeira 3, A
Jones 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Jones 2, Y Escobar 1. Team
LOB - 7.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (Y Escobar-M Prado-M Teixeira).


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Hamilton cf 5 0 1 1 0 1 0 .283
J Keppinger ss 4 3 3 0 1 0 0 .382
K Griffey Jr rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .281
E Guardado p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
N Hopper lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .316
B Phillips 2b 4 0 0 1 0 0 3 .274
A Dunn lf 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 .263
M Stanton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S Hatteberg 1b 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .301
b-J Cantu ph-1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
J Valentin c 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .290
M Bellhorn 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .100
P Dumatrait p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-B Livingston ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .292
M Gosling p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
G Majewski p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
J Ellison rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .143

Totals 35 4 10 4 4 6 14

a-grounded to second for P Dumatrait in the 2nd; b-singled to center for S
Hatteberg in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - J Valentin (13, T Hudson); J Keppinger (10, T Hudson); J Ellison
(1, T Yates); J Hamilton (13, T Yates). SF - B Phillips. RBI - B Phillips (70),
S Hatteberg (44), A Dunn (84), J Hamilton (35). 2-out RBI - S Hatteberg, A
Dunn. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Valentin 2, B Phillips 1.
GIDP - B Livingston. Team LOB - 9.


----------------------------------------------------
ATLANTA - 530 300 030 -- 14
CINCINNATI - 101 010 001 -- 4
----------------------------------------------------

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
T Hudson (W, 15-5) 6 7 3 3 3 4 0 3.07
R Mahay 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.87
P Moylan 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.87
T Yates 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 5.26

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
P Dumatrait (L, 0-2) 2 7 8 8 2 0 2 14.17
M Gosling 3 1/3 5 3 3 1 1 1 4.67
G Majewski 1 2/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 10.32
E Guardado 1 3 3 3 0 0 1 22.50
M Stanton 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.80

HBP - B McCann (by E Guardado). Pitches-strikes: T Hudson 87-51; R Mahay
14-7; P Moylan 11-9; T Yates 21-11; P Dumatrait 54-32; M Gosling 57-33; G
Majewski 14-11; E Guardado 21-14; M Stanton 9-8. Ground balls-fly balls: T
Hudson 9-5; R Mahay 0-2; P Moylan 2-0; T Yates 0-3; P Dumatrait 3-3; M Gosling
2-7; G Majewski 2-2; E Guardado 1-2; M Stanton 0-2. Batters faced: T Hudson 27;
R Mahay 3; P Moylan 4; T Yates 6; P Dumatrait 15; M Gosling 16; G Majewski 6; E
Guardado 7; M Stanton 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Chad Fairchild. 1B--Gerry Davis. 2B--Brian Gorman. 3B--Paul
Nauert.

T--2:50. Att--24,477.
Weather: 82 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 16 mph, left to
right.</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
ATLANTA 14
CINCINNATI 4 FINAL</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
ATLANTA (14) AT CINCINNATI (4) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

ATLANTA 1ST: Y Escobar grounded out to second. M Diaz doubled to deep
center. C Jones flied out to right, M Diaz to third. M Teixeira walked.
J Francoeur singled to left, M Diaz scored, M Teixeira to second. A Jones
walked, M Teixeira to third, J Francoeur to second. B McCann homered to right,
M Teixeira, J Francoeur and A Jones scored. M Prado grounded out to third. (5
Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 5, CINCINNATI 0.

CINCINNATI 1ST: J Hamilton flied out to center. J Keppinger singled to
right center. K Griffey Jr singled to right, J Keppinger to third. B Phillips
hit sacrifice fly to left, J Keppinger scored. A Dunn struck out looking. (1 Run,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 5, CINCINNATI 1.

ATLANTA 2ND: T Hudson grounded out to shortstop. Y Escobar reached on
infield single to third. M Diaz flied out to center. C Jones singled to
center, Y Escobar to third. M Teixeira homered to right, Y Escobar and C Jones
scored. J Francoeur singled to right. A Jones lined out to left. (3 Runs, 4 Hits,
0 Errors) ATLANTA 8, CINCINNATI 1.

CINCINNATI 3RD: J Hamilton lined out to shortstop. J Keppinger doubled to
left. K Griffey Jr walked. B Phillips grounded out to third, J Keppinger to
third, K Griffey Jr to second. A Dunn walked. S Hatteberg singled to center,
J Keppinger scored, K Griffey Jr to third, A Dunn to second. J Valentin flied
out to right. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 8, CINCINNATI 2.

ATLANTA 4TH: M Diaz singled to right. C Jones walked, M Diaz to second.
M Teixeira homered to center, M Diaz and C Jones scored. J Francoeur grounded
out to third. A Jones flied out to center. B McCann popped out to second. (3 Runs,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 11, CINCINNATI 2.

CINCINNATI 5TH: J Keppinger singled to left. K Griffey Jr flied out to
left. B Phillips grounded out to third, J Keppinger to second. A Dunn singled
to left center, J Keppinger scored. S Hatteberg struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) ATLANTA 11, CINCINNATI 3.

ATLANTA 8TH: E Guardado relieved G Majewski. J Ellison in right field.
M Diaz grounded out to shortstop. C Jones flied out to right. M Teixeira
doubled to deep center. J Francoeur singled to left, M Teixeira scored.
A Jones homered to left, J Francoeur scored. B McCann hit by pitch. M Prado
flied out to right. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 14, CINCINNATI 3.

CINCINNATI 9TH: T Yates relieved P Moylan. M Bellhorn fouled out to third.
J Ellison doubled to deep right. J Hamilton doubled to left center, J Ellison
scored. J Keppinger walked. N Hopper flied out to right. B Phillips flied
out to left. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 14, CINCINNATI 4.</div>

 

McCann slam, Teixeira homers lift Braves over Reds

<h3>ATLANTA 14, CINCINNATI 4</h3>CINCINNATI (Ticker) -- Brian McCann's grand slam highlighted afive-run first inning as the Atlanta Braves routed theCincinnati Reds, 14-4, on Monday.


Tim Hudson won his ninth consecutive game and Mark Teixeiraadded six RBI on a pair of three-run home runs as the Braves wonback-to-back games after losing three in a row.


Hudson (15-5) allowed just three runs on seven hits over sixinnings. The righthander struck out four and walked three inbecoming the National League's first 15-game winner.

The Braves gave Hudson all the run support he needed before hestepped on the mound, scoring all the runs with two out.

After Yunel Escobar grounded out to begin the game, Reds centerfielder Josh Hamilton misplayed a routine fly ball off the batof Matt Diaz, allowing the Atlanta left fielder to glide intosecond with a double. Chipper Jones followed with a sacrificefly ball to right, advancing Diaz to third with two outs in theinning.


Teixeira walked before Jeff Francoeur singled to left field,scoring Diaz for the first run of the game. Andruw Jones keptthe inning alive by drawing a walk to load the bases beforeMcCann launched his 13th home run of the season off Reds starterPhil Dumatrait for a 5-0 lead.


Teixeira hit his first three-run blast in the second inning offDumatrait, giving the Braves an 8-1 lead. The 27-year-old firstbaseman hit his second blast of the game in the fourth inningoff reliever Mike Gosling as the Braves lead grew to 11-2.

Teixeira has nine home runs with Atlanta since being acquiredfrom the Texas Rangers on August 1. His nine long balls and 25RBI lead the NL in the month of August.


Dumatrait (0-2) lasted just two innings, surrendering eight runson seven hits. The lefthander walked two and didn't strike outa batter as his already dismal 10.32 ERA swelled to 14.18.

Despite the run support, Hudson worked around trouble in theearly innings.


Cincinnati picked up a run in the first inning when BrandonPhillips plated Jeff Keppinger with a sacrifice fly. Keppingerhad singled and advanced to third on a base hit by Ken GriffeyJr. Hudson struck out Adam Dunn to end the threat as the Redsstranded runners at first and second.


Scott Hatteberg plated Keppinger with a single after the Redsloaded the bases with two outs in the third. But Hudson gotJose Valentin to fly out to avert more damage.


Hudson surrendered his final run in the fifth inning when Dunnsingled to plate Keppinger, who led off the inning with adouble.


The Braves added three runs in the eighth, highlighted by atwo-run shot by Andruw Jones, his 23rd home run of the season.

Atlanta moved into a tie with the Philadelphia Phillies (65-58)for second place in the NL East, five games behind the New YorkMets (70-53).

 

NL: ATLANTA at CINCINNATI

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ATLANTA (14) AT CINCINNATI (4) - EVENT LOG
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Atlanta Starting Lineups -- Y Escobar SS, M Diaz LF, C Jones 3B, M Teixeira 1B,
J Francoeur RF, A Jones CF, B McCann C, M Prado 2B, T Hudson RHP.

Cincinnati Starting Lineups -- J Hamilton CF, J Keppinger SS, K Griffey Jr RF,
B Phillips 2B, A Dunn LF, S Hatteberg 1B, J Valentin C, M Bellhorn 3B,
P Dumatrait LHP.

Umpires -- Chad Fairchild (HP), Gerry Davis (1B), Brian Gorman (2B),
Paul Nauert (3B).

Gametime Weather: 82 degrees, Cloudy, wind left to right at 16 mph.


ATLANTA 1ST: Y Escobar grounded out to second. M Diaz doubled to deep
center. C Jones flied out to right, M Diaz to third. M Teixeira walked.
J Francoeur singled to left, M Diaz scored, M Teixeira to second. A Jones
walked, M Teixeira to third, J Francoeur to second. B McCann homered to right,
M Teixeira, J Francoeur and A Jones scored. M Prado grounded out to third.
(5 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 5, CINCINNATI 0.

CINCINNATI 1ST: J Hamilton flied out to center. J Keppinger singled to
right center. K Griffey Jr singled to right, J Keppinger to third. B Phillips
hit sacrifice fly to left, J Keppinger scored. A Dunn struck out looking.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 5, CINCINNATI 1.

ATLANTA 2ND: T Hudson grounded out to shortstop. Y Escobar reached on
infield single to third. M Diaz flied out to center. C Jones singled to
center, Y Escobar to third. M Teixeira homered to right, Y Escobar and C Jones
scored. J Francoeur singled to right. A Jones lined out to left. (3 Runs,
4 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 8, CINCINNATI 1.

CINCINNATI 2ND: S Hatteberg grounded out to second. J Valentin doubled to
left. M Bellhorn walked. B Livingston hit for P Dumatrait. B Livingston
grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, M Bellhorn out at
second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 8, CINCINNATI 1.

ATLANTA 3RD: M Gosling relieved P Dumatrait. B McCann struck out swinging.
M Prado doubled to deep right. T Hudson flied out to center, M Prado to third.
Y Escobar lined out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 8,
CINCINNATI 1.

CINCINNATI 3RD: J Hamilton lined out to shortstop. J Keppinger doubled to
left. K Griffey Jr walked. B Phillips grounded out to third, J Keppinger to
third, K Griffey Jr to second. A Dunn walked. S Hatteberg singled to center,
J Keppinger scored, K Griffey Jr to third, A Dunn to second. J Valentin flied
out to right. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 8, CINCINNATI 2.

ATLANTA 4TH: M Diaz singled to right. C Jones walked, M Diaz to second.
M Teixeira homered to center, M Diaz and C Jones scored. J Francoeur grounded
out to third. A Jones flied out to center. B McCann popped out to second.
(3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 11, CINCINNATI 2.

CINCINNATI 4TH: M Bellhorn struck out swinging. M Gosling grounded out to
shortstop. J Hamilton grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
ATLANTA 11, CINCINNATI 2.

ATLANTA 5TH: M Prado flied out to right. T Hudson flied out to center.
Y Escobar flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 11, CINCINNATI 2.

CINCINNATI 5TH: J Keppinger singled to left. K Griffey Jr flied out to
left. B Phillips grounded out to third, J Keppinger to second. A Dunn singled
to left center, J Keppinger scored. S Hatteberg struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) ATLANTA 11, CINCINNATI 3.

ATLANTA 6TH: M Diaz reached on infield single to second. C Jones doubled
to deep left center, M Diaz to third. M Teixeira grounded out to third.
G Majewski relieved M Gosling. J Francoeur grounded out to third. A Jones flied
out to center. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 11, CINCINNATI 3.

CINCINNATI 6TH: J Valentin flied out to right. M Bellhorn grounded out to
second. G Majewski struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 11,
CINCINNATI 3.

ATLANTA 7TH: B McCann struck out looking. M Prado reached on infield
single to shortstop. S Thorman hit for T Hudson. S Thorman fouled out to
catcher. Y Escobar grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, M Prado out at
second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 11, CINCINNATI 3.

CINCINNATI 7TH: R Mahay relieved T Hudson. J Hamilton struck out looking.
J Keppinger lined out to center. K Griffey Jr fouled out to left. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 11, CINCINNATI 3.

ATLANTA 8TH: E Guardado relieved G Majewski. J Ellison in right field.
M Diaz grounded out to shortstop. C Jones flied out to right. M Teixeira
doubled to deep center. J Francoeur singled to left, M Teixeira scored.
A Jones homered to left, J Francoeur scored. B McCann hit by pitch. M Prado
flied out to right. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 14, CINCINNATI 3.

CINCINNATI 8TH: W Harris in center field. P Moylan relieved R Mahay.
C Woodward at third base. B Phillips grounded out to second. A Dunn grounded out
to shortstop. J Cantu hit for S Hatteberg. J Cantu singled to center.
J Valentin struck out looking. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 14, CINCINNATI 3.

ATLANTA 9TH: N Hopper in left field. M Stanton relieved E Guardado. J Cantu
at first base. C Woodward flied out to right. Y Escobar singled to right
center. M Diaz flied out to center. W Harris struck out swinging. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 14, CINCINNATI 3.

CINCINNATI 9TH: T Yates relieved P Moylan. M Bellhorn fouled out to third.
J Ellison doubled to deep right. J Hamilton doubled to left center, J Ellison
scored. J Keppinger walked. N Hopper flied out to right. B Phillips flied
out to left. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 14, CINCINNATI 4.</div>