GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: COLORADO (56-52) at ATLANTA (57-53)

NL: COLORADO (56-52) at ATLANTA (57-53)

<h3>Teixeira hopes to continue good start with Braves</h3>

<div class="pre">Colorado (56-52) at Atlanta (57-53) 7:05 pm EDT</div>

ATLANTA (Ticker) -- The move to the Atlanta Braves has been agreat one for Mark Teixeira so far.


Teixeira will look to extend his home run streak when the Braveshost the Colorado Rockies on Saturday in the second of athree-game series.


One of the most sought after players at the trade deadline,Teixeira has been on a tear since joining Atlanta, homering inthree straight games. The 27-year-old became the first Bravesince Gary Sheffield in 2002 to homer in his first three gameswith the club. He is 5-for-15 with seven RBI since joining thesquad.


Teixeira hit a solo shot - his 16th of the season - in the ninthinning of the Braves' 9-2 loss to the Rockies, their secondstraight.


Atlanta will turn to Tim Hudson (11-5, 3.09 ERA) to help itavoid a three-game losing streak. The 32-year-old righthanderis 5-0 with a 2.31 ERA and 33 strikeouts in his previous sevencontests. The Braves are undefeated in Hudson's starts in thatspan.


The Rockies will counter with Ubaldo Jimenez (1-0, 3.50), whowill be making his fourth start of the season. The 23-year-oldDominican allowed two runs and four hits with three strikeoutsover six innings on Sunday to record his first career win, a 9-6triumph over the Los Angeles Dodgers.


Colorado has won five of its last six games en route to postinga franchise-best record (56-52) at this point of the season.

 

NL: COLORADO at ATLANTA

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

COLORADO ATLANTA
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Cory Sullivan CF .325 0 5 Willie Harris CF .324 1 21
Kaz Matsui 2B .290 3 25 Kelly Johnson 2B .299 12 56
Garrett Atkins 3B .271 16 70 Chipper Jones 3B .334 17 56
Todd Helton 1B .293 9 58 Mark Teixeira 1B .333 3 7
Ryan Spilborghs LF .323 7 37 Brian Mccann C .265 12 64
Brad Hawpe RF .288 18 69 Jeff Francoeur RF .303 12 72
Troy Tulowitzki SS .274 12 49 Matt Diaz LF .343 6 29
Yorvit Torrealba C .277 6 31 Yunel Escobar SS .327 1 14
Ubaldo Jimenez RHP .200 0 0 Tim Hudson RHP .196 0 3
(1-0, 3.50) (11-5, 3.09)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA
WARMUPS: COL - UBALDO JIMENEZ (1-0, 3.50)
ATL - TIM HUDSON (11-5, 3.09)

UMPIRES: HP - TOM HALLION
1B - PAUL NAUERT
2B - JAMES HOYE
3B - PHIL CUZZI

WEATHER: 93 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 4 mph, right to left</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA
STARTING BATS: COL - UBALDO JIMENEZ AND YORVIT TORREALBA
ATL - TIM HUDSON AND BRIAN MCCANN

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: C SULLIVAN (.325, 0 HR, 5 RBI)
K MATSUI (.290, 3 HR, 25 RBI)
G ATKINS (.271, 16 HR, 70 RBI)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at ATLANTA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: COL - UBALDO JIMENEZ
ATL - TIM HUDSON

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: W HARRIS (.324, 1 HR, 21 RBI)
K JOHNSON (.299, 12 HR, 56 RBI)
C JONES (.334, 17 HR, 56 RBI)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">COLORADO (0) VS ATLANTA (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Sullivan cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .341
K Matsui 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .289
G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .270
T Helton 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
R Spilborghs lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .323
B Hawpe rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
T Tulowitzki ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
Y Torrealba c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
U Jimenez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200

Totals 3 0 1 0 0 0 2

BATTING: GIDP - G Atkins. Team LOB - 0.


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .324
K Johnson 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
C Jones 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .334
M Teixeira 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
B McCann c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
J Francoeur rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
M Diaz lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .343
Y Escobar ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .327
T Hudson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .196

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

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


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COLORADO - 0 -- 0
ATLANTA - -- 0
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COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
U Jimenez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.50

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
T Hudson 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.07

Pitches-strikes: T Hudson 15-11. Ground balls-fly balls: T Hudson 2-1.
Batters faced: T Hudson 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Tom Hallion. 1B--Paul Nauert. 2B--James Hoye. 3B--Phil Cuzzi.

Weather: 91 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 4 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA
CONFIRMED STARTERS: COL - UBALDO JIMENEZ
ATL - TIM HUDSON</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY KELLY JOHNSON SCORED WILLIE HARRIS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, K JOHNSON ON FIRST, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 0
ATLANTA 1 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: C JONES (.334, 17 HR, 56 RBI)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at ATLANTA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: COL - UBALDO JIMENEZ
ATL - TIM HUDSON

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: T HELTON (.293, 9 HR, 58 RBI)
R SPILBORGHS (.323, 7 HR, 37 RBI)
B HAWPE (.288, 18 HR, 69 RBI)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">COLORADO (0) VS ATLANTA (1) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Sullivan cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .341
K Matsui 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .289
G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .270
T Helton 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
R Spilborghs lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .323
B Hawpe rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
T Tulowitzki ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
Y Torrealba c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
U Jimenez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200

Totals 3 0 1 0 0 0 2

BATTING: GIDP - G Atkins. Team LOB - 0.


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .327
K Johnson 2b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .301
C Jones 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333
M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .313
B McCann c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .264
J Francoeur rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
M Diaz lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .343
Y Escobar ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .327
T Hudson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .196

Totals 5 1 2 1 0 2 3

BATTING: 3B - W Harris (5, U Jimenez). RBI - K Johnson (57). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - B McCann 1. Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - K Johnson (8, 2nd base off U Jimenez/Y Torrealba).

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


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COLORADO - 0 -- 0
ATLANTA - 1 -- 1
----------------------------------------------------

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
U Jimenez 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 3.79

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
T Hudson 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.07

Pitches-strikes: U Jimenez 18-12; T Hudson 15-11. Ground balls-fly balls: U
Jimenez 0-1; T Hudson 2-1. Batters faced: U Jimenez 5; T Hudson 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Tom Hallion. 1B--Paul Nauert. 2B--James Hoye. 3B--Phil Cuzzi.

Weather: 91 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 4 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
- - - - - - - - - - - -
COLORADO 0 0 0 2 0
ATLANTA 1 1 2 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: COL - UBALDO JIMENEZ
ATL - TIM HUDSON

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: J FRANCOEUR (.303, 12 HR, 72 RBI)
M DIAZ (.343, 6 HR, 29 RBI)
Y ESCOBAR (.327, 1 HR, 14 RBI)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">COLORADO (0) VS ATLANTA (1) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Sullivan cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .341
K Matsui 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .289
G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .270
T Helton 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
R Spilborghs lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .320
B Hawpe rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .290
T Tulowitzki ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .273
Y Torrealba c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
U Jimenez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200

Totals 7 0 2 0 0 2 3

BATTING: 2B - B Hawpe (22, T Hudson). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
T Tulowitzki 1. GIDP - G Atkins. Team LOB - 1.


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .327
K Johnson 2b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .301
C Jones 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333
M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .313
B McCann c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .264
J Francoeur rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
M Diaz lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .343
Y Escobar ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .327
T Hudson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .196

Totals 5 1 2 1 0 2 3

BATTING: 3B - W Harris (5, U Jimenez). RBI - K Johnson (57). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - B McCann 1. Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - K Johnson (8, 2nd base off U Jimenez/Y Torrealba).

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


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COLORADO - 00 -- 0
ATLANTA - 1 -- 1
----------------------------------------------------

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
U Jimenez 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 3.79

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
T Hudson 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 3.05

Pitches-strikes: U Jimenez 18-12; T Hudson 31-20. Ground balls-fly balls: U
Jimenez 0-1; T Hudson 2-2. Batters faced: U Jimenez 5; T Hudson 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Tom Hallion. 1B--Paul Nauert. 2B--James Hoye. 3B--Phil Cuzzi.

Weather: 91 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 4 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY MATT DIAZ (7) TO RIGHT WITH 1 OUT IN THE
2ND OFF UBALDO JIMENEZ.
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 0, ATLANTA 2

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: Y ESCOBAR (.327, 1 HR, 14 RBI)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at ATLANTA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: COL - UBALDO JIMENEZ
ATL - TIM HUDSON

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: Y TORREALBA (.277, 6 HR, 31 RBI)
U JIMENEZ (.200, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
C SULLIVAN (.341, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at ATLANTA

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

COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Sullivan cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .341
K Matsui 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .289
G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .270
T Helton 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
R Spilborghs lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .320
B Hawpe rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .290
T Tulowitzki ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .273
Y Torrealba c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
U Jimenez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200

Totals 7 0 2 0 0 2 3

BATTING: 2B - B Hawpe (22, T Hudson). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
T Tulowitzki 1. GIDP - G Atkins. Team LOB - 1.


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .327
K Johnson 2b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .301
C Jones 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333
M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .313
B McCann c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .264
J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
M Diaz lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .346
Y Escobar ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .325
T Hudson p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .192

Totals 9 2 3 2 0 4 3

BATTING: 3B - W Harris (5, U Jimenez). HR - M Diaz (7, 2nd inning off U Jimenez
0 on, 1 Out). RBI - K Johnson (57), M Diaz (30). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - B McCann 1. Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - K Johnson (8, 2nd base off U Jimenez/Y Torrealba).

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


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COLORADO - 00 -- 0
ATLANTA - 11 -- 2
----------------------------------------------------

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
U Jimenez 2 3 2 2 0 4 1 4.05

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
T Hudson 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 3.05

Pitches-strikes: U Jimenez 31-23; T Hudson 31-20. Ground balls-fly balls: U
Jimenez 1-1; T Hudson 2-2. Batters faced: U Jimenez 9; T Hudson 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Tom Hallion. 1B--Paul Nauert. 2B--James Hoye. 3B--Phil Cuzzi.

Weather: 91 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 4 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at ATLANTA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: COL - UBALDO JIMENEZ
ATL - TIM HUDSON

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: W HARRIS (.327, 1-FOR-1)
K JOHNSON (.301, 1-FOR-1, RBI)
C JONES (.333, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at ATLANTA

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

COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Sullivan cf 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .333
K Matsui 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .289
G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .270
T Helton 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
R Spilborghs lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .320
B Hawpe rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .290
T Tulowitzki ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .273
Y Torrealba c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
U Jimenez p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167

Totals 10 0 2 0 0 4 3

BATTING: 2B - B Hawpe (22, T Hudson). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
T Tulowitzki 1. GIDP - G Atkins. Team LOB - 1.


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .327
K Johnson 2b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .301
C Jones 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333
M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .313
B McCann c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .264
J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
M Diaz lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .346
Y Escobar ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .325
T Hudson p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .192

Totals 9 2 3 2 0 4 3

BATTING: 3B - W Harris (5, U Jimenez). HR - M Diaz (7, 2nd inning off U Jimenez
0 on, 1 Out). RBI - K Johnson (57), M Diaz (30). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - B McCann 1. Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - K Johnson (8, 2nd base off U Jimenez/Y Torrealba).

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


----------------------------------------------------
COLORADO - 000 -- 0
ATLANTA - 11 -- 2
----------------------------------------------------

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
U Jimenez 2 3 2 2 0 4 1 4.05

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
T Hudson 3 2 0 0 0 4 0 3.03

Pitches-strikes: U Jimenez 31-23; T Hudson 42-27. Ground balls-fly balls: U
Jimenez 1-1; T Hudson 3-2. Batters faced: U Jimenez 9; T Hudson 10.

UMPIRES: HP--Tom Hallion. 1B--Paul Nauert. 2B--James Hoye. 3B--Phil Cuzzi.

Weather: 91 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 4 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at ATLANTA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: COL - UBALDO JIMENEZ
ATL - TIM HUDSON

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: K MATSUI (.289, 0-FOR-1)
G ATKINS (.270, 0-FOR-1)
T HELTON (.292, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at ATLANTA

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

COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Sullivan cf 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .333
K Matsui 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .289
G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .270
T Helton 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
R Spilborghs lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .320
B Hawpe rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .290
T Tulowitzki ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .273
Y Torrealba c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
U Jimenez p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167

Totals 10 0 2 0 0 4 3

BATTING: 2B - B Hawpe (22, T Hudson). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
T Tulowitzki 1. GIDP - G Atkins. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: E - Y Torrealba (4, throw).


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris cf 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .326
K Johnson 2b 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 .301
C Jones 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .332
M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 .313
B McCann c 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .263
J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
M Diaz lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .346
Y Escobar ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .325
T Hudson p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .192

Totals 12 2 3 2 2 5 6

BATTING: 3B - W Harris (5, U Jimenez). HR - M Diaz (7, 2nd inning off U Jimenez
0 on, 1 Out). RBI - K Johnson (57), M Diaz (30). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - B McCann 2. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - K Johnson 2 (9, 2nd base off U Jimenez/Y Torrealba 2).

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


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COLORADO - 000 -- 0
ATLANTA - 110 -- 2
----------------------------------------------------

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
U Jimenez 3 3 2 2 2 5 1 3.86

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
T Hudson 3 2 0 0 0 4 0 3.03

Pitches-strikes: U Jimenez 57-36; T Hudson 42-27. Ground balls-fly balls: U
Jimenez 2-2; T Hudson 3-2. Batters faced: U Jimenez 14; T Hudson 10.

UMPIRES: HP--Tom Hallion. 1B--Paul Nauert. 2B--James Hoye. 3B--Phil Cuzzi.

Weather: 91 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 4 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at ATLANTA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: COL - UBALDO JIMENEZ
ATL - TIM HUDSON

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: J FRANCOEUR (.302, 0-FOR-1)
M DIAZ (.346, 1-FOR-1, HR, RBI)
Y ESCOBAR (.325, 0-FOR-1)</div>