NL: FLORIDA at ATLANTA <div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: B Boyer relieved O Villarreal. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 5 ATLANTA 1 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: J Borchard (.194, 0-FOR-2)</div>
NL: FLORIDA at ATLANTA <div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: J Hermida hit for A Benitez. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, M TREANOR ON SECOND, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 5 ATLANTA 1 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: J Hermida (.228, 3 HR, 12 RBI)</div>
NL: FLORIDA at ATLANTA <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - FLORIDA 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 5 8 0 ATLANTA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 (BOT 9) CURRENT PITCHERS: FLA - ARMANDO BENITEZ (OUT) ATL - BLAINE BOYER DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: B MCCANN (.282, 0-FOR-3) A JONES (.224, 0-FOR-3) J FRANCOEUR (.290, 0-FOR-3)</div>
NL: FLORIDA at ATLANTA <div class="pre">FLORIDA (5) VS ATLANTA (1) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS (2ND GAME) FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg A Amezaga cf 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .245 D Uggla 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .267 H Ramirez ss 4 2 1 0 0 0 1 .309 M Cabrera 3b 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .320 J Wood pr-1b 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .233 J Willingham lf 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .264 A Boone 1b-3b 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 .266 J Borchard rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .193 M Treanor c 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .211 R Vanden Hurk p 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .167 T Tankersley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 M Lindstrom p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 A Benitez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 a-J Hermida ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .225 Totals 34 5 8 5 2 4 12 a-grounded to shortstop for A Benitez in the 9th. BATTING: 2B - H Ramirez (13, J Smoltz); J Willingham (15, P Moylan); M Treanor (1, B Boyer). HR - M Cabrera (12, 2nd inning off J Smoltz 0 on, 0 Out). SF - J Willingham. RBI - M Cabrera (41), J Willingham (40), A Boone (21), J Wood 2 (12). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Amezaga 1, D Uggla 1, R Vanden Hurk 1. Team LOB - 5. BASERUNNING: SB - H Ramirez (17, 2nd base off O Villarreal/B McCann). ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg K Johnson 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .291 Y Escobar 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .400 E Renteria ss 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .326 B McCann c 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .282 A Jones cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .224 J Francoeur rf 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 .290 S Thorman 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 M Diaz lf 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .336 J Smoltz p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .091 a-P Orr ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 P Moylan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 O Villarreal p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 b-W Harris ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .368 B Boyer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 27 1 3 1 3 5 7 a-grounded to second for J Smoltz in the 6th; b-walked for O Villarreal in the 8th. BATTING: 2B - Y Escobar (3, R Vanden Hurk). RBI - K Johnson (31). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - E Renteria 2, J Francoeur 2. Team LOB - 5. ---------------------------------------------------- FLORIDA - 010 100 120 -- 5 ATLANTA - 000 000 01 -- 1 ---------------------------------------------------- FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era R Vanden Hurk 6 1 0 0 2 4 0 8.50 T Tankersley 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.89 M Lindstrom 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.65 A Benitez 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 4.22 ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era J Smoltz 6 3 2 2 0 4 1 2.83 P Moylan 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 2.76 O Villarreal 1 2 2 2 1 0 0 4.08 B Boyer 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 R Vanden Hurk pitched to 2 batters in the 7th. IBB - J Borchard (by P Moylan). Pitches-strikes: R Vanden Hurk 86-58; T Tankersley 2-2; M Lindstrom 6-5; A Benitez 18-11; J Smoltz 73-47; P Moylan 17-9; O Villarreal 15-11; B Boyer 18-11. Ground balls-fly balls: R Vanden Hurk 4-10; T Tankersley 1-0; M Lindstrom 0-1; A Benitez 1-2; J Smoltz 5-9; P Moylan 2-1; O Villarreal 1-2; B Boyer 2-1. Batters faced: R Vanden Hurk 21; T Tankersley 1; M Lindstrom 2; A Benitez 6; J Smoltz 21; P Moylan 6; O Villarreal 6; B Boyer 4. UMPIRES: HP--Tony Randazzo. 1B--Adrian Johnson. 2B--Greg Gibson. 3B--Charlie Reliford. Weather: 79 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, swirling.</div>
NL: FLORIDA at ATLANTA <div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA (2ND GAME) - PITCHING CHANGE FLA: KEVIN GREGG (0-2, 2.14) STARTING THE 9TH CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 5, ATLANTA 1 DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: B MCCANN (.282, 0-FOR-3)</div>
NL: FLORIDA at ATLANTA <div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: K Gregg relieved A Benitez. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 5 ATLANTA 1 BOTTOM, 9TH DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: B McCann (.282, 0-FOR-3)</div>
NL: FLORIDA at ATLANTA <div class="pre">NL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - FLORIDA 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 5 8 0 ATLANTA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 (FINAL) BATTERIES: FLA - RICK VANDEN HURK, TAYLOR TANKERSLEY (7TH), MATT LINDSTROM (7TH), ARMANDO BENITEZ (8TH), KEVIN GREGG (9TH) AND MATT TREANOR ATL - JOHN SMOLTZ, PETER MOYLAN (7TH), OSCAR VILLARREAL (8TH), BLAINE BOYER (9TH) AND BRIAN MCCANN HOME RUNS: FLA - MIGUEL CABRERA (12) OFF JOHN SMOLTZ IN THE 2ND, 0 ON ATL - NONE</div>
NL: FLORIDA at ATLANTA <div class="pre">NL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - FLORIDA 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 5 8 0 ATLANTA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 (FINAL) BATTERIES: FLA - RICK VANDEN HURK, TAYLOR TANKERSLEY (7TH), MATT LINDSTROM (7TH), ARMANDO BENITEZ (8TH), KEVIN GREGG (9TH) AND MATT TREANOR ATL - JOHN SMOLTZ, PETER MOYLAN (7TH), OSCAR VILLARREAL (8TH), BLAINE BOYER (9TH) AND BRIAN MCCANN WP - RICK VANDEN HURK (1-1) LP - JOHN SMOLTZ (7-3) SAVE - NONE HOME RUNS: FLA - MIGUEL CABRERA (12) OFF JOHN SMOLTZ IN THE 2ND, 0 ON ATL - NONE TIME: 2:27 ATT: 27,072 PROBABLES: FLA - SCOTT OLSEN (4-5, 5.35) ATL - KYLE DAVIES (3-3, 4.99)</div>
NL: FLORIDA at ATLANTA <div class="pre">FLORIDA (5) VS ATLANTA (1) - FINAL (2ND GAME) FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg A Amezaga cf 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .245 D Uggla 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .267 H Ramirez ss 4 2 1 0 0 0 1 .309 M Cabrera 3b 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .320 J Wood pr-1b 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .233 J Willingham lf 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .264 A Boone 1b-3b 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 .266 J Borchard rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .193 M Treanor c 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .211 R Vanden Hurk p 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .167 T Tankersley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 M Lindstrom p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 A Benitez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 a-J Hermida ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .225 K Gregg p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 5 8 5 2 4 12 a-grounded to shortstop for A Benitez in the 9th. BATTING: 2B - H Ramirez (13, J Smoltz); J Willingham (15, P Moylan); M Treanor (1, B Boyer). HR - M Cabrera (12, 2nd inning off J Smoltz 0 on, 0 Out). SF - J Willingham. RBI - M Cabrera (41), J Willingham (40), A Boone (21), J Wood 2 (12). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Amezaga 1, D Uggla 1, R Vanden Hurk 1. Team LOB - 5. BASERUNNING: SB - H Ramirez (17, 2nd base off O Villarreal/B McCann). ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg K Johnson 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .291 Y Escobar 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .400 E Renteria ss 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .326 B McCann c 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .280 A Jones cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .223 J Francoeur rf 3 0 0 0 1 3 2 .290 S Thorman 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .216 M Diaz lf 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .336 J Smoltz p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .091 a-P Orr ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 P Moylan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 O Villarreal p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 b-W Harris ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .368 B Boyer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 1 3 1 4 5 8 a-grounded to second for J Smoltz in the 6th; b-walked for O Villarreal in the 8th. BATTING: 2B - Y Escobar (3, R Vanden Hurk). RBI - K Johnson (31). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - E Renteria 2, J Francoeur 2. Team LOB - 6. ---------------------------------------------------- FLORIDA - 010 100 120 -- 5 ATLANTA - 000 000 010 -- 1 ---------------------------------------------------- FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era R Vanden Hurk (W, 1-1) 6 1 0 0 2 4 0 8.50 T Tankersley (H, 4) 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.89 M Lindstrom (H, 10) 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.65 A Benitez 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 4.22 K Gregg 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.08 ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era J Smoltz (L, 7-3) 6 3 2 2 0 4 1 2.83 P Moylan 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 2.76 O Villarreal 1 2 2 2 1 0 0 4.08 B Boyer 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 R Vanden Hurk pitched to 2 batters in the 7th. IBB - J Borchard (by P Moylan). Pitches-strikes: R Vanden Hurk 86-58; T Tankersley 2-2; M Lindstrom 6-5; A Benitez 18-11; K Gregg 9-5; J Smoltz 73-47; P Moylan 17-9; O Villarreal 15-11; B Boyer 18-11. Ground balls-fly balls: R Vanden Hurk 4-10; T Tankersley 1-0; M Lindstrom 0-1; A Benitez 1-2; K Gregg 1-2; J Smoltz 5-9; P Moylan 2-1; O Villarreal 1-2; B Boyer 2-1. Batters faced: R Vanden Hurk 21; T Tankersley 1; M Lindstrom 2; A Benitez 6; K Gregg 4; J Smoltz 21; P Moylan 6; O Villarreal 6; B Boyer 4. UMPIRES: HP--Tony Randazzo. 1B--Adrian Johnson. 2B--Greg Gibson. 3B--Charlie Reliford. T--2:27. Att--27,072. Weather: 79 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, swirling.</div>
Vanden Hurk picks up first win as Marlins top Braves <h3>FLORIDA 5, ATLANTA 1 (2ND GAME)</h3>ATLANTA (Ticker) -- Rick Vanden Hurk sure made his first majorleague victory a memorable one. Vanden Hurk flirted with a no-hitter in six shutout innings andMiguel Cabrera homered to power the Florida Marlins to a 5-1 winover the Atlanta Braves in the second game of a doubleheader. The 22-year Vanden Hurk (1-1) spent the better of five seasonsin the low minor leagues, not pitching above Class A ball. Butwith the Marlins rotation decimated and in need of a starterearlier this season, Florida purchased the contract of VandenHurk on April 10. The hurler struggled in his first stint in the majors, allowing17 runs in 12 innings. He lasted just one-plus inning in hislast start, surrendering six runs and four hits against theBraves on April 24, increasing his ERA to a gaudy 12.75. After the outing, Vanden Hurk was optioned to Class AA Carolina,where the Dutchman was 2-1 with a 3.46 ERA in seven starts. With Florida in need for a pitcher to start the second game of adoubleheader on Tuesday, the Marlins once again turned toVanden Hurk. This time the righty delivered. Vanden Hurk yielded just one hit, walked two and struck out fourin six-plus innings. The Dutchman, who was three years old whenAtlanta starter John Smoltz (7-3) made his major league debutin 1988, threw 86 pitches - 58 strikes - en route to notchinghis first big league win. The righty retired the first 11 Atlanta batters in order beforeissuing a two-out walk to Edgar Renteria in the fourth and tooka no-hitter into the seventh. Rookie Yunel Escobar ruined Vanden Hurk's no-hit bid by lacingthe third pitch of the inning down the left field line for adouble. Edgar Renteria chased the rookie after drawing asix-pitch walk. Taylor Tankersley relieved Vanden Hurk and recorded the firstout of the frame by inducing Brian McCann to ground to first,advancing the runners. Matt Lindstrom shut the door on the rallyby getting Andruw Jones on a popup and striking out JeffFranceour to end the frame. Miguel Cabrera gave the Marlins the lead in the second. Cabrera,who was batting just .200 (5-for-25) with one double lifetimeagainst Smoltz, smashed a 450-foot home run to dead center fieldfor his 12th homer of the season. Florida extended the lead to 2-0 in the fourth on a sacrificefly by Josh Willingham and added a run in the seventh on a RBIgroundout by Aaron Boone. Jason Wood added two insurance runswith single in the eighth. Smoltz, who took himself out in the fourth inning of his laststart against Milwaukee last Tuesday, lasted just six innings inthis one. The future Hall of Famer allowed two runs on two hits and struckout four without a walk to fall to 13-6 lifetime against theMarlins. Kelly Johnson drove in a run in the eighth for Atlanta, whichhas dropped four of five at home.
NL: FLORIDA at ATLANTA <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FLORIDA (5) AT ATLANTA (1) - HOW THEY SCORED (2ND GAME) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FLORIDA 2ND: M Cabrera homered to center. J Willingham flied out to right. A Boone flied out to center. J Borchard struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 1, ATLANTA 0. FLORIDA 4TH: H Ramirez doubled to deep right center. M Cabrera grounded out to shortstop, H Ramirez to third. J Willingham hit sacrifice fly to center, H Ramirez scored. A Boone grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 2, ATLANTA 0. FLORIDA 7TH: P Moylan relieved J Smoltz. M Cabrera singled to center. J Willingham doubled to center, M Cabrera to third. J Wood ran for M Cabrera. A Boone grounded out to pitcher, J Wood scored. J Borchard intentionally walked. M Treanor flied out to center. R Vanden Hurk grounded into fielder's choice to third, J Willingham out at third, J Borchard to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 3, ATLANTA 0. FLORIDA 8TH: O Villarreal relieved P Moylan. A Amezaga singled to right. D Uggla walked, A Amezaga to second. H Ramirez grounded into fielder's choice to first, D Uggla out at second, A Amezaga to third. H Ramirez stole second. J Wood singled to center, A Amezaga and H Ramirez scored. J Willingham flied out to left. A Boone flied out to left. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 5, ATLANTA 0. ATLANTA 8TH: A Benitez relieved M Lindstrom. S Thorman flied out to right. M Diaz singled to center. W Harris hit for O Villarreal. W Harris walked, M Diaz to second. K Johnson singled to right, M Diaz scored, W Harris to second. Y Escobar grounded out to third, W Harris to third, K Johnson to second. E Renteria flied out to center. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 5, ATLANTA 1.</div>
NL: FLORIDA at ATLANTA <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FLORIDA (5) AT ATLANTA (1) - EVENT LOG (2ND GAME) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Florida Starting Lineups -- A Amezaga CF, D Uggla 2B, H Ramirez SS, M Cabrera 3B, J Willingham LF, A Boone 1B, J Borchard RF, M Treanor C, R Vanden Hurk RHP. Atlanta Starting Lineups -- K Johnson 2B, Y Escobar 3B, E Renteria SS, B McCann C, A Jones CF, J Francoeur RF, S Thorman 1B, M Diaz LF, J Smoltz RHP. Umpires -- Tony Randazzo (HP), Adrian Johnson (1B), Greg Gibson (2B), Charlie Reliford (3B). Gametime Weather: 79 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind swirling at 8 mph. FLORIDA 1ST: A Amezaga bunt grounded out to first. D Uggla flied out to left. H Ramirez flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 0, ATLANTA 0. ATLANTA 1ST: K Johnson grounded out to shortstop. Y Escobar flied out to center. E Renteria flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 0, ATLANTA 0. FLORIDA 2ND: M Cabrera homered to center. J Willingham flied out to right. A Boone flied out to center. J Borchard struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 1, ATLANTA 0. ATLANTA 2ND: B McCann struck out swinging. A Jones lined out to shortstop. J Francoeur struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 1, ATLANTA 0. FLORIDA 3RD: M Treanor singled to center. R Vanden Hurk struck out looking. A Amezaga grounded out to first, M Treanor to second. D Uggla struck out looking. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 1, ATLANTA 0. ATLANTA 3RD: S Thorman flied out to center. M Diaz flied out to right. J Smoltz struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 1, ATLANTA 0. FLORIDA 4TH: H Ramirez doubled to deep right center. M Cabrera grounded out to shortstop, H Ramirez to third. J Willingham hit sacrifice fly to center, H Ramirez scored. A Boone grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 2, ATLANTA 0. ATLANTA 4TH: K Johnson grounded out to second. Y Escobar flied out to right. E Renteria walked. B McCann grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 2, ATLANTA 0. FLORIDA 5TH: J Borchard grounded out to first. M Treanor flied out to left. R Vanden Hurk struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 2, ATLANTA 0. ATLANTA 5TH: A Jones popped out to shortstop. J Francoeur struck out looking. S Thorman popped out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 2, ATLANTA 0. FLORIDA 6TH: A Amezaga flied out to left. D Uggla flied out to center. H Ramirez popped out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 2, ATLANTA 0. ATLANTA 6TH: M Diaz flied out to center. P Orr hit for J Smoltz. P Orr grounded out to second. K Johnson flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 2, ATLANTA 0. FLORIDA 7TH: P Moylan relieved J Smoltz. M Cabrera singled to center. J Willingham doubled to center, M Cabrera to third. J Wood ran for M Cabrera. A Boone grounded out to pitcher, J Wood scored. J Borchard intentionally walked. M Treanor flied out to center. R Vanden Hurk grounded into fielder's choice to third, J Willingham out at third, J Borchard to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 3, ATLANTA 0. ATLANTA 7TH: J Wood at first base. A Boone at third base. Y Escobar doubled to left. E Renteria walked. T Tankersley relieved R Vanden Hurk. B McCann grounded out to first, Y Escobar to third, E Renteria to second. M Lindstrom relieved T Tankersley. A Jones popped out to shortstop. J Francoeur struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 3, ATLANTA 0. FLORIDA 8TH: O Villarreal relieved P Moylan. A Amezaga singled to right. D Uggla walked, A Amezaga to second. H Ramirez grounded into fielder's choice to first, D Uggla out at second, A Amezaga to third. H Ramirez stole second. J Wood singled to center, A Amezaga and H Ramirez scored. J Willingham flied out to left. A Boone flied out to left. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 5, ATLANTA 0. ATLANTA 8TH: A Benitez relieved M Lindstrom. S Thorman flied out to right. M Diaz singled to center. W Harris hit for O Villarreal. W Harris walked, M Diaz to second. K Johnson singled to right, M Diaz scored, W Harris to second. Y Escobar grounded out to third, W Harris to third, K Johnson to second. E Renteria flied out to center. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 5, ATLANTA 1. FLORIDA 9TH: B Boyer relieved O Villarreal. J Borchard flied out to left. M Treanor doubled to left. J Hermida hit for A Benitez. J Hermida grounded out to shortstop. A Amezaga grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 5, ATLANTA 1. ATLANTA 9TH: K Gregg relieved A Benitez. B McCann flied out to center. A Jones flied out to center. J Francoeur walked. S Thorman grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 5, ATLANTA 1.</div>
Vanden Hurk picks up first win as Marlins top Braves <h3>FLORIDA 5, ATLANTA 1 (2ND GAME)</h3>ATLANTA (Ticker) -- Rick Vanden Hurk sure made his first majorleague victory a memorable one. Vanden Hurk flirted with a no-hitter in six shutout innings andMiguel Cabrera homered to power the Florida Marlins to a 5-1 winover the Atlanta Braves in the second game of a doubleheader. The 22-year Vanden Hurk (1-1) spent the better of five seasonsin the low minor leagues, not pitching above Class A ball. Butwith the Marlins' rotation decimated and in need of a starterearlier this season, Florida purchased the contract of VandenHurk on April 10. The hurler struggled in his first stint in the majors, allowing17 runs in 12 innings. He lasted just one-plus inning in hislast start, surrendering six runs and four hits against theBraves on April 24, increasing his ERA to a gaudy 12.75. After the outing, Vanden Hurk was optioned to Class AA Carolina,where the Dutchman was 2-1 with a 3.46 ERA in seven starts. With Florida in need for a pitcher to start the second game of adoubleheader on Tuesday, the Marlins once again turned toVanden Hurk. This time the righthander delivered. Vanden Hurk yielded just one hit, walked two and struck out fourin six-plus innings. The Dutchman, who was three years old whenAtlanta starter John Smoltz (7-3) made his major league debutin 1988, threw 86 pitches - 58 strikes - en route to notchinghis first big league win. Vanden Hurk retired the first 11 Atlanta batters in order beforeissuing a two-out walk to Edgar Renteria in the fourth and tooka no-hitter into the seventh. Rookie Yunel Escobar ruined Vanden Hurk's no-hit bid by lacingthe third pitch of the inning down the left field line for adouble. Edgar Renteria chased the rookie after drawing asix-pitch walk. Taylor Tankersley relieved Vanden Hurk and recorded the firstout of the frame by inducing Brian McCann to ground to first,advancing the runners. Matt Lindstrom shut the door on the rallyby getting Andruw Jones on a popup and striking out JeffFranceour to end the frame. Miguel Cabrera gave the Marlins the lead in the second. Cabrera,who was batting just .200 (5-for-25) with one double lifetimeagainst Smoltz, smashed a 450-foot home run to dead center fieldfor his 12th homer of the season. Florida extended the lead to 2-0 in the fourth on a sacrificefly by Josh Willingham and added a run in the seventh on a RBIgroundout by Aaron Boone. Jason Wood added two insurance runswith single in the eighth. Smoltz, who took himself out in the fourth inning of his laststart against Milwaukee last Tuesday, lasted just six innings inthis one. The future Hall of Famer allowed two runs on two hits and struckout four without a walk to fall to 13-6 lifetime against theMarlins. Kelly Johnson drove in a run in the eighth for Atlanta, whichhas dropped four of five at home.
Vanden Hurk picks up first win as Marlins top Braves <h3>FLORIDA 5, ATLANTA 1 (2ND GAME)</h3>ATLANTA (Ticker) -- Rick Vanden Hurk sure made his first majorleague victory a memorable one. Vanden Hurk flirted with a no-hitter in six shutout innings andMiguel Cabrera homered to power the Florida Marlins to a 5-1 winover the Atlanta Braves for a split of a day-nightdoubleheader. The 22-year Vanden Hurk (1-1) spent the better of five seasonsin the low minor leagues, not pitching above Class A ball. Butwith the Marlins' rotation decimated and in need of a starterearlier this season, Florida purchased the contract of VandenHurk on April 10. The hurler struggled in his first stint in the majors, allowing17 runs in 12 innings. He lasted just one-plus inning in hislast start, surrendering six runs and four hits against theBraves on April 24, increasing his ERA to a gaudy 12.75. After the outing, Vanden Hurk was optioned to Class AA Carolina,where he worked on locating his fastball. The Dutchmanresponded by going 2-1 with a 3.46 ERA in seven starts. With Florida in need for a pitcher to start the second game of adoubleheader on Tuesday, the Marlins once again turned toVanden Hurk. This time the righthander delivered. Vanden Hurk yielded just one hit, walked two and struck out fourin six-plus innings. The Dutchman, who was three years old whenAtlanta starter John Smoltz (7-3) made his major league debutin 1988, threw 86 pitches - 58 strikes - en route to notchinghis first big league win. "It feels awesome," said Vanden Hurk, who had the game ball andthe lineup card in his locker. "I am very happy. After working(on my fastball) in the minor leagues, it felt good." "(He was) tremendous," Florida catcher Matt Treanor said. "Whenyou're going through a lineup, you make a game plan. We went outthere and he executed." Vanden Hurk retired the first 11 Atlanta batters in order beforeissuing a two-out walk to Edgar Renteria in the fourth and tooka no-hitter into the seventh. Rookie Yunel Escobar ruined Vanden Hurk's no-hit bid by lacingthe third pitch of the inning down the left-field line for adouble. Renteria chased the rookie after drawing a six-pitchwalk. "Treanor and I were working on the same page," Vanden Hurk said."You never know if you are going to have the stuff for a nohitter." "We just didn't hit Vanden Hurk at all," Braves manager BobbyCox said. "He's got a good fastball. It's hard to pick it up andit goes by you." Taylor Tankersley relieved Vanden Hurk and recorded the firstout of the frame by inducing Brian McCann to ground to first,advancing the runners. Matt Lindstrom shut the door on the rallyby getting Andruw Jones on a popup and striking out JeffFranceour to end the frame. Miguel Cabrera gave the Marlins the lead in the second. Cabrera,who was batting just .200 (5-for-25) with one double lifetimeagainst Smoltz, smashed a 450-foot home run to dead center fieldfor his 12th homer of the season. "I got a good at bat against him," Cabrera said. "It's nice." "I've had some good success against him," Smoltz said. "He cameout of the gate swinging. I didn't think he was going to swing(at the first pitch). That's why he was so good." Florida extended the lead to 2-0 in the fourth on a sacrificefly by Josh Willingham and added a run in the seventh on a RBIgroundout by Aaron Boone. Jason Wood added two insurance runswith single in the eighth. Smoltz, who took himself out in the fourth inning of his laststart against Milwaukee last Tuesday, lasted just six innings inthis one. The future Hall of Famer allowed two runs on two hits and struckout four without a walk to fall to 13-6 lifetime against theMarlins. "I wasn't a sharp as I'd like to be," said Smoltz, who ishampered by a sore right shoulder. "I'd take two runs in sixinnings every time out." "Six (innings) was enough for him," Cox said. "Especially withthe way he's been feeling the last few days." Kelly Johnson drove in a run in the eighth for Atlanta, whichhas dropped four of five at home.
