NL: ATLANTA at MILWAUKEE <div class="pre">ATLANTA (9) VS MILWAUKEE (3) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg K Johnson 2b 4 2 3 2 1 1 0 .289 W Harris lf 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .389 E Renteria ss 5 2 4 0 0 0 0 .328 B McCann c 5 1 1 3 0 0 3 .274 A Jones cf 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .230 J Francoeur rf 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 .292 S Thorman 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .232 P Orr 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .189 T Hudson p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .154 a-M Diaz ph 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .345 R Soriano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 39 9 14 9 2 7 9 a-grounded to shortstop for T Hudson in the 8th. BATTING: 2B - E Renteria 2 (14, M Wise, D Bush); J Francoeur (15, D Bush); B McCann (16, B Shouse); A Jones (14, C Spurling). HR - K Johnson (7, 3rd inning off D Bush 0 on, 1 Out). SF - A Jones. RBI - K Johnson 2 (29), B McCann 3 (25), A Jones 2 (36), J Francoeur (38), M Diaz (12). 2-out RBI - M Diaz, K Johnson. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - W Harris 1, A Jones 1, B McCann 1, P Orr 1. Team LOB - 6. BASERUNNING: CS - K Johnson (2, 2nd base by D Bush/D Miller). FIELDING: E - E Renteria (5, ground ball). DP: 1 (B McCann-K Johnson). MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Hart rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .280 J Hardy ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .296 R Braun 3b 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 .250 P Fielder 1b 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .291 G Jenkins lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .291 B Hall cf 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .262 D Miller c 3 1 1 0 0 1 3 .231 C Counsell 2b 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .240 D Bush p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 a-G Gross ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 D Turnbow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 B Shouse p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 C Spurling p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 M Wise p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 3 7 2 1 5 8 a-grounded to second for D Bush in the 7th. BATTING: HR - P Fielder (18, 8th inning off R Soriano 0 on, 2 Out). S - C Counsell. RBI - R Braun (4), P Fielder (41). 2-out RBI - P Fielder. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Miller 1, J Hardy 1. Team LOB - 5. BASERUNNING: SB - C Hart (6, 2nd base off T Hudson/B McCann). CS - B Hall (4, 2nd base by T Hudson/B McCann). ---------------------------------------------------- ATLANTA - 001 000 071 -- 9 MILWAUKEE - 100 000 11 -- 3 ---------------------------------------------------- ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era T Hudson 7 6 2 2 1 3 0 2.77 R Soriano 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 2.62 MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era D Bush 7 6 1 1 0 6 1 5.64 D Turnbow 1/3 1 3 3 2 0 0 4.76 B Shouse 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 4.38 C Spurling 2/3 5 3 3 0 1 0 3.63 M Wise 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 3.32 B Shouse pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. WP - T Hudson. Pitches-strikes: T Hudson 88-53; R Soriano 17-12; D Bush 91-60; D Turnbow 18-7; B Shouse 2-1; C Spurling 16-14; M Wise 8-7. Ground balls-fly balls: T Hudson 15-2; R Soriano 1-0; D Bush 8-6; D Turnbow 1-0; B Shouse 0-0; C Spurling 0-1; M Wise 1-2. Batters faced: T Hudson 28; R Soriano 4; D Bush 26; D Turnbow 4; B Shouse 1; C Spurling 7; M Wise 4. UMPIRES: HP--Bruce Dreckman. 1B--Jerry Meals. 2B--Larry Poncino. 3B--Bruce Froemming. Weather: 83 degrees, sunny. Wind: 11 mph, in from right.</div>
NL: ATLANTA at MILWAUKEE <div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE - PITCHING CHANGE ATL: BOB WICKMAN (1-1, 2.93) STARTING THE 9TH CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 9, MILWAUKEE 3 DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: B HALL (.262, 2-FOR-3)</div>
NL: ATLANTA at MILWAUKEE <div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: B Wickman relieved R Soriano. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 9 MILWAUKEE 3 BOTTOM, 9TH DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: B Hall (.262, 2-FOR-3)</div>
NL: ATLANTA at MILWAUKEE <div class="pre">NL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - ATLANTA 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7 1 9 14 1 MILWAUKEE 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 7 0 (FINAL) BATTERIES: ATL - TIM HUDSON, RAFAEL SORIANO (8TH), BOB WICKMAN (9TH) AND BRIAN MCCANN MIL - DAVE BUSH, DERRICK TURNBOW (8TH), BRIAN SHOUSE (8TH), CHRIS SPURLING (8TH), MATT WISE (9TH) AND DAMIAN MILLER HOME RUNS: ATL - KELLY JOHNSON (7) OFF DAVE BUSH IN THE 3RD, 0 ON MIL - PRINCE FIELDER (18) OFF RAFAEL SORIANO IN THE 8TH, 0 ON</div>
NL: ATLANTA at MILWAUKEE <div class="pre">NL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - ATLANTA 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7 1 9 14 1 MILWAUKEE 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 7 0 (FINAL) BATTERIES: ATL - TIM HUDSON, RAFAEL SORIANO (8TH), BOB WICKMAN (9TH) AND BRIAN MCCANN MIL - DAVE BUSH, DERRICK TURNBOW (8TH), BRIAN SHOUSE (8TH), CHRIS SPURLING (8TH), MATT WISE (9TH) AND DAMIAN MILLER WP - TIM HUDSON (6-3) LP - DERRICK TURNBOW (1-3) SAVE - NONE HOME RUNS: ATL - KELLY JOHNSON (7) OFF DAVE BUSH IN THE 3RD, 0 ON MIL - PRINCE FIELDER (18) OFF RAFAEL SORIANO IN THE 8TH, 0 ON TIME: 2:44 ATT: 32,758 PROBABLES: FLA - WES OBERMUELLER (1-3, 5.28) MIL - CLAUDIO VARGAS (3-1, 4.01) PROBABLES: ATL - KYLE DAVIES (2-3, 5.51) CHN - CARLOS ZAMBRANO (5-4, 5.24)</div>
NL: ATLANTA at MILWAUKEE <div class="pre">ATLANTA (9) VS MILWAUKEE (3) - FINAL ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg K Johnson 2b 4 2 3 2 1 1 0 .289 W Harris lf 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .389 E Renteria ss 5 2 4 0 0 0 0 .328 B McCann c 5 1 1 3 0 0 3 .274 A Jones cf 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .230 J Francoeur rf 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 .292 S Thorman 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .232 P Orr 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .189 T Hudson p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .154 a-M Diaz ph 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .345 R Soriano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 B Wickman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 39 9 14 9 2 7 9 a-grounded to shortstop for T Hudson in the 8th. BATTING: 2B - E Renteria 2 (14, M Wise, D Bush); J Francoeur (15, D Bush); B McCann (16, B Shouse); A Jones (14, C Spurling). HR - K Johnson (7, 3rd inning off D Bush 0 on, 1 Out). SF - A Jones. RBI - K Johnson 2 (29), B McCann 3 (25), A Jones 2 (36), J Francoeur (38), M Diaz (12). 2-out RBI - M Diaz, K Johnson. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - W Harris 1, A Jones 1, B McCann 1, P Orr 1. Team LOB - 6. BASERUNNING: CS - K Johnson (2, 2nd base by D Bush/D Miller). FIELDING: E - E Renteria (5, ground ball). DP: 1 (B McCann-K Johnson). MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Hart rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .280 J Hardy ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .296 R Braun 3b 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 .250 P Fielder 1b 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .291 G Jenkins lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .291 B Hall cf 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .261 D Miller c 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .226 C Counsell 2b 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .237 D Bush p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 a-G Gross ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 D Turnbow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 B Shouse p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 C Spurling p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 M Wise p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 3 7 2 1 6 8 a-grounded to second for D Bush in the 7th. BATTING: HR - P Fielder (18, 8th inning off R Soriano 0 on, 2 Out). S - C Counsell. RBI - R Braun (4), P Fielder (41). 2-out RBI - P Fielder. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Miller 1, J Hardy 1. Team LOB - 5. BASERUNNING: SB - C Hart (6, 2nd base off T Hudson/B McCann). CS - B Hall (4, 2nd base by T Hudson/B McCann). ---------------------------------------------------- ATLANTA - 001 000 071 -- 9 MILWAUKEE - 100 000 110 -- 3 ---------------------------------------------------- ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era T Hudson (W, 6-3) 7 6 2 2 1 3 0 2.77 R Soriano 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 2.62 B Wickman 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.75 MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era D Bush 7 6 1 1 0 6 1 5.64 D Turnbow (L, 1-3; H, 12) 1/3 1 3 3 2 0 0 4.76 B Shouse (B, 2) 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 4.38 C Spurling 2/3 5 3 3 0 1 0 3.63 M Wise 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 3.32 B Shouse pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. WP - T Hudson. Pitches-strikes: T Hudson 88-53; R Soriano 17-12; B Wickman 10-6; D Bush 91-60; D Turnbow 18-7; B Shouse 2-1; C Spurling 16-14; M Wise 8-7. Ground balls-fly balls: T Hudson 15-2; R Soriano 1-0; B Wickman 1-1; D Bush 8-6; D Turnbow 1-0; B Shouse 0-0; C Spurling 0-1; M Wise 1-2. Batters faced: T Hudson 28; R Soriano 4; B Wickman 3; D Bush 26; D Turnbow 4; B Shouse 1; C Spurling 7; M Wise 4. UMPIRES: HP--Bruce Dreckman. 1B--Jerry Meals. 2B--Larry Poncino. 3B--Bruce Froemming. T--2:44. Att--32,758. Weather: 83 degrees, sunny. Wind: 11 mph, in from right.</div>
NL: ATLANTA at MILWAUKEE <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ATLANTA (9) AT MILWAUKEE (3) - HOW THEY SCORED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MILWAUKEE 1ST: C Hart singled to left. C Hart stole second. J Hardy grounded out to second, C Hart to third. R Braun grounded out to second, C Hart scored. P Fielder grounded out to second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 0, MILWAUKEE 1. ATLANTA 3RD: T Hudson struck out swinging. K Johnson homered to right center. W Harris lined out to center. E Renteria doubled to deep right center. B McCann flied out to center. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 1, MILWAUKEE 1. MILWAUKEE 7TH: D Miller singled to right. C Counsell sacrificed to pitcher, D Miller to second. G Gross hit for D Bush. G Gross grounded out to second, D Miller to third. D Miller scored on T Hudson's wild pitch. C Hart flied out to center. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 1, MILWAUKEE 2. ATLANTA 8TH: D Turnbow relieved D Bush. M Diaz hit for T Hudson. M Diaz grounded out to shortstop. K Johnson walked. W Harris walked, K Johnson to second. E Renteria singled to shallow left, K Johnson to third, W Harris to second. B Shouse relieved D Turnbow. B McCann doubled to deep left center, K Johnson, W Harris and E Renteria scored. C Spurling relieved B Shouse. A Jones doubled to deep center, B McCann scored. J Francoeur singled to deep left, A Jones scored. S Thorman flied out to center. P Orr singled to center, J Francoeur to second. M Diaz singled to right center, J Francoeur scored, P Orr to third. K Johnson singled to left, P Orr scored, M Diaz to second. W Harris struck out looking. (7 Runs, 7 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 8, MILWAUKEE 2. MILWAUKEE 8TH: R Soriano relieved T Hudson. J Hardy struck out swinging. R Braun struck out swinging. P Fielder homered to right. G Jenkins grounded out to second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 8, MILWAUKEE 3. ATLANTA 9TH: M Wise relieved C Spurling. E Renteria doubled to deep left. B McCann grounded out to second, E Renteria to third. A Jones hit sacrifice fly to right, E Renteria scored. J Francoeur flied out to center. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 9, MILWAUKEE 3.</div>
NL: ATLANTA at MILWAUKEE <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ATLANTA (9) AT MILWAUKEE (3) - EVENT LOG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Atlanta Starting Lineups -- K Johnson 2B, W Harris LF, E Renteria SS, B McCann C, A Jones CF, J Francoeur RF, S Thorman 1B, P Orr 3B, T Hudson RHP. Milwaukee Starting Lineups -- C Hart RF, J Hardy SS, R Braun 3B, P Fielder 1B, G Jenkins LF, B Hall CF, D Miller C, C Counsell 2B, D Bush RHP. Umpires -- Bruce Dreckman (HP), Jerry Meals (1B), Larry Poncino (2B), Bruce Froemming (3B). Gametime Weather: 83 degrees, Sunny, wind in from right at 11 mph. ATLANTA 1ST: K Johnson struck out swinging. W Harris singled to deep right. E Renteria singled to left, W Harris to second. B McCann flied out to left. A Jones grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, E Renteria out at second. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 0, MILWAUKEE 0. MILWAUKEE 1ST: C Hart singled to left. C Hart stole second. J Hardy grounded out to second, C Hart to third. R Braun grounded out to second, C Hart scored. P Fielder grounded out to second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 0, MILWAUKEE 1. ATLANTA 2ND: J Francoeur grounded out to second. S Thorman struck out swinging. P Orr struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 0, MILWAUKEE 1. MILWAUKEE 2ND: G Jenkins grounded out to second. B Hall singled to left. D Miller struck out swinging. B Hall caught stealing second, catcher to second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 0, MILWAUKEE 1. ATLANTA 3RD: T Hudson struck out swinging. K Johnson homered to right center. W Harris lined out to center. E Renteria doubled to deep right center. B McCann flied out to center. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 1, MILWAUKEE 1. MILWAUKEE 3RD: C Counsell singled to center. D Bush grounded out to shortstop, C Counsell to second. C Hart struck out swinging. J Hardy grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 1, MILWAUKEE 1. ATLANTA 4TH: A Jones struck out swinging. J Francoeur flied out to left. S Thorman struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 1, MILWAUKEE 1. MILWAUKEE 4TH: R Braun grounded out to third. P Fielder grounded out to pitcher. G Jenkins singled to left. B Hall singled to left, G Jenkins to second. D Miller grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 1, MILWAUKEE 1. ATLANTA 5TH: P Orr lined out to center. T Hudson grounded out to second. K Johnson reached on infield single to shortstop. K Johnson caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 1, MILWAUKEE 1. MILWAUKEE 5TH: C Counsell struck out looking. D Bush grounded out to third. C Hart safe at first on error by shortstop E Renteria. J Hardy grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, C Hart out at second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error) ATLANTA 1, MILWAUKEE 1. ATLANTA 6TH: W Harris grounded out to first. E Renteria grounded out to first. B McCann grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 1, MILWAUKEE 1. MILWAUKEE 6TH: R Braun grounded out to shortstop. P Fielder walked. G Jenkins grounded into fielder's choice to second, P Fielder out at second. B Hall popped out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 1, MILWAUKEE 1. ATLANTA 7TH: A Jones grounded out to third. J Francoeur doubled to deep left. S Thorman flied out to center, J Francoeur to third. P Orr grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 1, MILWAUKEE 1. MILWAUKEE 7TH: D Miller singled to right. C Counsell sacrificed to pitcher, D Miller to second. G Gross hit for D Bush. G Gross grounded out to second, D Miller to third. D Miller scored on T Hudson's wild pitch. C Hart flied out to center. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 1, MILWAUKEE 2. ATLANTA 8TH: D Turnbow relieved D Bush. M Diaz hit for T Hudson. M Diaz grounded out to shortstop. K Johnson walked. W Harris walked, K Johnson to second. E Renteria singled to shallow left, K Johnson to third, W Harris to second. B Shouse relieved D Turnbow. B McCann doubled to deep left center, K Johnson, W Harris and E Renteria scored. C Spurling relieved B Shouse. A Jones doubled to deep center, B McCann scored. J Francoeur singled to deep left, A Jones scored. S Thorman flied out to center. P Orr singled to center, J Francoeur to second. M Diaz singled to right center, J Francoeur scored, P Orr to third. K Johnson singled to left, P Orr scored, M Diaz to second. W Harris struck out looking. (7 Runs, 7 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 8, MILWAUKEE 2. MILWAUKEE 8TH: R Soriano relieved T Hudson. J Hardy struck out swinging. R Braun struck out swinging. P Fielder homered to right. G Jenkins grounded out to second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 8, MILWAUKEE 3. ATLANTA 9TH: M Wise relieved C Spurling. E Renteria doubled to deep left. B McCann grounded out to second, E Renteria to third. A Jones hit sacrifice fly to right, E Renteria scored. J Francoeur flied out to center. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 9, MILWAUKEE 3. MILWAUKEE 9TH: B Wickman relieved R Soriano. B Hall struck out swinging. D Miller flied out to center. C Counsell grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 9, MILWAUKEE 3.</div>
McCann highlights seven-run eighth as Braves edge Brewers <h3>ATLANTA 9, MILWAUKEE 3</h3>MILWAUKEE (Ticker) -- Brian Shouse faced just one batter.Brian McCann made sure the outing was forgettable. McCann ripped a go-ahead, bases-clearing double off Shouse tohighlight a seven-run eighth inning for the Atlanta Braves, whocame from behind to post a 9-3 victory over the MilwaukeeBrewers on Wednesday afternoon. Kelly Johnson had three hits and two RBI and Edgar Renteriaadded four hits for the Braves, who secured just their secondwin in their last six games. Trying to hold a 2-1 lead, setup man Derrick Turnbow (1-3)started the trouble. After getting Matt Diaz to ground out tostart the inning, Turnbow issued back-to-back walks to Johnsonand Willie Harris. Renteria ripped a grounder that glanced off shortstop J.J.Hardy's glove for an infield single, loading the bases. Thelefthanded Shouse then came on to match up with thelefthanded-hitting McCann. An emerging star, McCann wasted no time, blasting Shouse'ssecond pitch into the left-center field gap to drive in threeruns and make it 4-2. Shouse was removed immediately forrighthander Chris Spurling, who was not much better. Andruw Jones blasted a soaring shot well over the head ofBrewers center fielder Bill Hall for an RBI double and scored onJeff Francoeur's single to make it 6-2. When all was said and done, the Braves added three more hits andtwo more runs, totally seven hits and seven runs in the frame.Turnbow yielded three, Shouse one and Spurling three. The bullpen blew a quality start from Brewers hurler Dave Bush,who yielded one run and six hits, while striking out six withoutwalking a batter. Bush was struggling entering this start,yielding 12 runs in his past 12 1/3 innings over two starts -both losses. He was matched by Atlanta starter Tim Hudson (6-3), who yieldedjust two runs and six hits, while striking out three and walkingone - leaving behind by a run after seven innings. RafaelSoriano allowed a solo homer to Prince Fielder in the eighth,and Bob Wickman hurled a perfect ninth to finish the game. The aforementioned Fielder belted his National League-leading18th homer for the Brewers, who have lost seven of their lasteight games.
NL: ATLANTA at MILWAUKEE <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - -ATLANTA 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7 1 9 14 1MILWAUKEE 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 7 0 (BOT 9)CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - RAFAEL SORIANO MIL - MATT WISEDUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: B HALL (.262, 2-FOR-3) D MILLER (.231, 1-FOR-3) C COUNSELL (.240, 1-FOR-2, SAC)</div>
NL: ATLANTA at MILWAUKEE <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - -ATLANTA 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7 1 9 14 1MILWAUKEE 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 7 0 (BOT 9)CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - RAFAEL SORIANO MIL - MATT WISEDUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: B HALL (.262, 2-FOR-3) D MILLER (.231, 1-FOR-3) C COUNSELL (.240, 1-FOR-2, SAC)</div>
McCann sparks seven-run eighth as Braves edge Brewers <h3>ATLANTA 9, MILWAUKEE 3</h3>MILWAUKEE (Ticker) -- Brian Shouse faced just one batter.Brian McCann made sure the outing was forgettable. McCann ripped a go-ahead, bases-clearing double off Shouse tohighlight a seven-run eighth inning for the Atlanta Braves, whocame from behind to post a 9-3 victory over the MilwaukeeBrewers on Wednesday afternoon. Kelly Johnson had three hits and two RBI and Edgar Renteriaadded four hits for the Braves, who secured just their secondwin in their last six games. "I hope this gets us going," McCann said. "We're playing OK,but there's something missing. Hopefully, our bats woke up thateighth inning." Trying to hold a 2-1 lead in the eighth, Brewers setup manDerrick Turnbow (1-3) started the trouble. After getting MattDiaz to ground out to start the inning, Turnbow issuedback-to-back walks to Johnson and Willie Harris. Renteria ripped a grounder that glanced off shortstop J.J.Hardy's glove for an infield single, loading the bases. Thelefthanded Shouse then came on to match up with thelefthanded-hitting McCann. An emerging star, McCann wasted no time, blasting Shouse'ssecond pitch into the left-center field gap to drive in threeruns and make it 4-2. "I've been struggling hitting the baseball, and I was in asituation to do something and help the team out," McCann said."Up until then, I had been hurting the team." McCann felt he should have blocked Tim Hudson's wild pitch inthe seventh, a breaking ball that bounced well in front of theplate and allowed Damian Miller to score from third to make it2-1. "Anytime you mess up and a runner scores because of you, it's abad feeling," McCann said. "It was inexcusable to not block it.The ball gets by me, but luckily, I was able to redeem myselfand found a gap." Shouse immediately was removed for righthander Chris Spurling,who was not much better. Andruw Jones blasted a soaring shotwell over the head of Brewers center fielder Bill Hall for anRBI double and scored on Jeff Francoeur's single to make it 6-2. "(Shouse) didn't make a very good pitch to McCann, and McCann'sa pretty good hitter," Brewers manager Ned Yost said. "Infairness to (Turnbow), it's his fourth consecutive day of work.He had good stuff and was throwing with a lot of velocity. Hejust didn't have his command." When all was said and done, the Braves added three more hits andtwo more runs, putting up seven hits and seven runs in theframe. Turnbow yielded three, Shouse one and Spurling three. The bullpen blew a quality start from Brewers hurler Dave Bush,who yielded one run and six hits, while striking out six withoutwalking a batter. Bush was struggling entering this start,yielding 12 runs in his past 12 1/3 innings over two starts -both losses. "I need to have good outings, and not just today," Bush said. "Ineed to be more consistent and continuously give us a chance towin. I felt I did that today. Unfortunately, it didn't workout, but I certainly pitched better than I had been." <div class="pre">He was matched by Hudson (6-3), who yielded just two runs and</div>six hits while striking out three and walking one - leavingbehind by a run after seven innings. Rafael Soriano allowed asolo homer to Prince Fielder in the eighth, and Bob Wickmanhurled a perfect ninth to finish the game. "If anybody deserves to win a game like that, it's Hudson,"Braves manager Bobby Cox said. "He should be probably 9-2. He'spitched lights out all year except for one ballgame. I can'tsay enough about him. He's been outstanding." Fielder belted his National League-leading 18th homer for theBrewers, who have lost seven of their last eight games. "It's a long season, hopefully I can hit a couple more to helpus win," Fielder said. "We've got to try to win a couple moreseries. We're still in first place. There's nothing really topanic about. We just hope it turns around soon."
McCann sparks seven-run eighth as Braves edge Brewers* ======================================================= ATLANTA 9, MILWAUKEE 3 ---------------------- MILWAUKEE (Ticker) -- Brian Shouse faced just one batter. Brian McCann made sure the outin
