NL: ATLANTA at LA DODGERS <div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS - PITCHING CHANGE ATL: RAFAEL SORIANO (2-1, 2.95) STARTING THE 8TH CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 8, LA DODGERS 6 DUE UP FOR LADODGERS: J PIERRE (.281, 2-FOR-4)</div>
NL: ATLANTA at LA DODGERS <div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: R Soriano relieved W Ledezma. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 8 LA DODGERS 6 BOTTOM, 8TH DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: J Pierre (.281, 2-FOR-4)</div>
NL: ATLANTA at LA DODGERS <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - ATLANTA 0 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 8 12 2 LA DODGERS 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 14 2 (TOP 9) CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - RAFAEL SORIANO LOS - CHIN-HUI TSAO DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: J SALTALAMACCHIA (.317, 2-FOR-4) S THORMAN (.224, 0-FOR-4) R SORIANO (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>
NL: ATLANTA at LA DODGERS <div class="pre">ATLANTA (8) VS LA DODGERS (6) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg W Harris lf 3 2 1 0 2 2 1 .366 E Renteria ss 5 1 2 2 0 0 2 .322 C Jones 3b 3 2 2 2 2 0 1 .329 A Jones cf 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 .199 K Johnson 2b 5 1 2 1 0 1 3 .282 J Francoeur rf 5 1 2 2 0 1 3 .290 J Saltalamacchia c 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .317 S Thorman 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .224 T Hudson p 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .189 P Moylan p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 C Paronto p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 a-Y Escobar ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .309 W Ledezma p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 R Soriano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 8 12 8 6 9 15 a-walked for C Paronto in the 7th. BATTING: 2B - E Renteria (22, B Penny). HR - J Francoeur (9, 2nd inning off B Penny 0 on, 0 Out), C Jones 2 (15, 6th inning off E Stults 0 on, 1 Out, 8th inning off C Tsao 0 on, 0 Out). SF - A Jones. RBI - J Francoeur 2 (55), E Renteria 2 (45), A Jones (49), K Johnson (40), C Jones 2 (41). 2-out RBI - E Renteria 2, K Johnson. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - K Johnson 1, E Renteria 1, C Jones 1, J Francoeur 1. GIDP - S Thorman. Team LOB - 10. BASERUNNING: SB - K Johnson (7, 2nd base off B Penny/R Martin). FIELDING: E - A Jones (2, bobble); S Thorman (5, ground ball). DP: 2 (K Johnson-E Renteria-S Thorman, E Renteria-K Johnson-S Thorman). LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg R Furcal ss 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .273 J Pierre cf 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .280 R Martin c 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .300 J Kent 2b 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .270 L Gonzalez lf 4 2 2 1 1 0 2 .293 N Garciaparra 3b 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .273 J Loney 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .373 A Ethier rf 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .282 a-M Kemp ph-rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .382 B Penny p 2 0 2 3 0 0 0 .273 E Stults p 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 b-O Saenz ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .212 C Tsao p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 6 14 4 4 4 20 a-walked for A Ethier in the 7th; b-grounded to second for E Stults in the 7th. BATTING: 2B - B Penny (3, T Hudson). 3B - J Pierre (4, T Hudson). RBI - B Penny 3 (6), L Gonzalez (40). 2-out RBI - B Penny 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - L Gonzalez 1, R Furcal 2, J Pierre 2, J Loney 1. GIDP - A Ethier, O Saenz. Team LOB - 11. FIELDING: E - R Martin (8, throw); R Furcal (12, throw). DP: 1 (J Loney-R Furcal-J Loney). ---------------------------------------------------- ATLANTA - 031 201 01 -- 8 LA DODGERS - 024 000 00 -- 6 ---------------------------------------------------- ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era T Hudson 3 10 6 6 2 2 0 3.54 P Moylan 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 2.22 C Paronto 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4.26 W Ledezma 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 6.43 R Soriano 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.87 LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era B Penny 4 9 6 6 4 5 1 2.39 E Stults 3 2 1 1 2 4 1 3.00 C Tsao 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 3.27 T Hudson pitched to 1 batter in the 4th. HBP - A Jones (by E Stults). Pitches-strikes: T Hudson 75-43; P Moylan 22-17; C Paronto 25-14; W Ledezma 13-6; R Soriano 15-11; B Penny 101-64; E Stults 57-32; C Tsao 8-6. Ground balls-fly balls: T Hudson 5-2; P Moylan 3-2; C Paronto 3-0; W Ledezma 3-0; R Soriano 1-1; B Penny 4-3; E Stults 2-3; C Tsao 2-1. Batters faced: T Hudson 20; P Moylan 9; C Paronto 5; W Ledezma 3; R Soriano 4; B Penny 24; E Stults 14; C Tsao 4. UMPIRES: HP--Phil Cuzzi. 1B--Tom Hallion. 2B--James Hoye. 3B--Brian O'Nora. Weather: 79 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, out to center.</div>
NL: ATLANTA at LA DODGERS <div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: M Diaz hit for R Soriano. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 8 LA DODGERS 6 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: M Diaz (.348, 4 HR, 19 RBI)</div>
NL: ATLANTA at LA DODGERS <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - ATLANTA 0 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 8 13 2 LA DODGERS 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 14 2 (BOT 9) CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - RAFAEL SORIANO (OUT) LOS - CHIN-HUI TSAO DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: N GARCIAPARRA (.273, 2-FOR-3, BB) J LONEY (.373, 1-FOR-4) M KEMP (.382, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>
NL: ATLANTA at LA DODGERS <div class="pre">ATLANTA (8) VS LA DODGERS (6) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg W Harris lf 4 2 1 0 2 2 2 .364 E Renteria ss 5 1 2 2 0 0 2 .322 C Jones 3b 3 2 2 2 2 0 1 .329 A Jones cf 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 .199 K Johnson 2b 5 1 2 1 0 1 3 .282 J Francoeur rf 5 1 2 2 0 1 3 .290 J Saltalamacchia c 5 0 2 0 0 1 0 .314 S Thorman 1b 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .223 T Hudson p 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .189 P Moylan p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 C Paronto p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 a-Y Escobar ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .309 W Ledezma p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 R Soriano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 b-M Diaz ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .352 Totals 38 8 13 8 6 9 16 a-walked for C Paronto in the 7th; b-reached on infield single to second for R Soriano in the 9th. BATTING: 2B - E Renteria (22, B Penny). HR - J Francoeur (9, 2nd inning off B Penny 0 on, 0 Out), C Jones 2 (15, 6th inning off E Stults 0 on, 1 Out, 8th inning off C Tsao 0 on, 0 Out). SF - A Jones. RBI - J Francoeur 2 (55), E Renteria 2 (45), A Jones (49), K Johnson (40), C Jones 2 (41). 2-out RBI - E Renteria 2, K Johnson. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - K Johnson 1, E Renteria 1, C Jones 1, J Francoeur 1. GIDP - S Thorman. Team LOB - 11. BASERUNNING: SB - K Johnson (7, 2nd base off B Penny/R Martin). FIELDING: E - A Jones (2, bobble); S Thorman (5, ground ball). DP: 2 (K Johnson-E Renteria-S Thorman, E Renteria-K Johnson-S Thorman). LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg R Furcal ss 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .273 J Pierre cf 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .280 R Martin c 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .300 J Kent 2b 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .270 L Gonzalez lf 4 2 2 1 1 0 2 .293 N Garciaparra 3b 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .273 J Loney 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .373 A Ethier rf 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .282 a-M Kemp ph-rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .382 B Penny p 2 0 2 3 0 0 0 .273 E Stults p 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 b-O Saenz ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .212 C Tsao p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 6 14 4 4 4 20 a-walked for A Ethier in the 7th; b-grounded to second for E Stults in the 7th. BATTING: 2B - B Penny (3, T Hudson). 3B - J Pierre (4, T Hudson). RBI - B Penny 3 (6), L Gonzalez (40). 2-out RBI - B Penny 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - L Gonzalez 1, R Furcal 2, J Pierre 2, J Loney 1. GIDP - A Ethier, O Saenz. Team LOB - 11. FIELDING: E - R Martin (8, throw); R Furcal (12, throw). DP: 1 (J Loney-R Furcal-J Loney). ---------------------------------------------------- ATLANTA - 031 201 010 -- 8 LA DODGERS - 024 000 00 -- 6 ---------------------------------------------------- ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era T Hudson 3 10 6 6 2 2 0 3.54 P Moylan 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 2.22 C Paronto 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4.26 W Ledezma 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 6.43 R Soriano 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.87 LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era B Penny 4 9 6 6 4 5 1 2.39 E Stults 3 2 1 1 2 4 1 3.00 C Tsao 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 3.13 T Hudson pitched to 1 batter in the 4th. HBP - A Jones (by E Stults). Pitches-strikes: T Hudson 75-43; P Moylan 22-17; C Paronto 25-14; W Ledezma 13-6; R Soriano 15-11; B Penny 101-64; E Stults 57-32; C Tsao 20-16. Ground balls-fly balls: T Hudson 5-2; P Moylan 3-2; C Paronto 3-0; W Ledezma 3-0; R Soriano 1-1; B Penny 4-3; E Stults 2-3; C Tsao 3-3. Batters faced: T Hudson 20; P Moylan 9; C Paronto 5; W Ledezma 3; R Soriano 4; B Penny 24; E Stults 14; C Tsao 8. UMPIRES: HP--Phil Cuzzi. 1B--Tom Hallion. 2B--James Hoye. 3B--Brian O'Nora. Weather: 79 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, out to center.</div>
NL: ATLANTA at LA DODGERS <div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS - PITCHING CHANGE ATL: BOB WICKMAN (1-2, 4.18) STARTING THE 9TH CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 8, LA DODGERS 6 DUE UP FOR LADODGERS: N GARCIAPARRA (.273, 2-FOR-3)</div>
NL: ATLANTA at LA DODGERS <div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: B Wickman relieved R Soriano. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 8 LA DODGERS 6 BOTTOM, 9TH DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: N Garciaparra (.273, 2-FOR-3)</div>
NL: ATLANTA at LA DODGERS <div class="pre">NL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - ATLANTA 0 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 8 13 2 LA DODGERS 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 14 2 (FINAL) BATTERIES: ATL - TIM HUDSON, PETER MOYLAN (4TH), CHAD PARONTO (6TH), WILFREDO LEDEZMA (7TH), RAFAEL SORIANO (8TH), BOB WICKMAN (9TH) AND JARROD SALTALAMACCHIA LOS - BRAD PENNY, ERIC STULTS (5TH), CHIN-HUI TSAO (8TH) AND RUSSELL MARTIN HOME RUNS: ATL - JEFF FRANCOEUR (9) OFF BRAD PENNY IN THE 2ND, 0 ON CHIPPER JONES (14) OFF ERIC STULTS IN THE 6TH, 0 ON CHIPPER JONES (15) OFF CHIN-HUI TSAO IN THE 8TH, 0 ON LOS - NONE</div>
NL: ATLANTA at LA DODGERS <div class="pre">NL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - ATLANTA 0 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 8 13 2 LA DODGERS 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 14 2 (FINAL) BATTERIES: ATL - TIM HUDSON, PETER MOYLAN (4TH), CHAD PARONTO (6TH), WILFREDO LEDEZMA (7TH), RAFAEL SORIANO (8TH), BOB WICKMAN (9TH) AND JARROD SALTALAMACCHIA LOS - BRAD PENNY, ERIC STULTS (5TH), CHIN-HUI TSAO (8TH) AND RUSSELL MARTIN WP - PETER MOYLAN (3-1) LP - ERIC STULTS (0-1) SAVE - BOB WICKMAN (16) HOME RUNS: ATL - JEFF FRANCOEUR (9) OFF BRAD PENNY IN THE 2ND, 0 ON CHIPPER JONES (14) OFF ERIC STULTS IN THE 6TH, 0 ON CHIPPER JONES (15) OFF CHIN-HUI TSAO IN THE 8TH, 0 ON LOS - NONE TIME: 3:28 ATT: 41,052 PROBABLES: FLA - DONTRELLE WILLIS (7-7, 4.65) LOS - CHAD BILLINGSLEY (5-0, 3.44) PROBABLES: ATL - BUDDY CARLYLE (2-2, 4.74) SDG - JUSTIN GERMANO (5-2, 3.12)</div>
NL: ATLANTA at LA DODGERS <div class="pre">ATLANTA (8) VS LA DODGERS (6) - FINAL ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg W Harris lf 4 2 1 0 2 2 2 .364 E Renteria ss 5 1 2 2 0 0 2 .322 C Jones 3b 3 2 2 2 2 0 1 .329 A Jones cf 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 .199 K Johnson 2b 5 1 2 1 0 1 3 .282 J Francoeur rf 5 1 2 2 0 1 3 .290 J Saltalamacchia c 5 0 2 0 0 1 0 .314 S Thorman 1b 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .223 T Hudson p 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .189 P Moylan p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 C Paronto p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 a-Y Escobar ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .309 W Ledezma p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 R Soriano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 b-M Diaz ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .352 B Wickman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 38 8 13 8 6 9 16 a-walked for C Paronto in the 7th; b-reached on infield single to second for R Soriano in the 9th. BATTING: 2B - E Renteria (22, B Penny). HR - J Francoeur (9, 2nd inning off B Penny 0 on, 0 Out), C Jones 2 (15, 6th inning off E Stults 0 on, 1 Out, 8th inning off C Tsao 0 on, 0 Out). SF - A Jones. RBI - J Francoeur 2 (55), E Renteria 2 (45), A Jones (49), K Johnson (40), C Jones 2 (41). 2-out RBI - E Renteria 2, K Johnson. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - K Johnson 1, E Renteria 1, C Jones 1, J Francoeur 1. GIDP - S Thorman. Team LOB - 11. BASERUNNING: SB - K Johnson (7, 2nd base off B Penny/R Martin). FIELDING: E - A Jones (2, bobble); S Thorman (5, ground ball). DP: 2 (K Johnson-E Renteria-S Thorman, E Renteria-K Johnson-S Thorman). LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg R Furcal ss 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .273 J Pierre cf 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .280 R Martin c 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .300 J Kent 2b 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .270 L Gonzalez lf 4 2 2 1 1 0 2 .293 N Garciaparra 3b 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 .272 J Loney 1b 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .368 A Ethier rf 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .282 a-M Kemp ph-rf 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .377 B Penny p 2 0 2 3 0 0 0 .273 E Stults p 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 b-O Saenz ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .212 C Tsao p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 40 6 14 4 4 4 20 a-walked for A Ethier in the 7th; b-grounded to second for E Stults in the 7th. BATTING: 2B - B Penny (3, T Hudson). 3B - J Pierre (4, T Hudson). RBI - B Penny 3 (6), L Gonzalez (40). 2-out RBI - B Penny 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - L Gonzalez 1, R Furcal 2, J Pierre 2, J Loney 1. GIDP - A Ethier, O Saenz. Team LOB - 11. FIELDING: E - R Martin (8, throw); R Furcal (12, throw). DP: 1 (J Loney-R Furcal-J Loney). ---------------------------------------------------- ATLANTA - 031 201 010 -- 8 LA DODGERS - 024 000 000 -- 6 ---------------------------------------------------- ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era T Hudson 3 10 6 6 2 2 0 3.54 P Moylan (W, 3-1) 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 2.22 C Paronto (H, 2) 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4.26 W Ledezma (H, 2) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 6.43 R Soriano (H, 15) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.87 B Wickman (S, 16) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.03 LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era B Penny 4 9 6 6 4 5 1 2.39 E Stults (L, 0-1) 3 2 1 1 2 4 1 3.00 C Tsao 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 3.13 T Hudson pitched to 1 batter in the 4th. HBP - A Jones (by E Stults). Pitches-strikes: T Hudson 75-43; P Moylan 22-17; C Paronto 25-14; W Ledezma 13-6; R Soriano 15-11; B Wickman 4-4; B Penny 101-64; E Stults 57-32; C Tsao 20-16. Ground balls-fly balls: T Hudson 5-2; P Moylan 3-2; C Paronto 3-0; W Ledezma 3-0; R Soriano 1-1; B Wickman 1-2; B Penny 4-3; E Stults 2-3; C Tsao 3-3. Batters faced: T Hudson 20; P Moylan 9; C Paronto 5; W Ledezma 3; R Soriano 4; B Wickman 3; B Penny 24; E Stults 14; C Tsao 8. UMPIRES: HP--Phil Cuzzi. 1B--Tom Hallion. 2B--James Hoye. 3B--Brian O'Nora. T--3:28. Att--41,052. Weather: 79 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, out to center.</div>
Jones' record night leads Braves to win <h3>ATLANTA 8, LA DODGERS 6</h3>LOS ANGELES (Ticker) -- Chipper Jones' milestone home runscould not have come at a better time. Jones hit a tiebreaking solo homer in the sixth inning and addedanother in the eighth as the Atlanta Braves salvaged a seriessplit with an 8-6 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers onThursday. In a back-and-forth contest, Jones hit a 3-2 pitch from relieverEric Stults (0-1) into the left-center field seats for his 14thhomer of the season and a 7-6 lead. Jones' homers were more than just the difference in the game.He tied the Atlanta franchise record of 371 - set by Dale Murphyin 1990 - with his first blast and the second, a blast toright-center off Chin-Hui Tsao, eclipsed Murphy's mark. Coincidentally, Jones homered from both sides of the plate forthe first time seven years to the day. Jones' blasts made a winner out of Peter Moylan (3-1), whopitched two scoreless innings. Chad Paranto, Wilfredo Ledezmaand Rafael Soriano each worked a scoreless inning before closerBob Wickman threw a perfect ninth for his 16th save in 20opportunities. The contest shaped up as a pitchers' duel, but Atlanta jumpedall over Dodgers ace Brad Penny, the majors' ERA leader, scoringthree runs in the second inning. However, Braves starter Tim Hudson could not handle prosperity,surrendering leads of 3-0 and 4-2 in the second and thirdinnings, respectively. Penny, who had won a career-high five straight decisions, threwover 30 pitches in the first two innings and allowing just histhird homer of the season - a solo shot to Jeff Francoeur in thesecond. The blast was Francoeur's first since June 12, a spanof 77 at-bats. The 6-4 righthander appeared to be bothered by a finger injuryin the first, but stayed in the game after team trainers cameout and checked on him. After the homer to Francoeur, Penny gave up back-to-back singlesto Hudson and Willie Harris before Edgar Renteria doubled homeboth runners for a 3-0 advantage. Hudson gave two runs back when he allowed an RBI groundout byAndre Ethier and a run-scoring single to Penny in the second tomake it 3-2. Francoeur gave the Braves a 4-2 lead with an RBI single in thethird, but the Dodgers answered with four in the bottom of theinning to take a 6-4 lead. Luis Gonzalez and Penny each had two-run singles, giving Penny acareer-high three RBI. Penny left after allowing six runs and a season high-tying ninehits in a season-low four innings, failing to become theNational League's first 11-game winner. As for Hudson, he failed to win his third straight start,lasting a season-low three innings and yielding six runs and aseason high-tying 10 hits.
NL: ATLANTA at LA DODGERS <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ATLANTA (8) AT LA DODGERS (6) - HOW THEY SCORED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ATLANTA 2ND: J Francoeur homered to center. J Saltalamacchia struck out swinging. S Thorman struck out swinging. T Hudson singled to left. W Harris singled to center, T Hudson to second. E Renteria doubled to deep right center, T Hudson and W Harris scored. C Jones grounded out to shortstop. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 3, LA DODGERS 0. LA DODGERS 2ND: L Gonzalez singled to left. N Garciaparra singled to center, L Gonzalez to second. J Loney singled to right, L Gonzalez to third, N Garciaparra to second. A Ethier grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, L Gonzalez scored, J Loney out at second, N Garciaparra to third. B Penny doubled to deep left center, N Garciaparra scored. R Furcal struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 3, LA DODGERS 2. ATLANTA 3RD: A Jones popped out to second. K Johnson singled to left. K Johnson stole second. K Johnson safe at third on throwing error by catcher R Martin. J Francoeur singled to right, K Johnson scored. J Saltalamacchia reached on infield single to shortstop, J Francoeur to second, J Francoeur to third on throwing error by shortstop R Furcal. S Thorman grounded into double play, first to shortstop to first, J Saltalamacchia out at second.(1 Run, 3 Hits, 2 Errors) ATLANTA 4, LA DODGERS 2. LA DODGERS 3RD: J Pierre singled to left. R Martin struck out swinging. J Kent singled to left, J Pierre to second. L Gonzalez singled to center, J Pierre scored, J Kent to second, J Kent scored, L Gonzalez to second on error by center fielder A Jones. N Garciaparra walked. J Loney lined out to shortstop. A Ethier walked, L Gonzalez to third, N Garciaparra to second. B Penny singled to left, L Gonzalez and N Garciaparra scored, A Ethier to second, A Ethier to third advancing on throw. R Furcal grounded out to pitcher. (4 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Error) ATLANTA 4, LA DODGERS 6. ATLANTA 4TH: T Hudson struck out looking. W Harris walked. E Renteria singled to deep right, W Harris to third. C Jones walked, E Renteria to second. A Jones hit sacrifice fly to center, W Harris scored, E Renteria to third. K Johnson singled to deep left center, E Renteria scored, C Jones to third. J Francoeur grounded out to third. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 6, LA DODGERS 6. ATLANTA 6TH: E Renteria grounded out to pitcher. C Jones homered to left center. A Jones hit by pitch. K Johnson flied out to right. J Francoeur struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 7, LA DODGERS 6. ATLANTA 8TH: M Kemp in right field. C Tsao relieved E Stults. C Jones homered to center. A Jones flied out to center. K Johnson grounded out to first. J Francoeur grounded out to pitcher. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 8, LA DODGERS 6.</div>
NL: ATLANTA at LA DODGERS <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ATLANTA (8) AT LA DODGERS (6) - EVENT LOG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Atlanta Starting Lineups -- W Harris LF, E Renteria SS, C Jones 3B, A Jones CF, K Johnson 2B, J Francoeur RF, J Saltalamacchia C, S Thorman 1B, T Hudson RHP. La Dodgers Starting Lineups -- R Furcal SS, J Pierre CF, R Martin C, J Kent 2B, L Gonzalez LF, N Garciaparra 3B, J Loney 1B, A Ethier RF, B Penny RHP. Umpires -- Phil Cuzzi (HP), Tom Hallion (1B), James Hoye (2B), Brian O'Nora (3B). Gametime Weather: 79 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind out to center at 5 mph. ATLANTA 1ST: W Harris struck out swinging. E Renteria flied out to right. C Jones walked. A Jones walked, C Jones to second. K Johnson struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 0, LA DODGERS 0. LA DODGERS 1ST: R Furcal grounded out to second. J Pierre grounded out to second. R Martin singled to right. J Kent lined out to left. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 0, LA DODGERS 0. ATLANTA 2ND: J Francoeur homered to center. J Saltalamacchia struck out swinging. S Thorman struck out swinging. T Hudson singled to left. W Harris singled to center, T Hudson to second. E Renteria doubled to deep right center, T Hudson and W Harris scored. C Jones grounded out to shortstop. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 3, LA DODGERS 0. LA DODGERS 2ND: L Gonzalez singled to left. N Garciaparra singled to center, L Gonzalez to second. J Loney singled to right, L Gonzalez to third, N Garciaparra to second. A Ethier grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, L Gonzalez scored, J Loney out at second, N Garciaparra to third. B Penny doubled to deep left center, N Garciaparra scored. R Furcal struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 3, LA DODGERS 2. ATLANTA 3RD: A Jones popped out to second. K Johnson singled to left. K Johnson stole second. K Johnson safe at third on throwing error by catcher R Martin. J Francoeur singled to right, K Johnson scored. J Saltalamacchia reached on infield single to shortstop, J Francoeur to second, J Francoeur to third on throwing error by shortstop R Furcal. S Thorman grounded into double play, first to shortstop to first, J Saltalamacchia out at second.(1 Run, 3 Hits, 2 Errors) ATLANTA 4, LA DODGERS 2. LA DODGERS 3RD: J Pierre singled to left. R Martin struck out swinging. J Kent singled to left, J Pierre to second. L Gonzalez singled to center, J Pierre scored, J Kent to second, J Kent scored, L Gonzalez to second on error by center fielder A Jones. N Garciaparra walked. J Loney lined out to shortstop. A Ethier walked, L Gonzalez to third, N Garciaparra to second. B Penny singled to left, L Gonzalez and N Garciaparra scored, A Ethier to second, A Ethier to third advancing on throw. R Furcal grounded out to pitcher. (4 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Error) ATLANTA 4, LA DODGERS 6. ATLANTA 4TH: T Hudson struck out looking. W Harris walked. E Renteria singled to deep right, W Harris to third. C Jones walked, E Renteria to second. A Jones hit sacrifice fly to center, W Harris scored, E Renteria to third. K Johnson singled to deep left center, E Renteria scored, C Jones to third. J Francoeur grounded out to third. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 6, LA DODGERS 6. LA DODGERS 4TH: J Pierre tripled to deep center. P Moylan relieved T Hudson. R Martin grounded out to pitcher. J Kent struck out swinging. L Gonzalez grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 6, LA DODGERS 6. ATLANTA 5TH: E Stults relieved B Penny. J Saltalamacchia singled to center. S Thorman flied out to center. P Moylan struck out swinging. W Harris struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 6, LA DODGERS 6. LA DODGERS 5TH: N Garciaparra grounded out to third. J Loney flied out to left. A Ethier singled to center. E Stults singled to right, A Ethier to second. R Furcal safe at first on error by first baseman S Thorman, A Ethier to third, E Stults to second. J Pierre flied out to left. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error) ATLANTA 6, LA DODGERS 6. ATLANTA 6TH: E Renteria grounded out to pitcher. C Jones homered to left center. A Jones hit by pitch. K Johnson flied out to right. J Francoeur struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 7, LA DODGERS 6. LA DODGERS 6TH: C Paronto relieved P Moylan. R Martin grounded out to second. J Kent grounded out to third. L Gonzalez walked. N Garciaparra singled to center, L Gonzalez to second. J Loney grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 7, LA DODGERS 6. ATLANTA 7TH: J Saltalamacchia grounded out to shortstop. S Thorman struck out looking. Y Escobar hit for C Paronto. Y Escobar walked. W Harris walked, Y Escobar to second. E Renteria lined out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 7, LA DODGERS 6. LA DODGERS 7TH: W Ledezma relieved C Paronto. M Kemp hit for A Ethier. M Kemp walked. O Saenz hit for E Stults. O Saenz grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, M Kemp out at second. R Furcal grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 7, LA DODGERS 6. ATLANTA 8TH: M Kemp in right field. C Tsao relieved E Stults. C Jones homered to center. A Jones flied out to center. K Johnson grounded out to first. J Francoeur grounded out to pitcher. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 8, LA DODGERS 6. LA DODGERS 8TH: R Soriano relieved W Ledezma. J Pierre grounded out to second. R Martin struck out swinging. J Kent singled to center. L Gonzalez popped out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 8, LA DODGERS 6. ATLANTA 9TH: J Saltalamacchia grounded out to first. S Thorman flied out to center. M Diaz hit for R Soriano. M Diaz reached on infield single to second. W Harris flied out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 8, LA DODGERS 6. LA DODGERS 9TH: B Wickman relieved R Soriano. N Garciaparra lined out to right. J Loney grounded out to shortstop. M Kemp lined out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 8, LA DODGERS 6.</div>
Jones' record night leads Braves to win <h3>ATLANTA 8, LA DODGERS 6</h3>LOS ANGELES (Ticker) -- Chipper Jones' milestone home runscould not have come at a better time. Jones hit a tiebreaking solo homer in the sixth inning and addedanother in the eighth as the Atlanta Braves salvaged a seriessplit with an 8-6 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers onThursday. In a back-and-forth contest, Jones hit a 3-2 pitch from relieverEric Stults (0-1) into the left-center field seats for his 14thhomer of the season and a 7-6 lead. Jones' homers were more than just the difference in the game. Hetied the Atlanta team record of 371 - set by Dale Murphy in1990 - with his first blast and the second, a shot toright-center off Chin-hui Tsao, eclipsed Murphy's mark. "It's a great feeling to pass one of the best players in Atlantahistory," Jones said. "It was a big run for us at that pointin the game, since it gave our team the lead, but with the wayboth teams were swinging the bats tonight, I didn't think thatwould be the game-winner." Hank Aaron holds the Braves' franchise mark of 733 homers. Coincidentally, Jones homered from both sides of the plate forthe first time since accomplishing the feat seven years ago tothe day against the Montreal Expos. Jones' blasts made a winner of Peter Moylan (3-1), who pitchedtwo scoreless innings. Chad Paronto, Wilfredo Ledezma andRafael Soriano each worked a scoreless frame before closer BobWickman tossed a perfect ninth for his 16th save in 20opportunities. The contest shaped up as a pitchers' duel, but Atlanta jumpedall over Los Angeles ace Brad Penny, the majors' ERA leader,scoring three runs in the second inning. However, Braves starter Tim Hudson could not handle prosperity,surrendering leads of 3-0 and 4-2 in the second and thirdinnings, respectively. "Everyone thought this was going to be a pitchers' duel,"Atlanta manager Bobby Cox said. "But that's why baseball issuch a weird game. Our bullpen did a great job coming in andshutting them down." Penny, who had won a career-high five straight decisions, threwover 30 pitches in the first two innings and allowing just histhird homer of the season - a solo shot by Jeff Francoeur in thesecond. The blast was Francoeur's first since June 12, a spanof 77 at-bats. "(Penny) left a lot of pitches up tonight, and no matter who youface, teams will take advantage of that," Los Angeles managerGrady Little said. The 6-4 righthander appeared to be bothered by a finger injuryin the first but stayed in the game after being attended to byteam trainers. "My finger felt fine, I just didn't pitch the way I know I canpitch," said Penny, who surrendered more than one run for justthe second time in his last nine starts. Despite struggling on the mound, Penny delivered at the plate,hitting an RBI double in the second inning and a two-run singlein the third for a career-high three RBI. "At least I contributed a little with my bat tonight, but I'drather pitch a good game anytime and keep other teams off thescoreboard," Penny said. Penny left after allowing six runs and a nine hits in aseason-low four innings, failing to become the National League'sfirst 11-game winner. As for Hudson, he failed to win his third straight start,lasting a season-low three innings and yielding six runs and 10hits. "I'm going to enjoy the short break and rest up so I can finishup the rest of the season strong," Hudson said.
