NL: FLORIDA at ATLANTA <div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: C Paronto relieved P Moylan. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 6 ATLANTA 3 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: R Abercrombie (.213, 1-FOR-3)</div>
NL: FLORIDA at ATLANTA <div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: T Linden hit for A Benitez. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 6 ATLANTA 3 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: T Linden (.176, 0 HR, 3 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 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 6 7 0 ATLANTA 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 11 2 (BOT 9) CURRENT PITCHERS: FLA - ARMANDO BENITEZ (OUT) ATL - CHAD PARONTO DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: K JOHNSON (.293, 0-FOR-4) W HARRIS (.390, 1-FOR-4) E RENTERIA (.332, 0-FOR-4)</div>
NL: FLORIDA at ATLANTA <div class="pre">FLORIDA (6) VS ATLANTA (3) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg A Amezaga cf 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 .245 D Uggla 2b 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 .275 H Ramirez ss 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .314 M Cabrera 3b 3 1 1 1 0 1 3 .319 J Hermida rf 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .234 A Boone 1b 4 0 1 2 0 1 1 .270 M Olivo c 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .227 R Abercrombie lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .208 W Obermueller p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077 a-J Borchard ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .199 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 b-T Linden ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174 Totals 32 6 7 5 3 7 8 a-walked for W Obermueller in the 6th; b-flied out to left for A Benitez in the 9th. BATTING: 2B - D Uggla (24, T Hudson). 3B - M Cabrera (2, T Hudson). S - W Obermueller. SF - M Cabrera. RBI - J Hermida (12), D Uggla (36), M Cabrera (40), A Boone 2 (19). 2-out RBI - A Boone 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Abercrombie 1. Team LOB - 4. FIELDING: DP: 2 (W Obermueller-H Ramirez-A Boone, D Uggla-H Ramirez-A Boone). ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg K Johnson 2b 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .293 W Harris lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .390 E Renteria ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .332 B McCann c 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .288 A Jones cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .232 J Francoeur rf 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .286 S Thorman 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .219 Y Escobar 3b 4 2 4 1 0 0 0 .500 T Hudson p 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 .214 a-C Woodward ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .229 P Moylan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 b-J Saltalamacchia ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .263 C Paronto p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 3 11 3 3 7 13 a-flied out to center for T Hudson in the 6th; b-flied out to center for P Moylan in the 8th. BATTING: 2B - W Harris (6, W Obermueller); T Hudson (2, W Obermueller); A Jones (16, W Obermueller); Y Escobar (2, A Benitez). HR - Y Escobar (1, 4th inning off W Obermueller 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - B McCann (27), T Hudson (2), Y Escobar (2). 2-out RBI - B McCann, T Hudson. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - K Johnson 1, S Thorman 1, J Francoeur 2, J Saltalamacchia 1. GIDP - K Johnson. Team LOB - 9. FIELDING: E - J Francoeur (3, bobble); W Harris (1, bobble). Outfield assists - W Harris (J Hermida at 3rd base). ---------------------------------------------------- FLORIDA - 011 040 000 -- 6 ATLANTA - 110 100 00 -- 3 ---------------------------------------------------- FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era W Obermueller 5 8 3 3 3 5 1 5.06 T Tankersley 1 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 6.00 M Lindstrom 2/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.75 A Benitez 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.98 ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era T Hudson 6 7 6 5 3 5 0 3.09 P Moylan 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.54 C Paronto 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.02 WP - T Hudson. IBB - H Ramirez (by T Hudson). Pitches-strikes: W Obermueller 92-58; T Tankersley 11-7; M Lindstrom 12-8; A Benitez 10-6; T Hudson 107-61; P Moylan 17-11; C Paronto 15-8. Ground balls-fly balls: W Obermueller 5-4; T Tankersley 2-1; M Lindstrom 0-1; A Benitez 0-3; T Hudson 10-3; P Moylan 3-1; C Paronto 0-3. Batters faced: W Obermueller 25; T Tankersley 4; M Lindstrom 3; A Benitez 4; T Hudson 28; P Moylan 6; C Paronto 3. UMPIRES: HP--Greg Gibson. 1B--Larry Vanover. 2B--Tony Randazzo. 3B--Charlie Reliford. Weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 16 mph, left to right.</div>
NL: FLORIDA at ATLANTA <div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - PITCHING CHANGE FLA: KEVIN GREGG (0-2, 1.93) STARTING THE 9TH CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 6, ATLANTA 3 DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: K JOHNSON (.293, 0-FOR-4)</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 6 ATLANTA 3 BOTTOM, 9TH DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: K Johnson (.293, 0-FOR-4)</div>
NL: FLORIDA at ATLANTA <div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE SOLO HOME RUN BY EDGAR RENTERIA (8) TO CENTER WITH 2 OUT IN THE 9TH OFF KEVIN GREGG. CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 6, ATLANTA 4 DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: B MCCANN (.288, 3-FOR-4, RBI)</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 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 6 7 0 ATLANTA 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 12 2 (FINAL) BATTERIES: FLA - WES OBERMUELLER, TAYLOR TANKERSLEY (6TH), MATT LINDSTROM (7TH), ARMANDO BENITEZ (8TH), KEVIN GREGG (9TH) AND MIGUEL OLIVO ATL - TIM HUDSON, PETER MOYLAN (7TH), CHAD PARONTO (9TH) AND BRIAN MCCANN HOME RUNS: FLA - NONE ATL - YUNEL ESCOBAR (1) OFF WES OBERMUELLER IN THE 4TH, 0 ON EDGAR RENTERIA (8) OFF KEVIN GREGG IN THE 9TH, 0 ON</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 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 6 7 0 ATLANTA 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 12 2 (FINAL) BATTERIES: FLA - WES OBERMUELLER, TAYLOR TANKERSLEY (6TH), MATT LINDSTROM (7TH), ARMANDO BENITEZ (8TH), KEVIN GREGG (9TH) AND MIGUEL OLIVO ATL - TIM HUDSON, PETER MOYLAN (7TH), CHAD PARONTO (9TH) AND BRIAN MCCANN WP - WES OBERMUELLER (2-3) LP - TIM HUDSON (6-4) SAVE - KEVIN GREGG (8) HOME RUNS: FLA - NONE ATL - YUNEL ESCOBAR (1) OFF WES OBERMUELLER IN THE 4TH, 0 ON EDGAR RENTERIA (8) OFF KEVIN GREGG IN THE 9TH, 0 ON TIME: 2:44 ATT: 22,175 PROBABLES: FLA - SERGIO MITRE (2-2, 1.74) & FLA - RICK VANDEN HURK (0-1, 12.75) ATL - BUDDY CARLYLE (0-1, 9.00) & ATL - JOHN SMOLTZ (7-2, 2.82)</div>
NL: FLORIDA at ATLANTA <div class="pre">FLORIDA (6) VS ATLANTA (4) - FINAL FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg A Amezaga cf 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 .245 D Uggla 2b 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 .275 H Ramirez ss 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .314 M Cabrera 3b 3 1 1 1 0 1 3 .319 J Hermida rf 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .234 A Boone 1b 4 0 1 2 0 1 1 .270 M Olivo c 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .227 R Abercrombie lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .208 W Obermueller p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077 a-J Borchard ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .199 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 b-T Linden ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174 K Gregg p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 6 7 5 3 7 8 a-walked for W Obermueller in the 6th; b-flied out to left for A Benitez in the 9th. BATTING: 2B - D Uggla (24, T Hudson). 3B - M Cabrera (2, T Hudson). S - W Obermueller. SF - M Cabrera. RBI - J Hermida (12), D Uggla (36), M Cabrera (40), A Boone 2 (19). 2-out RBI - A Boone 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Abercrombie 1. Team LOB - 4. FIELDING: DP: 2 (W Obermueller-H Ramirez-A Boone, D Uggla-H Ramirez-A Boone). ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg K Johnson 2b 5 0 0 0 0 3 3 .292 W Harris lf 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 .386 E Renteria ss 5 1 1 1 0 1 0 .335 B McCann c 5 0 3 1 0 0 0 .287 A Jones cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .232 J Francoeur rf 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .286 S Thorman 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .219 Y Escobar 3b 4 2 4 1 0 0 0 .500 T Hudson p 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 .214 a-C Woodward ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .229 P Moylan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 b-J Saltalamacchia ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .263 C Paronto p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 4 12 4 3 8 13 a-flied out to center for T Hudson in the 6th; b-flied out to center for P Moylan in the 8th. BATTING: 2B - W Harris (6, W Obermueller); T Hudson (2, W Obermueller); A Jones (16, W Obermueller); Y Escobar (2, A Benitez). HR - Y Escobar (1, 4th inning off W Obermueller 0 on, 1 Out), E Renteria (8, 9th inning off K Gregg 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - B McCann (27), T Hudson (2), Y Escobar (2), E Renteria (29). 2-out RBI - B McCann, T Hudson, E Renteria. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - K Johnson 1, S Thorman 1, J Francoeur 2, J Saltalamacchia 1. GIDP - K Johnson. Team LOB - 9. FIELDING: E - J Francoeur (3, bobble); W Harris (1, bobble). Outfield assists - W Harris (J Hermida at 3rd base). ---------------------------------------------------- FLORIDA - 011 040 000 -- 6 ATLANTA - 110 100 001 -- 4 ---------------------------------------------------- FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era W Obermueller (W, 2-3) 5 8 3 3 3 5 1 5.06 T Tankersley (H, 3) 1 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 6.00 M Lindstrom (H, 9) 2/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.75 A Benitez (H, 2) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.98 K Gregg (S, 8) 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 2.14 ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era T Hudson (L, 6-4) 6 7 6 5 3 5 0 3.09 P Moylan 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.54 C Paronto 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.02 WP - T Hudson. IBB - H Ramirez (by T Hudson). Pitches-strikes: W Obermueller 92-58; T Tankersley 11-7; M Lindstrom 12-8; A Benitez 10-6; K Gregg 15-9; T Hudson 107-61; P Moylan 17-11; C Paronto 15-8. Ground balls-fly balls: W Obermueller 5-4; T Tankersley 2-1; M Lindstrom 0-1; A Benitez 0-3; K Gregg 0-2; T Hudson 10-3; P Moylan 3-1; C Paronto 0-3. Batters faced: W Obermueller 25; T Tankersley 4; M Lindstrom 3; A Benitez 4; K Gregg 4; T Hudson 28; P Moylan 6; C Paronto 3. UMPIRES: HP--Greg Gibson. 1B--Larry Vanover. 2B--Tony Randazzo. 3B--Charlie Reliford. T--2:44. Att--22,175. Weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 16 mph, left to right.</div>
NL: FLORIDA at ATLANTA <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FLORIDA (6) AT ATLANTA (4) - HOW THEY SCORED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ATLANTA 1ST: K Johnson struck out looking. W Harris doubled to deep right. E Renteria grounded out to shortstop, W Harris to third. B McCann singled to right, W Harris scored. A Jones grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 0, ATLANTA 1. FLORIDA 2ND: M Cabrera tripled to deep right. J Hermida singled to left, M Cabrera scored. A Boone grounded out to second, J Hermida to second. M Olivo grounded out to second, J Hermida to third. R Abercrombie grounded out to third. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 1, ATLANTA 1. ATLANTA 2ND: J Francoeur walked. S Thorman lined into double play, pitcher to shortstop to first, J Francoeur doubled off first. Y Escobar singled to center. T Hudson doubled to left, Y Escobar scored. K Johnson struck out looking. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 1, ATLANTA 2. FLORIDA 3RD: W Obermueller grounded out to shortstop. A Amezaga struck out swinging. D Uggla doubled to deep right. H Ramirez singled to right, D Uggla scored on error by right fielder J Francoeur. M Cabrera grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error) FLORIDA 2, ATLANTA 2. ATLANTA 4TH: S Thorman struck out swinging. Y Escobar homered to right. T Hudson singled to left. K Johnson struck out swinging. W Harris grounded out to pitcher. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 2, ATLANTA 3. FLORIDA 5TH: R Abercrombie singled to left. W Obermueller sacrificed to pitcher, R Abercrombie to second. A Amezaga walked. D Uggla singled to left, R Abercrombie scored, A Amezaga to second, A Amezaga to third, D Uggla to second on error by left fielder W Harris. H Ramirez intentionally walked. M Cabrera hit sacrifice fly to center, A Amezaga scored. J Hermida struck out swinging, J Hermida safe at first on wild pitch by T Hudson, D Uggla to third, H Ramirez to second. A Boone singled to left, D Uggla and H Ramirez scored, J Hermida out at third. (4 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error) FLORIDA 6, ATLANTA 3. ATLANTA 9TH: K Gregg relieved A Benitez. K Johnson flied out to center. W Harris struck out swinging. E Renteria homered to center. B McCann flied out to left. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 6, ATLANTA 4.</div>
Marlins get help and get the better of Hudson <h3>FLORIDA 6, ATLANTA 4</h3>ATLANTA (Ticker) -- Thanks to some shoddy defense by theAtlanta Braves, the Florida Marlins finally got to Tim Hudson. Florida took advantage of two Atlanta defensive miscues andAaron Boone drove in two runs in a four-run fifth to power theMarlins to a 6-4 win over the Braves on Monday in the opener ofa four-game series. Hudson has dominated the Marlins and entered Monday 5-0 with a2.10 ERA in nine career starts against Florida, allowing just 14earned runs in 60 frames. But the Marlins changed that on by pounding out six runs andseven hits off Hudson (6-4) to defeat him for the first time in10 tries. The Marlins were the beneficiaries of some uncharacteristicallybad Atlanta defense and wildness from Hudson in a four-run fifthinning. Reggie Abercrombie singled to start the frame and advanced tosecond on a sacrifice. Hudson issued a walk to Alfredo Amezagaand Dan Uggla plated Ambercrombie with a single. Uggla andAbercrombie advanced a base on a fielding error by Atlanta leftfielder Willie Harris. After Hanley Ramirez was intentionally walked to load the bases,Miguel Cabrera plated Amezaga with a sacrifice fly to give theMarlins a 4-3 edge. Hudson appeared to get out of the frame by striking out JeremyHermida, but Hermida reached after Atlanta catcher Brian McCanncould not block Hudson's wild pitch. Aaron Boone capped thescoring by plating Uggla and Ramirez with a single. Hudson allowed six runs - five earned - and seven hits whilewalking three with five strikeouts in six frames en route todropping his third decision in his last four games. Wes Obermueller (2-3) snapped a three-game losing streak byyielding three runs and eight hits in five frames. The rightystruck out five and walked three en route to notching his firstwin since April 22 vs. Washington. Taylor Tankersley tossed a scoreless sixth and recorded thefirst out of the seventh. Matt Lindstrom finished the frameahead of Armando Benitez, who worked a scoreless eighth. KevinGregg allowed a home run to Edgar Renteria in the ninth butstill recorded his eighth save. Atlanta took a 1-0 lead in the first on a two out single byBrian McCann. Hudson helped himself at the plate with a two-outRBI double in the third to give Atlanta a 2-1 edge. But it was poor Atlanta defense that sealed Atlanta's fate inthis one. Cabrera lead off the second with a drive down the right fieldline, which right fielder Jeff Francouer made an ill-adviseddive on and the ball got past him for a triple. Cabrera laterscored on a single by Hermida. In the third, Uggla lofted a fly ball into the right fieldcorner, which the Atlanta right fielder midjudged into a double.Uggla advanced to third on a single and scored on Francoeur'sfielding error. Rookie Yunel Escobar collected four hits and smashed his firstmajor league homer in the fourth for the Braves, who have lostfour straight at Turner Field.
NL: FLORIDA at ATLANTA <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FLORIDA (6) AT ATLANTA (4) - EVENT LOG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Florida Starting Lineups -- A Amezaga CF, D Uggla 2B, H Ramirez SS, M Cabrera 3B, J Hermida RF, A Boone 1B, M Olivo C, R Abercrombie LF, W Obermueller RHP. Atlanta Starting Lineups -- K Johnson 2B, W Harris LF, E Renteria SS, B McCann C, A Jones CF, J Francoeur RF, S Thorman 1B, Y Escobar 3B, T Hudson RHP. Umpires -- Greg Gibson (HP), Larry Vanover (1B), Tony Randazzo (2B), Charlie Reliford (3B). Gametime Weather: 86 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind left to right at 16 mph. FLORIDA 1ST: A Amezaga flied out to center. D Uggla struck out looking. H Ramirez struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 0, ATLANTA 0. ATLANTA 1ST: K Johnson struck out looking. W Harris doubled to deep right. E Renteria grounded out to shortstop, W Harris to third. B McCann singled to right, W Harris scored. A Jones grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 0, ATLANTA 1. FLORIDA 2ND: M Cabrera tripled to deep right. J Hermida singled to left, M Cabrera scored. A Boone grounded out to second, J Hermida to second. M Olivo grounded out to second, J Hermida to third. R Abercrombie grounded out to third. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 1, ATLANTA 1. ATLANTA 2ND: J Francoeur walked. S Thorman lined into double play, pitcher to shortstop to first, J Francoeur doubled off first. Y Escobar singled to center. T Hudson doubled to left, Y Escobar scored. K Johnson struck out looking. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 1, ATLANTA 2. FLORIDA 3RD: W Obermueller grounded out to shortstop. A Amezaga struck out swinging. D Uggla doubled to deep right. H Ramirez singled to right, D Uggla scored on error by right fielder J Francoeur. M Cabrera grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error) FLORIDA 2, ATLANTA 2. ATLANTA 3RD: W Harris flied out to left. E Renteria flied out to center. B McCann singled to shallow right center. A Jones doubled to deep left, B McCann to third. J Francoeur flied out to right. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 2, ATLANTA 2. FLORIDA 4TH: J Hermida grounded out to first. A Boone grounded out to shortstop. M Olivo struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 2, ATLANTA 2. ATLANTA 4TH: S Thorman struck out swinging. Y Escobar homered to right. T Hudson singled to left. K Johnson struck out swinging. W Harris grounded out to pitcher. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 2, ATLANTA 3. FLORIDA 5TH: R Abercrombie singled to left. W Obermueller sacrificed to pitcher, R Abercrombie to second. A Amezaga walked. D Uggla singled to left, R Abercrombie scored, A Amezaga to second, A Amezaga to third, D Uggla to second on error by left fielder W Harris. H Ramirez intentionally walked. M Cabrera hit sacrifice fly to center, A Amezaga scored. J Hermida struck out swinging, J Hermida safe at first on wild pitch by T Hudson, D Uggla to third, H Ramirez to second. A Boone singled to left, D Uggla and H Ramirez scored, J Hermida out at third. (4 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error) FLORIDA 6, ATLANTA 3. ATLANTA 5TH: E Renteria grounded out to shortstop. B McCann grounded out to shortstop. A Jones walked. J Francoeur walked, A Jones to second. S Thorman struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 6, ATLANTA 3. FLORIDA 6TH: M Olivo grounded out to first. R Abercrombie grounded out to second. J Borchard hit for W Obermueller. J Borchard walked. A Amezaga flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 6, ATLANTA 3. ATLANTA 6TH: T Tankersley relieved W Obermueller. Y Escobar singled to left. C Woodward hit for T Hudson. C Woodward flied out to center. K Johnson grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Y Escobar out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 6, ATLANTA 3. FLORIDA 7TH: P Moylan relieved T Hudson. D Uggla fouled out to third. H Ramirez grounded out to shortstop. M Cabrera struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 6, ATLANTA 3. ATLANTA 7TH: W Harris struck out swinging. M Lindstrom relieved T Tankersley. E Renteria struck out swinging. B McCann singled to center. A Jones flied out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 6, ATLANTA 3. FLORIDA 8TH: J Hermida grounded out to shortstop. A Boone struck out swinging. M Olivo grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 6, ATLANTA 3. ATLANTA 8TH: A Benitez relieved M Lindstrom. J Francoeur flied out to center. S Thorman flied out to left. Y Escobar hit a ground rule double to deep right center. J Saltalamacchia hit for P Moylan. J Saltalamacchia flied out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 6, ATLANTA 3. FLORIDA 9TH: C Paronto relieved P Moylan. R Abercrombie lined out to left. T Linden hit for A Benitez. T Linden flied out to left. A Amezaga flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 6, ATLANTA 3. ATLANTA 9TH: K Gregg relieved A Benitez. K Johnson flied out to center. W Harris struck out swinging. E Renteria homered to center. B McCann flied out to left. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 6, ATLANTA 4.</div>
Marlins get help and get the better of Hudson <h3>FLORIDA 6, ATLANTA 4</h3>ATLANTA (Ticker) -- Thanks to some shoddy defense by theAtlanta Braves, the Florida Marlins finally got to Tim Hudson. Florida took advantage of two Atlanta defensive miscues andAaron Boone drove in two runs in a four-run fifth inning topower the Marlins to a 6-4 win over the Braves on Monday in theopener of a four-game series. Hudson has dominated the Marlins and entered Monday 5-0 with a2.10 ERA in nine career starts against Florida, allowing just 14earned runs in 60 frames. But the Marlins changed that on by pounding out six runs andseven hits off Hudson (6-4) to defeat him for the first time in10 tries. "We ruined his night," Boone said. "You talk to any hitter,they'll tell you that any night Tim Hudson's going, it's notgoing to be a lot of fun. For us to take advantage of somebounces, this is a big one. He's one of the best in the league." Florida was the beneficiary of some uncharacteristically badAtlanta defense and wildness from Hudson in a four-run fifthinning. Reggie Abercrombie singled to start the frame and advanced tosecond on a sacrifice. Hudson issued a walk to Alfredo Amezagaand Dan Uggla plated Abercrombie with a single. Uggla andAbercrombie advanced a base on a fielding error by Atlanta leftfielder Willie Harris. After Hanley Ramirez was intentionally walked to load the bases,Miguel Cabrera plated Amezaga with a sacrifice fly to give theMarlins a 4-3 edge. Hudson appeared to get out of the frame by striking out JeremyHermida, but Hermida reached after Atlanta catcher Brian McCanncould not block a wild pitch by Hudson. "I was trying to check my swing," Hermida said. "I followed theball and it scooted away. Fortunately, it got enough away fromhim and I got on." Aaron Boone followed by plating Uggla and Ramirez on the nextpitch with a single to give the Marlins a 6-3 advantage. "I was trying to get a ball up," Boone said. "He left a sliderup. I didn't hit it real good, but got enough of it." "At this level, giving teams an extra out hurts you," Hudsonsaid. "I've got to do a better job of picking some guys up whenthings don't go well in the inning. It seemed like everythingthat could go wrong did tonight." Hudson allowed six runs - five earned - and seven hits whilewalking three with five strikeouts in six frames en route todropping his third decision in his last four games. "I felt like we should have won this ballgame," Hudson said. "Ididn't make pitches when I needed to." Wes Obermueller (2-3) snapped a three-game losing streak byyielding three runs and eight hits in five frames. Pitching onthree days rest, the righty struck out five and walked three enroute to notching his first win since April 22 vs. Washington. Taylor Tankersley tossed a scoreless sixth and recorded thefirst out of the seventh. Matt Lindstrom finished the frameahead of Armando Benitez, who worked a scoreless eighth. KevinGregg allowed a home run to Edgar Renteria in the ninth butstill recorded his eighth save. Atlanta took a 1-0 lead in the first on a two out single byBrian McCann. Hudson helped himself at the plate with a two-outRBI double in the third to give Atlanta a 2-1 edge. But it was poor Atlanta defense that sealed Atlanta's fate inthis one. Cabrera lead off the second with a drive down the right fieldline, which right fielder Jeff Francouer made an ill-adviseddive on and the ball got past him for a triple. Cabrera laterscored on a single by Hermida. In the third, Uggla lofted a fly ball into the right fieldcorner, which the Atlanta right fielder midjudged into a double.Uggla advanced to third on a single and scored on a fieldingerror by Francoeur. "Those two errors kind of hurt us, the one by me and the one byFrancoeur," Harris said. "Both errors were mental errors. Botherrors were trying to stop runs. They were aggressive errors.But if you are going to make them, make them at 110-percent." Rookie Yunel Escobar collected four hits and smashed his firstmajor league homer in the fourth for the Braves, who have lostfour straight at Turner Field.
