GAME THREAD: NL: PHILADELPHIA (24-24) at ATLANTA (28-20)

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ATLANTA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PHI - GEOFF GEARY
ATL - OSCAR VILLARREAL

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: J ROLLINS (.272, 1-FOR-4)
S VICTORINO (.287, 3-FOR-4, HR, RBI)
C UTLEY (.297, 2-FOR-3, BB, 3 RBI)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">PHILADELPHIA (6) VS ATLANTA (4) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .272
S Victorino rf 4 3 3 1 0 0 0 .287
C Utley 2b 3 0 2 3 1 0 0 .297
R Howard 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .200
P Burrell lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .225
W Helms 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
G Dobbs 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .291
M Zagurski p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
G Geary p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Barajas c 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .217
M Bourn cf-lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .231
A Eaton p 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .154
A Rowand cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .324

Totals 32 6 8 5 3 7 12

BATTING: 2B - C Utley (20, B Carlyle). 3B - S Victorino (1, B Carlyle). HR - S
Victorino (3, 7th inning off T Yates 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - A Eaton (2), C Utley 3
(41), S Victorino (21). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Barajas 2,
G Dobbs 1. Team LOB - 6.

BASERUNNING: SB - M Bourn (6, 2nd base off B Carlyle/B McCann).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (C Utley-J Rollins-R Howard).


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Johnson 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .282
W Harris lf 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 .361
b-M Diaz ph-lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .347
E Renteria ss 4 1 2 4 0 0 0 .332
B McCann c 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .278
J Francoeur rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .295
A Jones cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .215
S Thorman 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .232
M Prado 3b 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .211
B Carlyle p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
M McBride p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-P Orr ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179
T Yates p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
O Villarreal p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 29 4 7 4 3 1 8

a-grounded to second for M Mcbride in the 6th; b-grounded to shortstop for W
Harris in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - K Johnson (12, A Eaton); E Renteria (11, A Eaton). 3B - W Harris
(1, A Eaton). HR - E Renteria (7, 5th inning off A Eaton 0 on, 1 Out). S - B
Carlyle. RBI - E Renteria 4 (27). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - K
Johnson 1, A Jones 1, B Carlyle 1. GIDP - M Diaz. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: PB - B McCann.


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PHILADELPHIA - 004 010 10 -- 6
ATLANTA - 102 010 00 -- 4
----------------------------------------------------

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
A Eaton 6 6 4 4 3 1 1 5.73
M Zagurski 1 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
G Geary 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.86

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Carlyle 4 6 5 5 2 3 0 11.25
M McBride 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 3.52
T Yates 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4.12
O Villarreal 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.91

B Carlyle pitched to 1 batter in the 5th.

IBB - R Howard (by B Carlyle), G Dobbs (by B Carlyle). HBP - P Burrell (by T
Yates). Pitches-strikes: A Eaton 99-61; M Zagurski 8-6; G Geary 2-2; B Carlyle
79-50; M McBride 30-19; T Yates 29-16; O Villarreal 13-7. Ground balls-fly
balls: A Eaton 9-8; M Zagurski 2-2; G Geary 2-0; B Carlyle 5-4; M McBride 1-2;
T Yates 0-2; O Villarreal 1-2. Batters faced: A Eaton 27; M Zagurski 4; G Geary
2; B Carlyle 20; M McBride 7; T Yates 6; O Villarreal 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Dan Iassogna. 1B--Ron Kulpa. 2B--Dale Scott. 3B--Paul Emmel.
EJECTIONS: ATLANTA's Cox by Kulpa (3rd), ATLANTA's Smoltz by Kulpa (3rd).
Weather: 84 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ATLANTA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PHI - GEOFF GEARY
ATL - OSCAR VILLARREAL

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: S THORMAN (.232, 0-FOR-3)
M PRADO (.211, 1-FOR-2, BB)
O VILLARREAL (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">PHILADELPHIA (6) VS ATLANTA (4) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS

PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 5 1 1 0 0 2 0 .271
S Victorino rf 5 3 3 1 0 0 0 .286
C Utley 2b 4 0 2 3 1 1 0 .295
R Howard 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .200
P Burrell lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .225
W Helms 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
G Dobbs 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .291
M Zagurski p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
G Geary p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Barajas c 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .217
M Bourn cf-lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .231
A Eaton p 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .154
A Rowand cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .324

Totals 35 6 8 5 3 9 12

BATTING: 2B - C Utley (20, B Carlyle). 3B - S Victorino (1, B Carlyle). HR - S
Victorino (3, 7th inning off T Yates 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - A Eaton (2), C Utley 3
(41), S Victorino (21). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Barajas 2,
G Dobbs 1. Team LOB - 6.

BASERUNNING: SB - M Bourn (6, 2nd base off B Carlyle/B McCann).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (C Utley-J Rollins-R Howard).


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Johnson 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .282
W Harris lf 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 .361
b-M Diaz ph-lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .347
E Renteria ss 4 1 2 4 0 0 0 .332
B McCann c 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .278
J Francoeur rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .295
A Jones cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .215
S Thorman 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .232
M Prado 3b 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .211
B Carlyle p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
M McBride p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-P Orr ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179
T Yates p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
O Villarreal p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 29 4 7 4 3 1 8

a-grounded to second for M Mcbride in the 6th; b-grounded to shortstop for W
Harris in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - K Johnson (12, A Eaton); E Renteria (11, A Eaton). 3B - W Harris
(1, A Eaton). HR - E Renteria (7, 5th inning off A Eaton 0 on, 1 Out). S - B
Carlyle. RBI - E Renteria 4 (27). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - K
Johnson 1, A Jones 1, B Carlyle 1. GIDP - M Diaz. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: PB - B McCann.


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PHILADELPHIA - 004 010 100 -- 6
ATLANTA - 102 010 00 -- 4
----------------------------------------------------

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
A Eaton 6 6 4 4 3 1 1 5.73
M Zagurski 1 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
G Geary 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.86

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Carlyle 4 6 5 5 2 3 0 11.25
M McBride 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 3.52
T Yates 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4.12
O Villarreal 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.75

B Carlyle pitched to 1 batter in the 5th.

IBB - R Howard (by B Carlyle), G Dobbs (by B Carlyle). HBP - P Burrell (by T
Yates). Pitches-strikes: A Eaton 99-61; M Zagurski 8-6; G Geary 2-2; B Carlyle
79-50; M McBride 30-19; T Yates 29-16; O Villarreal 23-15. Ground balls-fly
balls: A Eaton 9-8; M Zagurski 2-2; G Geary 2-0; B Carlyle 5-4; M McBride 1-2;
T Yates 0-2; O Villarreal 1-3. Batters faced: A Eaton 27; M Zagurski 4; G Geary
2; B Carlyle 20; M McBride 7; T Yates 6; O Villarreal 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Dan Iassogna. 1B--Ron Kulpa. 2B--Dale Scott. 3B--Paul Emmel.
EJECTIONS: ATLANTA's Cox by Kulpa (3rd), ATLANTA's Smoltz by Kulpa (3rd).
Weather: 84 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - PITCHING CHANGE
PHI: ANTONIO ALFONSECA (2-1, 4.79) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 6, ATLANTA 4

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: S THORMAN (.232, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: A Alfonseca relieved G Geary.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 6
ATLANTA 4 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: S Thorman (.232, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Saltalamacchia hit for O Villarreal.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, S THORMAN ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 6
ATLANTA 4 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: J Saltalamacchia (.320, 0 HR, 4 RBI)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ATLANTA

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

BATTERIES: PHI - ADAM EATON, MICHAEL ZAGURSKI (7TH), GEOFF GEARY (8TH), ANTONIO
ALFONSECA (9TH) AND ROD BARAJAS

ATL - BUDDY CARLYLE, MACAY MCBRIDE (5TH), TYLER YATES
(7TH), OSCAR VILLARREAL (8TH) AND BRIAN MCCANN

HOME RUNS: PHI - SHANE VICTORINO (3) OFF TYLER YATES IN THE 7TH, 0 ON

ATL - EDGAR RENTERIA (7) OFF ADAM EATON IN THE 5TH, 0 ON</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ATLANTA

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

BATTERIES: PHI - ADAM EATON, MICHAEL ZAGURSKI (7TH), GEOFF GEARY (8TH), ANTONIO
ALFONSECA (9TH) AND ROD BARAJAS

ATL - BUDDY CARLYLE, MACAY MCBRIDE (5TH), TYLER YATES
(7TH), OSCAR VILLARREAL (8TH) AND BRIAN MCCANN


WP - ADAM EATON (5-3)
LP - BUDDY CARLYLE (0-1)
SAVE - ANTONIO ALFONSECA (1)

HOME RUNS: PHI - SHANE VICTORINO (3) OFF TYLER YATES IN THE 7TH, 0 ON

ATL - EDGAR RENTERIA (7) OFF ADAM EATON IN THE 5TH, 0 ON


TIME: 2:51 ATT: 40,122

PROBABLES: PHI - COLE HAMELS (6-2, 3.67)
ATL - KYLE DAVIES (2-2, 4.47)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">PHILADELPHIA (6) VS ATLANTA (4) - FINAL

PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 5 1 1 0 0 2 0 .271
S Victorino rf 5 3 3 1 0 0 0 .286
C Utley 2b 4 0 2 3 1 1 0 .295
R Howard 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .200
P Burrell lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .225
W Helms 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
G Dobbs 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .291
M Zagurski p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
G Geary p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A Alfonseca p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Barajas c 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .217
M Bourn cf-lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .231
A Eaton p 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .154
A Rowand cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .324

Totals 35 6 8 5 3 9 12

BATTING: 2B - C Utley (20, B Carlyle). 3B - S Victorino (1, B Carlyle). HR - S
Victorino (3, 7th inning off T Yates 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - A Eaton (2), C Utley 3
(41), S Victorino (21). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Barajas 2,
G Dobbs 1. Team LOB - 6.

BASERUNNING: SB - M Bourn (6, 2nd base off B Carlyle/B McCann).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (C Utley-J Rollins-R Howard).


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Johnson 2b 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .281
W Harris lf 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 .361
b-M Diaz ph-lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .347
E Renteria ss 4 1 2 4 0 0 0 .332
B McCann c 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .278
J Francoeur rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .295
A Jones cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .215
S Thorman 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .238
M Prado 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .200
B Carlyle p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
M McBride p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-P Orr ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179
T Yates p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
O Villarreal p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-J Saltalamacchia ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .308

Totals 33 4 8 4 3 1 10

a-grounded to second for M Mcbride in the 6th; b-grounded to shortstop for W
Harris in the 7th; c-flied out to left for O Villarreal in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - K Johnson (12, A Eaton); E Renteria (11, A Eaton). 3B - W Harris
(1, A Eaton). HR - E Renteria (7, 5th inning off A Eaton 0 on, 1 Out). S - B
Carlyle. RBI - E Renteria 4 (27). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - K
Johnson 2, A Jones 1, B Carlyle 1. GIDP - M Diaz. Team LOB - 6.

FIELDING: PB - B McCann.


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PHILADELPHIA - 004 010 100 -- 6
ATLANTA - 102 010 000 -- 4
----------------------------------------------------

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
A Eaton (W, 5-3) 6 6 4 4 3 1 1 5.73
M Zagurski (H, 1) 1 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
G Geary (H, 8) 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.86
A Alfonseca (S, 1) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.57

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Carlyle (L, 0-1) 4 6 5 5 2 3 0 11.25
M McBride 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 3.52
T Yates 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4.12
O Villarreal 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.75

B Carlyle pitched to 1 batter in the 5th.

IBB - R Howard (by B Carlyle), G Dobbs (by B Carlyle). HBP - P Burrell (by T
Yates). Pitches-strikes: A Eaton 99-61; M Zagurski 8-6; G Geary 2-2; A
Alfonseca 13-10; B Carlyle 79-50; M McBride 30-19; T Yates 29-16; O Villarreal
23-15. Ground balls-fly balls: A Eaton 9-8; M Zagurski 2-2; G Geary 2-0; A
Alfonseca 1-2; B Carlyle 5-4; M McBride 1-2; T Yates 0-2; O Villarreal 1-3.
Batters faced: A Eaton 27; M Zagurski 4; G Geary 2; A Alfonseca 4; B Carlyle
20; M McBride 7; T Yates 6; O Villarreal 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Dan Iassogna. 1B--Ron Kulpa. 2B--Dale Scott. 3B--Paul Emmel.
EJECTIONS: ATLANTA's Cox by Kulpa (3rd), ATLANTA's Smoltz by Kulpa (3rd).
T--2:51. Att--40,122.
Weather: 84 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, right
to left.</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
PHILADELPHIA 6
ATLANTA 4 FINAL</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
PHILADELPHIA (6) AT ATLANTA (4) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

ATLANTA 1ST: K Johnson popped out to third. W Harris tripled to deep right
center. E Renteria grounded out to shortstop, W Harris scored. B McCann
grounded out to second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 0, ATLANTA 1.

PHILADELPHIA 3RD: R Barajas struck out swinging. M Bourn reached on bunt
single to third. M Bourn stole second. A Eaton singled to center, M Bourn
scored. J Rollins singled to right, A Eaton to second. S Victorino reached on
infield single to shortstop, A Eaton to third, J Rollins to second. C Utley
doubled to deep left center, A Eaton and J Rollins scored, S Victorino to
third. R Howard intentionally walked. S Victorino scored, C Utley to third,
R Howard to second on passed ball by B McCann. P Burrell struck out looking.
G Dobbs intentionally walked. R Barajas grounded into fielder's choice to third,
G Dobbs out at second. (4 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 4, ATLANTA 1.

ATLANTA 3RD: K Johnson doubled to deep right. Atlanta's Manager B Cox
ejected by R Kulpa. Atlanta's J Smoltz ejected by R Kulpa. W Harris walked.
E Renteria doubled to deep right center, K Johnson and W Harris scored.
B McCann popped out to shortstop. J Francoeur grounded out to second,
E Renteria to third. A Jones flied out to center. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
PHILADELPHIA 4, ATLANTA 3.

PHILADELPHIA 5TH: S Victorino tripled to right. M McBride relieved
B Carlyle. C Utley singled to right, S Victorino scored. R Howard struck out
swinging. P Burrell flied out to center. G Dobbs struck out swinging.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 5, ATLANTA 3.

ATLANTA 5TH: W Harris grounded out to second. E Renteria homered to
center. B McCann grounded out to second. J Francoeur walked. A Jones fouled
out to right. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 5, ATLANTA 4.

PHILADELPHIA 7TH: T Yates relieved M McBride. J Rollins struck out
swinging. S Victorino homered to right. C Utley walked. R Howard flied out
to right. P Burrell hit by pitch, C Utley to second. G Dobbs flied out to
right. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 6, ATLANTA 4.</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
PHILADELPHIA (6) AT ATLANTA (4) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Philadelphia Starting Lineups -- J Rollins SS, S Victorino RF, C Utley 2B,
R Howard 1B, P Burrell LF, G Dobbs 3B, R Barajas C, M Bourn CF, A Eaton RHP.

Atlanta Starting Lineups -- K Johnson 2B, W Harris LF, E Renteria SS, B McCann
C, J Francoeur RF, A Jones CF, S Thorman 1B, M Prado 3B, B Carlyle RHP.

Umpires -- Dan Iassogna (HP), Ron Kulpa (1B), Dale Scott (2B), Paul Emmel (3B).


Gametime Weather: 84 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind right to left at 8 mph.


PHILADELPHIA 1ST: J Rollins popped out to second. S Victorino flied out to
left. C Utley grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 0,
ATLANTA 0.

ATLANTA 1ST: K Johnson popped out to third. W Harris tripled to deep right
center. E Renteria grounded out to shortstop, W Harris scored. B McCann
grounded out to second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 0, ATLANTA 1.

PHILADELPHIA 2ND: R Howard grounded out to second. P Burrell grounded out
to shortstop. G Dobbs popped out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
PHILADELPHIA 0, ATLANTA 1.

ATLANTA 2ND: J Francoeur popped out to first. A Jones singled to right.
S Thorman popped out to third. M Prado singled to right, A Jones to second.
B Carlyle grounded into fielder's choice to third, A Jones out at third, M Prado
to second. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 0, ATLANTA 1.

PHILADELPHIA 3RD: R Barajas struck out swinging. M Bourn reached on bunt
single to third. M Bourn stole second. A Eaton singled to center, M Bourn
scored. J Rollins singled to right, A Eaton to second. S Victorino reached on
infield single to shortstop, A Eaton to third, J Rollins to second. C Utley
doubled to deep left center, A Eaton and J Rollins scored, S Victorino to
third. R Howard intentionally walked. S Victorino scored, C Utley to third,
R Howard to second on passed ball by B McCann. P Burrell struck out looking.
G Dobbs intentionally walked. R Barajas grounded into fielder's choice to third,
G Dobbs out at second. (4 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 4, ATLANTA 1.

ATLANTA 3RD: K Johnson doubled to deep right. Atlanta's Manager B Cox
ejected by R Kulpa. Atlanta's J Smoltz ejected by R Kulpa. W Harris walked.
E Renteria doubled to deep right center, K Johnson and W Harris scored.
B McCann popped out to shortstop. J Francoeur grounded out to second,
E Renteria to third. A Jones flied out to center. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
PHILADELPHIA 4, ATLANTA 3.

PHILADELPHIA 4TH: M Bourn struck out swinging. A Eaton flied out to
center. J Rollins grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
PHILADELPHIA 4, ATLANTA 3.

ATLANTA 4TH: S Thorman flied out to center. M Prado walked. B Carlyle
sacrificed to catcher, M Prado to second. K Johnson grounded out to first.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 4, ATLANTA 3.

PHILADELPHIA 5TH: S Victorino tripled to right. M McBride relieved
B Carlyle. C Utley singled to right, S Victorino scored. R Howard struck out
swinging. P Burrell flied out to center. G Dobbs struck out swinging. (1 Run,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 5, ATLANTA 3.

ATLANTA 5TH: W Harris grounded out to second. E Renteria homered to
center. B McCann grounded out to second. J Francoeur walked. A Jones fouled
out to right. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 5, ATLANTA 4.

PHILADELPHIA 6TH: R Barajas struck out swinging. M Bourn grounded out to
first. A Eaton flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 5,
ATLANTA 4.

ATLANTA 6TH: S Thorman struck out swinging. M Prado flied out to right.
P Orr hit for M McBride. P Orr grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
PHILADELPHIA 5, ATLANTA 4.

PHILADELPHIA 7TH: T Yates relieved M McBride. J Rollins struck out
swinging. S Victorino homered to right. C Utley walked. R Howard flied out
to right. P Burrell hit by pitch, C Utley to second. G Dobbs flied out to
right. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 6, ATLANTA 4.

ATLANTA 7TH: W Helms at third base. M Zagurski relieved A Eaton. M Bourn in
left field. A Rowand in center field. K Johnson singled to right. M Diaz hit
for W Harris. M Diaz grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first,
K Johnson out at second. E Renteria flied out to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
PHILADELPHIA 6, ATLANTA 4.

PHILADELPHIA 8TH: M Diaz in left field. O Villarreal relieved T Yates.
R Barajas lined out to third. M Bourn grounded out to second. A Rowand fouled
out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 6, ATLANTA 4.

ATLANTA 8TH: B McCann lined out to right. G Geary relieved M Zagurski.
J Francoeur grounded out to second. A Jones grounded out to third. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 6, ATLANTA 4.

PHILADELPHIA 9TH: J Rollins struck out swinging. S Victorino flied out to
center. C Utley struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 6,
ATLANTA 4.

ATLANTA 9TH: A Alfonseca relieved G Geary. S Thorman singled to left.
M Prado grounded out to second, S Thorman to second. J Saltalamacchia hit for
O Villarreal. J Saltalamacchia flied out to left. K Johnson flied out to left.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 6, ATLANTA 4.</div>

 

Utley, Victorino help Phillies push past .500

<h3>PHILADELPHIA 6, ATLANTA 4</h3><div class="pre">ATLANTA (Ticker) Chase Utley and Shane Victorino put the</div>Philadelphia Phillies in uncharted territory - one game over.500.

Utley drove in two runs and Victorino homered and scored threetimes to power Philadelphia to a 6-4 win over the Atlanta Braveson Saturday.

The Phillies began the season in rather disappointing fashion,dropping 11 of their first 15 games. But the club, which hasstarted slow in each of the first three seasons under thestewardship of manager Charlie Manuel, won 16 of 27 to climbback to 20-20.

Over their next eight games, Philadelphia failed to climb overthe .500 mark, alternating losses with wins. That finallychanged on Saturday.

Powered by Utley and Victorino, Philadelphia (29-28) scored fourruns in the third and single runs in the fifth and seventh tomove one game above .500 for the first time this season.

Michael Bourn started the offensive onslaught in the thirdagainst Atlanta starter Buddy Carlyle (0-1) with a bunt singledown the third base line. The speedy outfielder promptly stolesecond and scored on a single by Philadelphia starter Adam Eaton(5-3).

Jimmy Rollins and Victorino followed with singles to load thebases, bringing up Utley.

Utley laced a double into the left-center field gap, platingEaton and Rollins. After Ryan Howard was walked intentionallyto load the bases, Victorino scored on a passed ball to give thePhillies a 4-1 lead.

One inning later, Utley added to Philadelphia's lead by platingVictorino, who followed in the seventh by launching his thirdhomer of the season into the right field bleachers. That wouldbe all the run support Eaton would need. The righthanderscattered four runs and six hits in six frames, walked three andstruck out one.

Rookie Mike Zagurski, whose contract was purchased from Class AAReading on Friday, hurled a perfect seventh and recorded thefirst out of the eighth, leaving Geoff Geary to retire the nexttwo in the frame on just two pitches.

Antonio Alfonseca hurled a scoreless ninth to record his firstsave of the season in place of the injured Brett Myers. It wasthe veteran righthander's first save since September 13, 2000,when he was a member of the Chicago Cubs.

Carlyle, who was summoned from Class AAA Richmond prior to thegame, surrendered five runs and six hits in four-plus innings,walked two and struck out three in the losing effort.

Atlanta wasted a four-RBI game from shortstop Edgar Renteria.The 31-year-old Colombian drove in a run in the first on agroundout, plated two with a double in the third and homered inthe fifth.

Braves manager Bobby Cox was ejected by first base umpire RonKulpa for arguing a foul ball call in the bottom of the third.Kulpa also ejected Atlanta ace John Smoltz, who was arguing fromthe dugout.

It was the second ejection in as many nights, fifth this seasonand the 130th of his major league career for Cox. Atlanta'slongtime skipper is one ejection away from tying John "Tug"McGraw for first on the all-time list.

Willie Harris scored twice for Atlanta, which dropped a homeseries for the first time this season.

 

Utley, Victorino help Phillies push past .500

<h3>PHILADELPHIA 6, ATLANTA 4</h3><div class="pre">ATLANTA (Ticker) Chase Utley and Shane Victorino put the</div>Philadelphia Phillies in uncharted territory - one game over.500.

Utley drove in two runs and Victorino homered and scored threetimes to power Philadelphia to a 6-4 win over the Atlanta Braveson Saturday.

The Phillies began the season in rather disappointing fashion,dropping 11 of their first 15 games. But the club, which hasstarted slow in each of the first three seasons under thestewardship of manager Charlie Manuel, won 16 of 27 to climbback to 20-20.

Over their next eight games, Philadelphia failed to climb overthe .500 mark, alternating losses with wins. That finallychanged on Saturday.

Powered by Utley and Victorino, Philadelphia (29-28) scored fourruns in the third and single runs in the fifth and seventh tomove one game above .500 for the first time this season.

"It's huge," Utley said. "We didn't play solid baseball thefirst few weeks of the season. The last month, we have. Westill have room for improvement. If we continue to improve, Ilike our chances."

"We relaxed a little bit," Phillies starter Adam Eaton said ofthe turnaround. "It kind of got pretty tight. April's gone,May's here. Hopefully, we can close out on April. We weregetting rained on and the May flowers will come up."

Michael Bourn started the offensive onslaught in the thirdagainst Atlanta starter Buddy Carlyle (0-1) with a bunt singledown the third base line. The speedy outfielder promptly stolesecond and scored on a single by Eaton (5-3).

Jimmy Rollins and Victorino followed with singles to load thebases, bringing up Utley.

Utley laced a double into the left-center field gap, platingEaton and Rollins. After Ryan Howard was walked intentionallyto load the bases, Victorino scored on a passed ball to give thePhillies a 4-1 lead.

One inning later, Utley added to Philadelphia's lead by platingVictorino, who followed in the seventh by launching his thirdhomer of the season into the right field bleachers. That wouldbe all the run support Eaton would need. The righthanderscattered four runs and six hits in six frames, walked three andstruck out one.

"It means a lot (to get over .500)," said Victorino, who was adouble shy of the cycle. "It's still not where we want to be.We want to be the division leader. We have to win these typesof games."

Rookie Mike Zagurski, whose contract was purchased from Class AAReading on Friday, hurled a perfect seventh and recorded thefirst out of the eighth, leaving Geoff Geary to retire the nexttwo in the frame on just two pitches.

Antonio Alfonseca hurled a scoreless ninth to record his firstsave of the season in place of the injured Brett Myers. It wasthe veteran righthander's first save since September 13, 2002,when he was a member of the Chicago Cubs.

"(It felt like) the first time again," said Alfonseca, who ledthe National League in saves with 45 in the 2000 campaign whilea member of the Marlins. "I'm happy right now. The bullpen'sdoing a good job."

Carlyle, who was summoned from Class AAA Richmond prior to thegame, surrendered five runs and six hits in four-plus innings,walked two and struck out three in the losing effort.

"I felt good," Carlyle said. "I felt comfortable. I felt likeI was having a good starts, but in those eight to 10 minutes (inthe third), everything kind of just happened."

Atlanta wasted a four-RBI game from shortstop Edgar Renteria.The 31-year-old Colombian drove in a run in the first on agroundout, plated two with a double in the third and homered inthe fifth.

"We tried to battle," Braves manager Bobby Cox said. "Edgar didall he could. We just couldn't get a lot of hits."

Cox was ejected by first base umpire Ron Kulpa for arguing afoul ball call in the bottom of the third. Kulpa also ejectedAtlanta ace John Smoltz, who was arguing from the dugout.

"Oh yeah, it was fair," Cox said. "We were losing 4-1 at thetime. I thought it was big."

It was the second ejection in as many nights, fifth this seasonand the 130th of his major league career for Cox. Atlanta'slongtime skipper is one ejection away from tying John "Tug"McGraw for first on the all-time list.

"I don't want to talk about the record," Cox said. "I want totalk about the game."

Willie Harris scored twice for Atlanta, which dropped a homeseries for the first time this season.