NL: ST LOUIS (44-50) at ATLANTA (52-46) <h3>Braves look to wrap up series win vs. Cards</h3> St. Louis (44-50) at Atlanta (52-46) 8:05 pm EDT ATLANTA (Ticker) -- Coming off a six-hit, six-RBI performancefrom relative unknown Willie Harris, the Atlanta Braves willtarget their third win against the St. Louis Cardinals on Sundayin the series finale of a four-game set. Harris became the second player in Atlanta history with six hitsin a game in Saturday's 14-6 win and the seventh player inBraves franchise history to reach the mark. Contributions likethe one Harris provided Saturday have spurred Atlanta to 14 winsover their last 22 games. With hopes of winning the four-game series from the defendingWorld Series champions, the Braves will send out rookie Jo-JoReyes (0-1, 8.68 ERA), who will aiming for his first career win.His last chance came in Tuesday's 6-5 loss to the CincinnatiReds, when he surrendered four runs over 6 1/3 innings. With only two lifetime starts to his credit, this outing will behis first against the Cardinals. St. Louis will respond with Brad Thompson (6-4, 5.06), who willtry to end a four-game winless streak. Included in that stretchwas Tuesday's 4-0 loss vs. the Florida Marlins in which heallowed three runs over six frames. The righthander will be making his first start against theBraves, although he tossed two scoreless innings withoutreceiving a decision against Atlanta in 2005.
NL: ST LOUIS at ATLANTA <div class="pre">ST LOUIS AT ATLANTA -- LINEUPS ST LOUIS ATLANTA AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI David Eckstein SS .309 2 14 Willie Harris LF .339 1 18 So Taguchi CF .296 2 17 Edgar Renteria SS .334 10 50 Albert Pujols 1B .319 21 59 Chipper Jones 3B .346 16 48 Juan Encarnacion RF .283 7 34 Andruw Jones CF .216 19 65 Ryan Ludwick LF .250 7 23 Kelly Johnson 2B .292 9 44 Scott Rolen 3B .262 4 39 Jeff Francoeur RF .291 10 65 Yadier Molina C .254 1 15 Jarrod Saltalamacc C .278 4 12 Brendan Ryan 2B .339 2 5 Julio Franco 1B .190 1 10 Brad Thompson RHP .176 0 0 Jo-Jo Reyes LHP .500 0 0 (6-4, 5.06) (0-1, 8.68)</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at ATLANTA <div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA WARMUPS: STL - BRAD THOMPSON (6-4, 5.06) ATL - JO-JO REYES (0-1, 8.68) UMPIRES: HP - BILL WELKE 1B - LANCE BARKSDALE 2B - GARY CEDERSTROM 3B - JIM REYNOLDS WEATHER: 78 Degrees, partly cloudy WIND: 9 mph, right to left</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at ATLANTA <div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA STARTING BATS: STL - BRAD THOMPSON AND YADIER MOLINA ATL - JO-JO REYES AND JARROD SALTALAMACCHIA DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: D ECKSTEIN (.309, 2 HR, 14 RBI) S TAGUCHI (.296, 2 HR, 17 RBI) A PUJOLS (.319, 21 HR, 59 RBI)</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at ATLANTA <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - ST LOUIS 0 0 1 0 ATLANTA 0 0 0 (BOT 1) CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - BRAD THOMPSON ATL - JO-JO REYES DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: W HARRIS (.339, 1 HR, 18 RBI) E RENTERIA (.334, 10 HR, 50 RBI) C JONES (.346, 16 HR, 48 RBI)</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at ATLANTA <div class="pre">ST LOUIS (0) VS ATLANTA (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D Eckstein ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .312 S Taguchi cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .295 A Pujols 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .318 J Encarnacion rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .281 R Ludwick lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 S Rolen 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 Y Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 B Ryan 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .339 B Thompson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 Totals 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 BATTING: Team LOB - 1. ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg W Harris lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .339 E Renteria ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .334 C Jones 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .346 A Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 K Johnson 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 J Francoeur rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 J Saltalamacchia c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 J Franco 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190 J Reyes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- ST LOUIS - 0 -- 0 ATLANTA - -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era B Thompson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.06 ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era J Reyes 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 7.84 Pitches-strikes: J Reyes 19-12. Ground balls-fly balls: J Reyes 0-2. Batters faced: J Reyes 4. UMPIRES: HP--Bill Welke. 1B--Lance Barksdale. 2B--Gary Cederstrom. 3B--Jim Reynolds. Weather: 77 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, right to left.</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at ATLANTA <div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA CONFIRMED STARTERS: STL - BRAD THOMPSON ATL - JO-JO REYES</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at ATLANTA <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - ST LOUIS 0 0 1 0 ATLANTA 0 0 0 0 (TOP 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - BRAD THOMPSON ATL - JO-JO REYES DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: R LUDWICK (.250, 7 HR, 23 RBI) S ROLEN (.262, 4 HR, 39 RBI) Y MOLINA (.254, 1 HR, 15 RBI)</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at ATLANTA <div class="pre">ST LOUIS (0) VS ATLANTA (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D Eckstein ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .312 S Taguchi cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .295 A Pujols 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .318 J Encarnacion rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .281 R Ludwick lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 S Rolen 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 Y Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 B Ryan 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .339 B Thompson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 Totals 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 BATTING: Team LOB - 1. ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg W Harris lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .339 E Renteria ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 C Jones 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .346 A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .215 K Johnson 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 J Francoeur rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 J Saltalamacchia c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 J Franco 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190 J Reyes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Totals 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 BATTING: Team LOB - 1. BASERUNNING: CS - W Harris (6, 2nd base by B Thompson/Y Molina). ---------------------------------------------------- ST LOUIS - 0 -- 0 ATLANTA - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era B Thompson 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 5.01 ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era J Reyes 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 7.84 Pitches-strikes: B Thompson 19-11; J Reyes 19-12. Ground balls-fly balls: B Thompson 1-0; J Reyes 0-2. Batters faced: B Thompson 4; J Reyes 4. UMPIRES: HP--Bill Welke. 1B--Lance Barksdale. 2B--Gary Cederstrom. 3B--Jim Reynolds. Weather: 77 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, right to left.</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at ATLANTA <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - ST LOUIS 0 0 0 1 0 ATLANTA 0 0 0 0 (BOT 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - BRAD THOMPSON ATL - JO-JO REYES DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: K JOHNSON (.292, 9 HR, 44 RBI) J FRANCOEUR (.291, 10 HR, 65 RBI) J SALTALAMACCHIA (.278, 4 HR, 12 RBI)</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at ATLANTA <div class="pre">ST LOUIS (0) VS ATLANTA (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D Eckstein ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .312 S Taguchi cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .295 A Pujols 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .318 J Encarnacion rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .281 R Ludwick lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .248 S Rolen 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 Y Molina c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .254 B Ryan 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 B Thompson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 Totals 7 0 1 0 1 2 4 BATTING: Team LOB - 2. ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg W Harris lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .339 E Renteria ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 C Jones 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .346 A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .215 K Johnson 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 J Francoeur rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 J Saltalamacchia c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 J Franco 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190 J Reyes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Totals 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 BATTING: Team LOB - 1. BASERUNNING: CS - W Harris (6, 2nd base by B Thompson/Y Molina). ---------------------------------------------------- ST LOUIS - 00 -- 0 ATLANTA - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era B Thompson 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 5.01 ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era J Reyes 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 7.15 Pitches-strikes: B Thompson 19-11; J Reyes 32-18. Ground balls-fly balls: B Thompson 1-0; J Reyes 0-4. Batters faced: B Thompson 4; J Reyes 8. UMPIRES: HP--Bill Welke. 1B--Lance Barksdale. 2B--Gary Cederstrom. 3B--Jim Reynolds. Weather: 77 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, right to left.</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at ATLANTA <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - ST LOUIS 0 0 0 1 0 ATLANTA 0 0 0 1 0 (TOP 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - BRAD THOMPSON ATL - JO-JO REYES DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: B THOMPSON (.176, 0 HR, 0 RBI) D ECKSTEIN (.312, 1-FOR-1) S TAGUCHI (.295, 0-FOR-1)</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at ATLANTA <div class="pre">ST LOUIS (0) VS ATLANTA (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D Eckstein ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .312 S Taguchi cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .295 A Pujols 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .318 J Encarnacion rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .281 R Ludwick lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .248 S Rolen 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 Y Molina c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .254 B Ryan 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 B Thompson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 Totals 7 0 1 0 1 2 4 BATTING: Team LOB - 2. ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg W Harris lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .339 E Renteria ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 C Jones 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .346 A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .215 K Johnson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 J Francoeur rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .293 J Saltalamacchia c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276 J Franco 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .186 J Reyes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Totals 6 0 1 0 2 1 3 BATTING: Team LOB - 2. BASERUNNING: CS - W Harris (6, 2nd base by B Thompson/Y Molina). ---------------------------------------------------- ST LOUIS - 00 -- 0 ATLANTA - 00 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era B Thompson 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 4.95 ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era J Reyes 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 7.15 Pitches-strikes: B Thompson 38-23; J Reyes 32-18. Ground balls-fly balls: B Thompson 1-3; J Reyes 0-4. Batters faced: B Thompson 8; J Reyes 8. UMPIRES: HP--Bill Welke. 1B--Lance Barksdale. 2B--Gary Cederstrom. 3B--Jim Reynolds. Weather: 77 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, right to left.</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at ATLANTA <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - ST LOUIS 0 0 0 0 1 0 ATLANTA 0 0 0 1 0 (BOT 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - BRAD THOMPSON ATL - JO-JO REYES DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: J REYES (.500, 0 HR, 0 RBI) W HARRIS (.339, 0-FOR-0, BB) E RENTERIA (.333, 0-FOR-1)</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at ATLANTA <div class="pre">ST LOUIS (0) VS ATLANTA (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D Eckstein ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .311 S Taguchi cf 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .295 A Pujols 1b 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .318 J Encarnacion rf 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 .280 R Ludwick lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .248 S Rolen 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 Y Molina c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .254 B Ryan 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 B Thompson p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Totals 10 0 1 0 3 3 6 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Encarnacion 1. Team LOB - 4. ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg W Harris lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .339 E Renteria ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 C Jones 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .346 A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .215 K Johnson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 J Francoeur rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .293 J Saltalamacchia c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276 J Franco 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .186 J Reyes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Totals 6 0 1 0 2 1 3 BATTING: Team LOB - 2. BASERUNNING: CS - W Harris (6, 2nd base by B Thompson/Y Molina). ---------------------------------------------------- ST LOUIS - 000 -- 0 ATLANTA - 00 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era B Thompson 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 4.95 ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era J Reyes 3 1 0 0 3 3 0 6.57 Pitches-strikes: B Thompson 38-23; J Reyes 51-28. Ground balls-fly balls: B Thompson 1-3; J Reyes 2-4. Batters faced: B Thompson 8; J Reyes 13. UMPIRES: HP--Bill Welke. 1B--Lance Barksdale. 2B--Gary Cederstrom. 3B--Jim Reynolds. Weather: 77 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, right to left.</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at ATLANTA <div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE DOUBLE BY CHIPPER JONES SCORED EDGAR RENTERIA. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C JONES ON SECOND, 2 OUT CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 0 ATLANTA 1 BOTTOM, 3RD DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: A JONES (.215, 0-FOR-1)</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at ATLANTA <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - ST LOUIS 0 0 0 0 1 0 ATLANTA 0 0 1 1 3 0 (TOP 4) CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - BRAD THOMPSON ATL - JO-JO REYES DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: R LUDWICK (.248, 0-FOR-1) S ROLEN (.261, 0-FOR-1) Y MOLINA (.254, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at ATLANTA <div class="pre">ST LOUIS (0) VS ATLANTA (1) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D Eckstein ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .311 S Taguchi cf 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .295 A Pujols 1b 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .318 J Encarnacion rf 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 .280 R Ludwick lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .248 S Rolen 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 Y Molina c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .254 B Ryan 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 B Thompson p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Totals 10 0 1 0 3 3 6 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Encarnacion 1. Team LOB - 4. ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg W Harris lf 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .337 E Renteria ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .335 C Jones 3b 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 .349 A Jones cf 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .214 K Johnson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 J Francoeur rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .293 J Saltalamacchia c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276 J Franco 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .186 J Reyes p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 Totals 11 1 3 1 2 2 4 BATTING: 2B - C Jones (21, B Thompson). RBI - C Jones (49). 2-out RBI - C Jones. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Jones 1. Team LOB - 3. BASERUNNING: CS - W Harris (6, 2nd base by B Thompson/Y Molina). ---------------------------------------------------- ST LOUIS - 000 -- 0 ATLANTA - 001 -- 1 ---------------------------------------------------- ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era B Thompson 3 3 1 1 2 2 0 5.00 ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era J Reyes 3 1 0 0 3 3 0 6.57 Pitches-strikes: B Thompson 51-31; J Reyes 51-28. Ground balls-fly balls: B Thompson 2-4; J Reyes 2-4. Batters faced: B Thompson 13; J Reyes 13. UMPIRES: HP--Bill Welke. 1B--Lance Barksdale. 2B--Gary Cederstrom. 3B--Jim Reynolds. Weather: 77 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, right to left.</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at ATLANTA <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - ST LOUIS 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 ATLANTA 0 0 1 1 3 0 (BOT 4) CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - BRAD THOMPSON ATL - JO-JO REYES DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: K JOHNSON (.291, 0-FOR-1) J FRANCOEUR (.293, 1-FOR-1) J SALTALAMACCHIA (.276, 0-FOR-1)</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at ATLANTA <div class="pre">ST LOUIS (0) VS ATLANTA (1) - MID 4TH - IN PROGRESS ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D Eckstein ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .311 S Taguchi cf 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .295 A Pujols 1b 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .318 J Encarnacion rf 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 .280 R Ludwick lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .246 S Rolen 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 Y Molina c 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .253 B Ryan 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 B Thompson p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Totals 13 0 1 0 3 3 6 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Encarnacion 1. Team LOB - 4. ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg W Harris lf 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .337 E Renteria ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .335 C Jones 3b 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 .349 A Jones cf 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .214 K Johnson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 J Francoeur rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .293 J Saltalamacchia c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276 J Franco 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .186 J Reyes p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 Totals 11 1 3 1 2 2 4 BATTING: 2B - C Jones (21, B Thompson). RBI - C Jones (49). 2-out RBI - C Jones. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Jones 1. Team LOB - 3. BASERUNNING: CS - W Harris (6, 2nd base by B Thompson/Y Molina). ---------------------------------------------------- ST LOUIS - 000 0 -- 0 ATLANTA - 001 -- 1 ---------------------------------------------------- ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era B Thompson 3 3 1 1 2 2 0 5.00 ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era J Reyes 4 1 0 0 3 3 0 6.07 Pitches-strikes: B Thompson 51-31; J Reyes 67-36. Ground balls-fly balls: B Thompson 2-4; J Reyes 3-6. Batters faced: B Thompson 13; J Reyes 16. UMPIRES: HP--Bill Welke. 1B--Lance Barksdale. 2B--Gary Cederstrom. 3B--Jim Reynolds. Weather: 77 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, right to left.</div>
