MIAMI, Fla. - Troy Glaus drove in two of Atlanta's six runs in the seventh inning to lift the Braves past the Florida Marlins, 7-3, on Wednesday night.
Yunel Escobar had two hits in the seventh as the Braves sent 11 men to the plate, recorded five hits - all singles - and drew three walks.
With the Marlins leading 2-1 heading into the pivotal inning, Burke Badenhop (0-5) relieved starter Nate Robertson, who struck out five in six innings, and gave up singles to the first two batters before Nate McLouth sacrificed.
Dan Meyer relieved and walked Eric Hinske to load the bases. Brian Sanches came on and gave up a sacrifice fly to Martin Prado that tied the game. Sanches walked the next two batters and allowed three straight run-scoring singles, including a two-run hit by Glaus. Escobar's second single of the inning gave the Braves a 7-2 lead.
Tommy Hanson (4-3) picked up the win, allowing two runs over six innings. He struck out four and walked five.
Hanley Ramirez lined a fastball over the right-field fence for his eighth home run to give the Marlins a 1-0 lead in the first. Hanson walked the next three batters before striking out Ronnie Paulino.
Hanson settled down after the first and even delivered a sacrifice fly in the fifth that scored Melky Cabrera, who singled, advanced on a passed ball, then moved to third on a deep fly ball.
Atlanta 000 010 600 – 7 7 1
Florida 100 010 010 – 3 8 2
Atlanta AB R H BI Avg. Florida AB R H BI Avg.
Prado 2b 4 0 0 1 .307 Coghlan lf 5 0 1 0 .212
Heyward rf 3 1 0 0 .290 G.Sanchez 1b 5 0 1 0 .276
C.Jones 3b 4 1 0 1 .219 H.Ramirez ss 3 1 2 1 .305
Wagner p 0 0 0 0 --- Cantu 3b 3 0 1 1 .288
Glaus 1b 3 1 1 2 .266 Uggla 2b 3 1 1 0 .278
Moylan p 0 0 0 0 --- C.Ross rf-cf 3 0 1 0 .308
c-Conrad ph-3b 1 0 0 0 .258 R.Paulino c 4 0 1 1 .305
McCann c 4 0 2 1 .263 Maybin cf 2 0 0 0 .239
1-D.Ross pr-c 1 0 0 0 .229 Sanches p 0 0 0 0 ---
Y.Escobar ss 3 1 2 1 .188 T.Wood p 0 0 0 0 ---
Me.Cabrera lf 4 2 2 0 .228 b-Helms ph 1 0 0 0 .298
McLouth cf 3 0 0 0 .190 Pinto p 0 0 0 0 ---
Hanson p 1 0 0 1 .056 N.Robertson p 1 1 0 0 .143
a-Hinske ph-1b 1 1 0 0 .356 Badenhop p 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 32 7 7 7 Meyer p 0 0 0 0 ---
B.Carroll rf 2 0 0 0 .203
Totals 32 3 8 3
a-walked for Hanson in the 7th. b-struck out for T.Wood in the 8th. c-struck out for Moylan in the 9th.1-ran for McCann in the 7th. E: McCann (5), N.Robertson (2), R.Paulino (2). LOB: Atlanta 7, Florida 8. 2B: G.Sanchez (13). HR: H.Ramirez (8), off Hanson. RBIs: Prado (21), C.Jones (14), Glaus 2 (29), McCann (18), Y.Escobar (9), Hanson (1), H.Ramirez (25), Cantu (35), R.Paulino (15). SB: H.Ramirez (4). S: McLouth. SF: Prado, Hanson. RLSP: Atlanta 4 (Glaus, McCann, Me.Cabrera, D.Ross); Florida 5 (R.Paulino 2, Uggla 2, Helms). RA: C.Jones, McLouth. GIDP: G.Sanchez. DP: Atlanta 2 (Hanson, Glaus), (Y.Escobar, Hinske).
Atlanta walks (6): Heyward 2, C.Jones, Glaus, Y.Escobar, Hinske.
Florida walks (5): H.Ramirez, Cantu, Uggla, C.Ross, N.Robertson.
Atlanta strikeouts (8): Prado, C.Jones 2, Glaus, Conrad, McCann, D.Ross, Hanson.
Florida strikeouts (7): Coghlan 2, C.Ross, R.Paulino 2, Helms, B.Carroll.
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Hanson (W 4-3) 6 4 2 2 5 4 89 4.06
Moylan 2 4 1 1 0 1 27 2.21
Wagner 1 0 0 0 0 2 13 2.12
Florida IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
N.Robertson 6 2 1 0 2 5 107 4.05
Badenhop (L 0-5) (H 4) 1/3 2 2 2 0 0 8 6.43
Meyer 0 0 1 1 1 0 5 8.59
Sanches (BS 1-1) 2/3 3 3 3 2 0 24 3.18
T.Wood 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 5.91
Pinto 1 0 0 0 1 3 24 2.30
Meyer pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. IR-S: Meyer 2-0, Sanches 3-3. IBB: off Hanson (H.Ramirez). HBP: by Hanson (Maybin). WP: Pinto. PB: R.Paulino. Balk: N.Robertson. Umpires: Home, Doug Eddings; First, Dana DeMuth; Second, Kerwin Danley; Third, C.B. Bucknor.
T: 2:55. A: 15,238 (38,560).
Reds 4, Pirates 0
CINCINNATI - Bronson Arroyo pitched into the eighth inning for his fifth straight win, and Orlando Cabrera drove in two runs as Cincinnati shut out Pittsburgh
Arroyo (5-2) allowed five hits - all singles - in 72/3 innings. Daniel Ray Herrera pitched out of a bases-loaded threat in the eighth, striking out Garrett Jones on a 66 mph screwball.
The Reds won for the eighth time in the last 12 games.
Pittsburgh 000 000 000 – 0 6 3
Cincinnati 010 011 01x – 4 10 0
Pittsburgh AB R H BI Avg. Cincinnati AB R H BI Avg.
Iwamura 2b 3 0 1 0 .169 O.Cabrera ss 3 0 1 2 .280
N.Walker 3b 4 0 2 0 .375 Cairo 1b 4 1 2 1 .216
A.McCutchen cf 3 0 0 0 .318 B.Phillips 2b 3 0 0 0 .262
G.Jones rf-1b 4 0 1 0 .259 Rolen 3b 3 0 0 0 .265
Doumit c 4 0 0 0 .285 Bruce rf 3 0 1 0 .272
Milledge lf 3 0 0 0 .258 L.Nix lf 4 0 0 0 .246
Clement 1b 3 0 1 0 .189 Stubbs cf 3 1 2 0 .222
Carrasco p 0 0 0 0 .000 Hanigan c 3 1 2 0 .338
Donnelly p 0 0 0 0 --- Arroyo p 2 0 1 0 .136
b-Church ph 1 0 0 0 .204 Masset p 0 0 0 0 ---
Cedeno ss 3 0 1 0 .252 Herrera p 0 0 0 0 ---
Ohlendorf p 2 0 0 0 .000 a-Heisey ph 1 1 1 1 .280
Delw.Young rf 1 0 0 0 .243 Cordero p 0 0 0 0 ---
Totals 31 0 6 0 Totals 29 4 10 4
a-homered for Herrera in the 8th. b-struck out for Donnelly in the 9th. E: Doumit (2), N.Walker (1), Ohlendorf (2). LOB: Pittsburgh 8, Cincinnati 11. HR: Cairo (1), off Ohlendorf; Heisey (3), off Donnelly. RBIs: O.Cabrera 2 (23), Cairo (4), Heisey (4). SB: O.Cabrera (7), B.Phillips 2 (6). CS: Stubbs (3). S: Arroyo. SF: O.Cabrera. RLSP: Pittsburgh 5 (Ohlendorf 2, G.Jones 3); Cincinnati 6 (Bruce 2, L.Nix, Cairo, Hanigan 2). GIDP: N.Walker, G.Jones, B.Phillips. DP: Pittsburgh 1 (Cedeno, Iwamura, G.Jones); Cincinnati 2 (Arroyo, O.Cabrera, Cairo), (B.Phillips, O.Cabrera, Cairo).
Pittsburgh walks (4): Iwamura, A.McCutchen, Milledge, Cedeno.
Cincinnati walks (7): O.Cabrera, B.Phillips 2, Rolen, Bruce, Stubbs, Hanigan.
Pittsburgh strikeouts (5): G.Jones, Clement, Church, Cedeno, Ohlendorf.
Cincinnati strikeouts (5): Cairo 2, Bruce 2, Arroyo.
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Ohlendorf (L 0-3) 6 8 3 3 5 5 94 5.11
Carrasco 1 1 0 0 2 0 20 3.94
Donnelly 1 1 1 1 0 0 10 5.54
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Arroyo (W 5-2) 72/3 5 0 0 2 3 113 4.30
Masset 0 1 0 0 1 0 9 7.29
Herrera (H 7) 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 6 3.29
Cordero 1 0 0 0 1 1 18 3.75
Masset pitched to 2 batters in the 8th. IR-S: Masset 1-0, Herrera 3-0. IBB: off Arroyo (Cedeno). HBP: by Donnelly (Cairo). WP: Masset. Umpires: Home, Todd Tichenor; First, Marvin Hudson; Second, Jim Joyce; Third, Jim Wolf.
T: 2:54. A: 18,137 (42,319).
Astros 5, Brewers 0
MILWAUKEE - Roy Oswalt threw eight dominant innings in his first start since requesting a trade and Houston had 12 hits to beat Milwaukee.
Oswalt handed the Brewers their 12th loss in the last 15 games, scattering four hits, including doubles by Ryan Braun in the first and fourth.
Oswalt (3-6) struck out nine of the final 16 batters and worked out of his only brush with trouble in the fourth. After giving up Braun's hit and walking Prince Fielder, he struck out the side.
Oswalt's 2.35 ERA is one of the lowest in the NL but he also came in with the league's lowest run-support average (2.07).
Houston 102 110 000 – 5 12 0
Milwaukee 000 000 000 – 0 5 1
Houston AB R H BI Avg. Milwaukee AB R H BI Avg.
Bourn cf 4 1 1 1 .280 Weeks 2b 4 0 0 0 .241
Keppinger 2b 5 1 1 0 .288 Gomez cf 4 0 0 0 .263
Pence rf 4 2 2 1 .257 Braun lf 4 0 2 0 .331
Ca.Lee lf 4 0 2 2 .199 Fielder 1b 3 0 0 0 .271
Michaels lf 1 0 1 0 .225 McGehee 3b 4 0 1 0 .306
Berkman 1b 4 0 3 1 .243 Hart rf 4 0 1 0 .263
P.Feliz 3b 4 0 0 0 .207 Kottaras c 3 0 0 0 .231
Quintero c 3 0 0 0 .236 A.Escobar ss 3 0 0 0 .244
Manzella ss 4 1 2 0 .214 Suppan p 0 0 0 0 .200
Oswalt p 2 0 0 0 .200 Narveson p 1 0 1 0 .364
Lyon p 0 0 0 0 --- C.Vargas p 1 0 0 0 .000
Totals 35 5 12 5 Hoffman p 0 0 0 0 ---
Counsell ss 1 0 0 0 .274
Totals 32 0 5 0
E: Kottaras (1). LOB: Houston 9, Milwaukee 6. 2B: Keppinger (14), Pence (7), Manzella (3), Braun 2 (14), Hart (6). RBIs: Bourn (6), Pence (21), Ca.Lee 2 (19), Berkman (15). SB: Pence (3). CS: Bourn (5). S: Oswalt 2. RLSP: Houston 3 (Quintero, P.Feliz, Bourn); Milwaukee 3 (Fielder, Kottaras, A.Escobar). RA: Pence.
Houston walks (4): Bourn, Pence, Berkman, Quintero.
Milwaukee walks (1): Fielder.
Houston strikeouts (5): Bourn, Ca.Lee, Quintero, Oswalt 2.
Milwaukee strikeouts (9): Weeks, Gomez, Braun, Fielder, McGehee, Hart, Kottaras, A.Escobar, C.Vargas.
Houston IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Oswalt (W 3-6) 8 4 0 0 1 9 109 2.35
Lyon 1 1 0 0 0 0 13 3.72
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Narveson (L 4-2) 4 8 4 4 2 2 89 5.53
C.Vargas 2 1 1 1 1 3 40 7.32
Hoffman 1 1 0 0 1 0 16 11.40
Suppan 2 2 0 0 0 0 25 6.33
WP: Narveson. Umpires: Home, Mike Estabrook; First, Jerry Layne; Second, Mike Winters; Third, Hunter Wendelstedt.
T: 2:45. A: 30,151 (41,900).
Rockies 7, Diamondbacks 3
DENVER - Ubaldo Jimenez threw eight shutout innings, Seth Smith homered twice and Colorado beat Arizona.
Jimenez (9-1) continued his dominant start to the season, extending his current scoreless streak to 161/3 innings and dropping his ERA to 0.88, the best in baseball. His nine wins also lead the major leagues.
Carlos Gonzalez also homered and Miguel Olivo had three hits for the Rockies, who have won a season-high four straight.
Mark Reynolds hit his 12th homer for Arizona, which has lost three in a row.
Arizona 000 000 003 – 3 9 0
Colorado 102 001 30x – 7 9 0
Arizona AB R H BI Avg. Colorado AB R H BI Avg.
K.Johnson 2b 3 0 1 0 .259 C.Gonzalez cf-lf 4 2 1 1 .302
G.Parra rf 4 0 2 0 .259 S.Smith lf 4 2 2 2 .261
C.Jackson lf 4 0 0 0 .240 Fowler cf 1 0 0 0 .219
S.Drew ss 4 1 2 0 .303 Helton 1b 4 0 0 0 .275
Ad.LaRoche 1b 4 1 1 0 .281 Tulowitzki ss 2 3 1 0 .310
M.Reynolds 3b 4 1 2 3 .232 Hawpe rf 4 0 1 2 .316
C.Young cf 4 0 0 0 .292 Olivo c 4 0 3 1 .297
Snyder c 4 0 0 0 .212 Stewart 3b 4 0 1 1 .283
R.Lopez p 2 0 1 0 .130 Barmes 2b 2 0 0 0 .212
J.Gutierrez p 0 0 0 0 --- Jimenez p 3 0 0 0 .111
Rosa p 0 0 0 0 --- b-Spilborghsph 1 0 0 0 .212
a-Ryal ph 1 0 0 0 .343 R.Betancourt p 0 0 0 0 ---
C.Valdez p 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 7 9 7
Totals 34 3 9 3
a-grounded out for Rosa in the 8th. b-grounded out for Jimenez in the 8th. LOB: Arizona 5, Colorado 7. 2B: K.Johnson (14), S.Drew (12), Tulowitzki (15). 3B: Hawpe (2). HR: M.Reynolds (12), off R.Betancourt; S.Smith (6), off R.Lopez; C.Gonzalez (5), off J.Gutierrez; S.Smith (7), off J.Gutierrez. RBIs: M.Reynolds 3 (39), C.Gonzalez (29), S.Smith 2 (18), Hawpe 2 (16), Olivo (22), Stewart (25). SB: C.Gonzalez (6), Olivo 2 (4). RLSP: Arizona 2 (S.Drew, Ad.LaRoche); Colorado 4 (Jimenez 2, Olivo, Barmes). RA: Hawpe, Stewart 2. GIDP: G.Parra, C.Jackson. DP: Colorado 2 (Barmes, Tulowitzki, Helton), (Barmes, Tulowitzki, Helton).
Arizona walks (1): K.Johnson.
Colorado walks (5): C.Gonzalez, Tulowitzki 2, Barmes 2.
Arizona strikeouts (3): Ad.LaRoche, C.Young, R.Lopez.
Colorado strikeouts (4): Hawpe 2, Olivo, Stewart.
Arizona IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
R.Lopez (L 2-3) 6 5 4 4 4 3 90 4.57
J.Gutierrez 2/3 4 3 3 1 1 30 10.00
Rosa 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 4 4.15
C.Valdez 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 7.24
Colorado IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Jimenez (W 9-1) 8 6 0 0 1 3 101 0.88
R.Betancourt 1 3 3 3 0 0 25 7.31
IR-S: Rosa 2-0. Umpires: Home, Gerry Davis; First, Sam Holbrook; Second, Brian Knight; Third, Greg Gibson.
T: 2:30. A: 26,320 (50,449).
Dodgers 8, Cubs 5
CHICAGO - Chad Billingsley won his fourth consecutive start, and James Loney had three hits as surging Los Angeles beat Chicago.
Loney was a home run short of the cycle, and Casey Blake homered and drove in two runs for the Dodgers, who won for the 15th time in 21 games.
Los Angeles 320 002 001 – 8 10 2
Chicago 011 001 200 – 5 14 3
Los Angeles AB R H BI Avg. Chicago AB R H BI Avg.
Furcal ss 5 1 1 1 .289 Fukudome rf 5 0 1 0 .299
Martin c 4 2 0 0 .255 Theriot 2b 5 0 2 0 .300
Kemp cf 5 0 1 2 .277 D.Lee 1b 5 2 3 0 .242
Man.Ramirez lf 5 0 0 1 .310 A.Soriano lf 5 1 1 0 .315
J.Carroll 2b 0 0 0 0 .282 Colvin cf 2 0 0 0 .299
Blake 3b 5 2 2 2 .273 b-Byrd ph-cf 2 0 0 0 .311
Loney 1b 5 1 3 1 .298 Fontenot 3b 2 1 2 1 .323
Re.Johnson rf-lf 4 1 1 1 .297 c-J.Baker ph-3b 1 0 1 2 .227
DeWitt 2b 3 0 2 0 .288 S.Castro ss 4 0 0 0 .309
Paul rf 0 0 0 0 .306 K.Hill c 4 0 1 0 .209
Billingsley p 1 1 0 0 .118 J.Russell p 0 0 0 0 ---
Belisario p 0 0 0 0 --- Gorzelanny p 2 0 1 1 .176
Kuo p 0 0 0 0 --- Howry p 0 0 0 0 ---
Broxton p 0 0 0 0 --- a-Nady ph 1 1 1 1 .239
Totals 37 8 10 8 Stevens p 0 0 0 0 ---
Soto c 1 0 1 0 .264
Totals 39 5 14 5
a-homered for Howry in the 6th. b-struck out for Colvin in the 7th. c-tripled for Fontenot in the 7th. E: Man.Ramirez (1), Furcal (6), Theriot (5), Fontenot (5), S.Castro (6). LOB: Los Angeles 7, Chicago 9. 2B: Kemp (11), Blake (10), Loney (13), Re.Johnson (5), Fontenot 2 (8). 3B: Loney (1), Je.Baker (2). HR: Blake (7), off J.Russell; Nady (2), off Billingsley. RBIs: Furcal (7), Kemp 2 (28), Man.Ramirez (22), Blake 2 (27), Loney (29), Re.Johnson (6), Fontenot (14), Je.Baker 2 (6), Gorzelanny (2), Nady (11). S: Billingsley, Kuo. RLSP: Los Angeles 6 (Re.Johnson 2, Man.Ramirez, Kemp 2, Martin); Chicago 6 (Colvin, Theriot, Gorzelanny 2, S.Castro, K.Hill). RA: Kemp, Man.Ramirez. GIDP: Loney, Theriot 2, D.Lee. DP: Los Angeles 3 (Furcal, DeWitt, Loney), (DeWitt, Loney, Furcal), (DeWitt, Loney); Chicago 1 (Theriot, S.Castro, D.Lee).
Los Angeles walks (3): Martin, DeWitt, Billingsley.
Chicago walk (1): Colvin.
Los Angeles strikeouts (8): Furcal 2, Martin, Kemp 2, Blake, Re.Johnson, Billingsley.
Chicago strikeouts (11): Fukudome 3, A.Soriano 2, Colvin 2, Byrd, S.Castro, K.Hill 2.
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Billingsley (W 6-2) 51/3 10 3 2 1 6 100 3.63
Belisario 2/3 2 2 2 0 0 20 7.20
Kuo (H 9) 11/3 2 0 0 0 4 25 1.69
Broxton (S 11-13) 12/3 0 0 0 0 1 16 1.33
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Gorzelanny (L 2-5) 5 7 7 5 3 5 110 3.66
Howry 1 0 0 0 0 1 12 9.77
Stevens 1 1 0 0 0 1 17 0.00
J.Russell 2 2 1 1 0 1 27 2.93
Gorzelanny pitched to 3 batters in the 6th.Belisario pitched to 2 batters in the 7th. IR-S: Belisario 1-0, Kuo 2-2, Broxton 1-0, Howry 2-1. HBP: by Billingsley (Fontenot). Umpires: Home, Wally Bell; First, Laz Diaz; Second, John Hirschbeck; Third, James Hoye.
T: 3:42. A: 35,828 (41,210).