Braves 7, Marlins 4
Chuck James allowed four runs on five hits and five walks in five innings. (Gregory Smith/AP)
By Guy Curtright / Special to MLB.com
After falling behind in the top of the first, Atlanta responded with a five-run frame, highlighted by Jeff Francoeur's two-run double and Matt Diaz's two-run single. Chipper Jones -- on his 36th birthday -- launched a solo shot in the second, his seventh of the season, and improved his league-leading average to .442.
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Florida
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Lost 1
Atlanta 7, Florida 4
Today's Boxes 4/24/08
HOU 5, CIN 3
PHI 3, MIL 1
DET 8, TEX 2
LAA 7, BOS 5
COL 4, CHC 2
OAK 11, MIN 2
CLE 9, KC 6
CLE 2, KC 0
STL 6, PIT 2
WSH 10, NYM 5
TB 5, TOR 3
CWS 7, NYY 6
SF 1, SD 0
ARI 6, LAD 4
BAL 8, SEA 7
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Won 1
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Standings thru 4/24/08  | Recap: FLA | ATL  | Gameday  | Marlins stats  | Braves stats
Florida AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Ramirez , SS4 1 0 0 1 1 1 .333
Uggla , 2B3 1 1 0 2 0 1 .262
Hermida , RF4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .246
Willingham , LF4 1 3 4 0 0 1 .329
Jacobs , 1B3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .277
Ross , CF3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .146
b-Amezaga , PH-CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
Helms , 3B3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .200
Rabelo , C3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .216
Badenhop , P1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
a-Andino , PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .235
Kensing , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Waechter , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-Gonzalez , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194
Totals 31 4 6 4 7 5 12
a-Struck out for Badenhop in the 6th. b-Grounded out for Ross in the 8th. c-Flied out for Waechter in the 9th.
BATTING 2B : Willingham (5, James).HR : Willingham (6, 5th inning off James, 1 on, 1 out).TB : Uggla; Hermida; Willingham 7; Helms.RBI : Willingham 4 (16).2-out RBI : Willingham.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Ross; Ramirez.S : Badenhop.Team LOB : 8. BASERUNNING SB : Ramirez 2 (8, 2nd base off James/McCann, 3rd base off James/McCann). FIELDING E : Kensing (1, pickoff).DP : (Uggla-Ramirez-Jacobs).
Atlanta AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Johnson , 2B4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Escobar , SS3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .310
Jones, C , 3B3 2 3 1 1 0 0 .442
Teixeira , 1B4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .244
McCann , C3 2 1 0 1 0 1 .286
Francoeur , RF3 1 1 3 0 0 0 .292
Diaz , LF4 0 1 2 0 0 0 .308
Blanco , CF4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .409
James , P2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Campillo , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Gotay , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214
Acosta , P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
Totals 32 7 10 7 3 1 8
a-Flied out for Campillo in the 7th.
BATTING 2B : Francoeur (7, Badenhop).3B : McCann (1, Waechter).HR : Jones, C (7, 2nd inning off Badenhop, 0 on, 2 out).TB : Johnson; Escobar; Jones, C 6; Teixeira; McCann 3; Francoeur 2; Diaz; Blanco.RBI : Teixeira (14), Francoeur 3 (18), Diaz 2 (12), Jones, C (20).2-out RBI : Jones, C.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : James; Teixeira.SF : Francoeur.GIDP : McCann.Team LOB : 5. FIELDING Outfield assists : Diaz (Hermida at home).
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
James (W, 2-1)5.0 5 4 4 5 3 1 7.62
Campillo (H, 2)2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.96
Acosta (S, 2)2.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 3.27
IBB : Jones, C (by Kensing).Pitches-strikes : Badenhop 79-50, Kensing 37-23, Waechter 14-11, James 83-52, Campillo 27-18, Acosta 37-19.Ground outs-fly outs : Badenhop 12-3, Kensing 1-5, Waechter 0-2, James 5-6, Campillo 2-3, Acosta 2-3.Batters faced : Badenhop 23, Kensing 8, Waechter 5, James 24, Campillo 7, Acosta 8.Umpires : HP: Rob Drake. 1B: Mike Estabrook. 2B: Dan Iassogna. 3B: Dale Scott.Weather : 77 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 9 mph, R to L.T : 2:34.Att : 19,903.
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