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Chipper mauls Marlins
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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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Series at a glance:
FLA
Florida (13-9)
Lost 1 		Atlanta 7, Florida 4   ATL
Atlanta (11-11)
Won 1
April 24, 2008
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
Florida
 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0   4 6 1
Atlanta
 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 X   7 10 0
Standings thru 4/24/08  |  Recap: FLA | ATL  |  Gameday  |  Marlins stats  |  Braves stats
FloridaABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Ramirez, SS4100111.333
Uggla, 2B3110201.262
Hermida, RF4110103.246
Willingham, LF4134001.329
Jacobs, 1B3000111.277
Ross, CF3000002.146
  b-Amezaga, PH-CF1000000.306
Helms, 3B3010100.200
Rabelo, C3000112.216
Badenhop, P1000011.000
  a-Andino, PH1000010.235
  Kensing, P0000000.000
  Waechter, P0000000.000
  c-Gonzalez, PH1000000.194
Totals314647512 

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).
 
AtlantaABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Johnson, 2B4010000.250
Escobar, SS3110101.310
Jones, C, 3B3231100.442
Teixeira, 1B4111003.244
McCann, C3210101.286
Francoeur, RF3113000.292
Diaz, LF4012000.308
Blanco, CF4010001.409
James, P2000001.000
  Campillo, P0000000.000
  a-Gotay, PH1000000.214
  Acosta, P1000011.000
Totals327107318 

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).
 
FloridaIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Badenhop (L, 0-2)5.08661018.36
Kensing 2.00002000.90
Waechter 1.02110102.25
 
AtlantaIPHRERBBSOHRERA
James (W, 2-1)5.05445317.62
Campillo (H, 2)2.01000100.96
Acosta (S, 2)2.00002103.27

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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