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Hudson gets the win
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Braves 5, Padres 2
Tim Hudson has allowed two runs over his last two starts (16 innings). (John Bazemore/AP)
The Braves used good pitching and timely hitting to top the Padres for their fifth straight victory. Greg Norton had the decisive pinch-hit RBI single, while Tim Hudson went seven strong innings for his fourth win. Right-hander Manny Acosta nailed down his third save.
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Series at a glance:
SD
San Diego (12-22)
Lost 3
Atlanta 5, San Diego 2   ATL
Atlanta (17-15)
Won 5
May 7, 2008
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
San Diego
0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0   2 6 0
Atlanta
0 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 X   5 11 1
Standings thru 5/7/08  |  Recap: SD | ATL  |  Gameday  |  Padres stats  |  Braves stats
San Diego AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Giles, RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .276
Iguchi, 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .250
Gonzalez, A, 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .296
Kouzmanoff, 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .283
McAnulty, LF 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .238
  a-Hairston, S, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .198
Edmonds, CF 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .180
  b-Crabbe, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Greene, K, SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .206
Bard, J, C 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .212
Wolf, P 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .125
  Thatcher, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Meredith, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 31 2 6 0 3 5 11  

a-Struck out for McAnulty in the 9th. b-Grounded out for Edmonds in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Kouzmanoff (5, Hudson, T).
TB: Iguchi; Gonzalez, A; Kouzmanoff 3; McAnulty; Edmonds.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Greene, K.
GIDP: Wolf; Kouzmanoff.
Team RISP: 2-for-6.
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING
SB: Iguchi (4, 2nd base off Hudson, T/McCann).

FIELDING
DP: 4 (Iguchi-Greene, K-Gonzalez, A, Kouzmanoff-Iguchi-Gonzalez, A 2, Greene, K-Iguchi-Gonzalez, A).

 
Atlanta AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Johnson, K, 2B 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .269
Escobar, Y, SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .327
Jones, C, 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .429
Teixeira, 1B 2 1 0 0 2 0 3 .254
Francoeur, RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 4 .269
McCann, C 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .299
Diaz, M, LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .295
Kotsay, CF 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .309
Hudson, T, P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .083
  a-Norton, PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .444
  Boyer, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Ohman, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Acosta, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 30 5 11 4 4 3 15  

a-Singled for Hudson, T in the 7th.

BATTING
2B: Jones, C (7, Wolf), McCann (10, Wolf).
TB: Johnson, K; Escobar, Y 2; Jones, C 3; McCann 4; Diaz, M; Kotsay; Norton.
RBI: Kotsay (15), Norton (5), Johnson, K (15), Escobar, Y (14).
2-out RBI: Kotsay.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Teixeira.
SF: Johnson, K.
GIDP: Diaz, M; Francoeur 2; Escobar, Y.
Team RISP: 5-for-9.
Team LOB: 6.

FIELDING
E: Jones, C (4, throw).
DP: 2 (Escobar, Y-Johnson, K-Teixeira 2).

 
San Diego IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Wolf (L, 2-2) 6.0 8 5 5 4 1 0 4.14
Thatcher 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6.35
Meredith 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.45
 
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Hudson, T (W, 5-2) 7.0 6 2 2 3 3 0 2.90
Boyer (H, 6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.35
Ohman (H, 5) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.29
Acosta 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.45

Wolf pitched to 3 batters in the 7th.

Balk: Hudson, T.
IBB: Bard, J (by Hudson, T).
Pitches-strikes: Wolf 86-54, Thatcher 16-13, Meredith 10-9, Hudson, T 94-57, Boyer 8-5, Ohman 4-3, Acosta 7-6.
Groundouts-flyouts: Wolf 12-5, Thatcher 2-1, Meredith 1-0, Hudson, T 13-5, Boyer 1-2, Ohman 0-0, Acosta 1-0.
Batters faced: Wolf 26, Thatcher 5, Meredith 4, Hudson, T 28, Boyer 3, Ohman 1, Acosta 2.
Inherited runners-scored: Thatcher 3-3.
Ejections: Atlanta Braves Manager Bobby Cox ejected by 3B umpire Wally Bell (2nd).
Umpires: HP: Brian Knight. 1B: Paul Schrieber. 2B: Laz Diaz. 3B: Wally Bell.
Weather: 80 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 13 mph, L to R.
T: 2:22.
Att: 25,194.
May 7, 2008

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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