Phillies 8, Braves 3
Brent Lillibridge flips the ball to second for a forceout in the first inning. (Gregory Smith/AP)
By Mark Bowman / MLB.com
The Braves welcomed Chipper Jones and Mark Kotsay back, but the offense struggled with runners in scoring position, while righty Charlie Morton endured the first rough start of his young career, allowing five runs over just two-plus innings.
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Philadelphia 8, Atlanta 3
Today's Boxes 7/1/08
BAL 7, KC 5
TEX 3, NYY 2
TB 3, BOS 1
PIT 6, CIN 5
WSH 9, FLA 6
LAD 7, HOU 6
MIN 6, DET 4
CWS 3, CLE 2
NYM 7, STL 4
COL 4, SD 0
MIL 8, ARI 6
LAA 5, OAK 3
SEA 7, TOR 6
SF 2, CHC 1
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Standings thru 7/1/08 | Recap: PHI | ATL | Gameday | Phillies stats | Braves stats
Philadelphia AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Rollins , SS4 1 2 0 1 0 0 .267
Victorino , CF5 1 2 4 1 1 1 .274
Utley , 2B6 1 2 0 0 2 6 .298
Howard , 1B5 1 2 0 0 1 4 .218
Burrell , LF3 1 2 2 1 0 0 .275
1-Werth , PR-LF 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .268
Jenkins , RF5 0 2 1 0 1 4 .243
Feliz , 3B4 0 0 1 0 3 6 .256
Ruiz , C2 1 0 0 3 0 2 .213
Kendrick , P3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .129
Romero , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Taguchi , PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206
Gordon , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Dobbs , PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .327
Lidge , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 39 8 14 8 6 9 26
BATTING 2B : Jenkins (12, Carlyle).HR : Burrell (20, 2nd inning off Morton, 0 on, 0 out), Victorino (3, 3rd inning off Morton, 1 on, 0 out).TB : Rollins 2; Victorino 5; Utley 2; Howard 2; Burrell 5; Werth; Jenkins 3; Dobbs.RBI : Burrell 2 (51), Victorino 4 (22), Jenkins (22), Feliz (40).2-out RBI : Victorino 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Kendrick; Feliz 3; Howard 2; Utley.S : Taguchi; Rollins.SF : Feliz.Team LOB : 13.BASERUNNING SB : Werth (9, 2nd base off Boyer/McCann).
Atlanta AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Blanco , LF4 0 2 0 1 0 1 .274
Johnson , 2B3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .279
Jones, C , 3B3 0 1 0 2 1 2 .393
Teixeira , 1B4 0 0 1 0 0 5 .272
McCann , C4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .298
Kotsay , CF4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .287
Francoeur , RF4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .239
Lillibridge , SS4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .154
Morton , P0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Carlyle , P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Infante , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
Acosta , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Norton , PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .246
Ohman , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Boyer , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ring , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-Gotay , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Totals 34 3 8 3 4 4 21
BATTING 2B : McCann (24, Kendrick), Jones, C (13, Kendrick), Norton (10, Kendrick).TB : Blanco 2; Jones, C 2; McCann 3; Francoeur; Lillibridge; Norton 2.RBI : Norton 2 (18), Teixeira (63).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Teixeira; Lillibridge; Francoeur; Johnson; Kotsay; McCann 2.S : Johnson.Team LOB : 9.BASERUNNING SB : Blanco (7, 2nd base off Kendrick/Ruiz).FIELDING E : Lillibridge (1, missed catch).
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Kendrick (W, 8-3)6.0 7 3 3 2 2 0 4.58
Romero (H, 8)1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1.67
Gordon (H, 13)1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.02
Lidge 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.82
IBB : Victorino (by Ohman).Pitches-strikes : Kendrick 85-59, Romero 15-6, Gordon 9-5, Lidge 17-10, Morton 57-35, Carlyle 37-24, Acosta 33-20, Ohman 20-9, Boyer 24-11, Ring 4-2.Ground outs-fly outs : Kendrick 11-5, Romero 3-0, Gordon 3-0, Lidge 0-1, Morton 2-3, Carlyle 2-2, Acosta 4-2, Ohman 2-0, Boyer 0-1, Ring 0-1.Batters faced : Kendrick 27, Romero 5, Gordon 3, Lidge 4, Morton 15, Carlyle 10, Acosta 9, Ohman 6, Boyer 7, Ring 1.Inherited runners-scored : Romero 1-1, Carlyle 2-0, Ring 2-0.Umpires : HP: Dana DeMuth. 1B: Lance Barksdale. 2B: Doug Eddings. 3B: Ted Barrett.Weather : 83 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 8 mph, L to R.T : 3:07.Att : 29,206.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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