VS.
Atlanta Braves (15-9):
Featuring...
Tim Hudson
VS.
Jon Lieber
At Turner Field:
Braves Team Statistics:
AVG: .264
R: 129
HR: 34
RBI: 124
OBP: .350
ERA: 4.36
K: 179
SV: 9
WHIP: 1.52
Starting Lineups for Tonights Game:
Phillies:
J. Rollins, SS
S. Victorino, RF
C. Utley, 2B
R. Howard, 1B
P. Burrell, LF
W. Helms, 3B
A. Rowand, CF
C. Ruiz, C
J. Lieber, P
Braves:
Kelly Johnson, 2B
AVG .321 HR 5 RBI 15 R 24 SB 2
Edgar Renteria, SS
AVG .340 HR 4 RBI 17 R 18 SB 2
Larry Wayne Jones, 3B
AVG .309 HR 7 RBI 16 R 20 SB 0
Andruw Jones, CF
AVG .250 HR 4 RBI 16 R 15 SB 0
Brian McCann, C
AVG .291 HR 2 RBI 13 R 7 SB 0
Jeff Francoeur, RF
AVG .298 HR 5 RBI 25 R 15 SB 0
Scott Thorman, 1B
AVG .292 HR 3 RBI 11 R 7 SB 1
Matt Diaz, LF
AVG .259 HR 2 RBI 3 R 6 SB 1
Tim Hudson, P
W-L 3-0 ERA 1.22 K 31 Walks 11 WHIP 0.97
The Phillies come to town for a three game set. We need Hudson to lock up game one for us, because tomorrow night its our number five ace in the hold Mark Redman against Cole Hamels.
Go Braves!
News and Notes:
Game Preview
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/preview;_ylt=Ap0ItbYw62xaGUpNtv0d8zYR0bYF?gid=270430115
Philadelphia (11-13) is four games behind the Braves, but has won seven of its last nine games after its awful start.
Braves trade struggling Langerhans to Athletics
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=braveslangerhans&prov=st&type=lgns
He entered the season with a career .254 batting average, but was hitting just .068 (3-for-44) in 20 games this season.
National League East Standings (as of 4/13/07)
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