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Road-tested Braves look for sweep vs. Rockies
Apr 29, 2007 - 3:48 PM Atlanta (15-8) at Colorado (9-15) 3:05 pm EDTDENVER (Ticker) -- The Atlanta Braves aim to continue their road success when they look for a three-game sweep of the Colorado Rockies in the series finale on Sunday.
The Braves have won nine of their 13 road contests this season, including a 6-2 victory over the Rockies on Saturday. Veteran hurler John Smoltz struck out eight and Jeff Francoeur homered.
Atlanta has the most road wins in the major leagues so far this campaign and has notched its best start away from home since opening 9-4 en route to a 101-win season in 2003.
The Braves are 5-3 on their current road trip but have not swept the Rockies in Colorado since August 22-24, 2003.
Atlanta will look to achieve that behind Kyle Davies (0-1, 6.19 ERA), who is going for his first win of the season. In his last outing, he allowed allowed five runs and six hits in four rocky innings in the Braves' 8-7 loss to Florida on Monday.
It does not figure to get easier for the 23-year-old righthander, who owns an 0-2 record with a 12.38 ERA in two career starts vs. Colorado.
The Rockies will counter with Aaron Cook (0-1, 3.18), who has been starved for run support on the early season. The righthander has allowed just 14 runs - 12 earned - in 34 innings but the Rockies have tallied just seven runs in his last four starts.
Colorado has lost seven of its last nine games.
- NL
FINAL 11
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
- - - - - - - - -
ATLANTA 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 1
COLORADO 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
10 11 R H E
-- -- - - -
ATLANTA 0 0 7 16 1
COLORADO 0 2 9 8 1 (FINAL 11)
BATTERIES: ATL
Apr 29 6:46 PM - NL
AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY MATT HOLLIDAY (3) TO CENTER WITH 1 OUT
IN THE 11TH OFF STEVE COLYER SCORED TODD HELTON.
FINAL SCORE: COLORADO 9, ATLANTA 7
Braves vs. RockiesApr 29 6:46 PM - NL
AT COLORADO - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: M Diaz hit for R Langerhans.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 7
COLORADO 7 TOP, 10TH
DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: M Diaz (.264, 2 HR, 3 RBI)
Apr 29 6:24 PM - NL
AT COLORADO - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: B Fuentes relieved B Keppel.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 7
COLORADO 7 TOP, 10TH
DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: S Thorman (.277, 3-FOR-3, HR, 4 RBI)
Apr 29 6:20 PM - NL
AT COLORADO - PITCHING CHANGE
COL: BRIAN FUENTES (0-0, 4.09) STARTING THE 10TH
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 7, COLORADO 7
DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: S THORMAN (.277, 3-FOR-3, HR, 4 RBI)
Apr 29 6:20 PM - NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
ATLANTA 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 1 7 15 1
COLORADO 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 7 7 1 (TOP 10)
CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - TYLER YATES
COL - BOB KEPPEL
DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: S THORMAN (.277, 3-FOR-3, BB, HR, 4 RBI)
B PENA (.278, 2-FOR-4)
R LANGERHANS (.068, 1-FOR-3, SF, R
Apr 29 6:18 PM - NL
AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
GROUND OUT BY BRAD HAWPE SCORED TROY TULOWITZKI.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, M HOLLIDAY ON SECOND, T HELTON ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 7
COLORADO 7 BOTTOM, 9TH
DUE UP FOR COLORADO: C IANNETTA (.158, 0-FOR-2, 2 BB)
Braves vs. RockiesApr 29 6:12 PM - NL
AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY MATT HOLLIDAY SCORED WILLY TAVERAS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M HOLLIDAY ON FIRST, T HELTON ON SECOND, T
TULOWITZKI ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 7
COLORADO 6 BOTTOM, 9TH
DUE UP FOR COLORADO: B HAWPE (.260, 2-FOR-3, BB, HR, RBI)
Braves vs. RockiesApr 29 6:12 PM - NL
AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY EDGAR RENTERIA SCORED KELLY JOHNSON.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, E RENTERIA ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 7
COLORADO 5 TOP, 9TH
DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: C JONES (.316, 1-FOR-4)
Braves vs. RockiesApr 29 5:51 PM - NL
AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
ERROR BY GARRETT ATKINS ALLOWED JEFF FRANCOEUR TO SCORE.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B PENA ON FIRST, S THORMAN ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 6
COLORADO 5 TOP, 8TH
DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: R LANGERHANS (.070, 1-FOR-2, SF, RBI)
Braves vs. RockiesApr 29 5:28 PM - NL
AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY RYAN LANGERHANS SCORED SCOTT THORMAN.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, B PENA ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 5
COLORADO 5 TOP, 6TH
DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: O VILLARREAL (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
Braves vs. RockiesApr 29 4:48 PM - NL
AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY SCOTT THORMAN SCORED CHIPPER JONES AND JEFF
FRANCOEUR.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, S THORMAN ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 4
COLORADO 5 TOP, 6TH
DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: B PENA (.250, 1-FOR-2)
Braves vs. RockiesApr 29 4:46 PM - NL
AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY BRAD HAWPE (1) TO RIGHT WITH 2 OUT IN THE
5TH OFF OSCAR VILLARREAL.
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 2, COLORADO 5
DUE UP FOR COLORADO: C IANNETTA (.167, 0-FOR-0, 2 BB)
Braves vs. RockiesApr 29 4:37 PM - NL
AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY SCOTT THORMAN SCORED ANDRUW JONES.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, S THORMAN ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 2
COLORADO 4 TOP, 4TH
DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: B PENA (.200, 0-FOR-1)
Braves vs. RockiesApr 29 4:16 PM - NL
AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
TRIPLE BY TROY TULOWITZKI SCORED JAMEY CARROLL AND WILLY
TAVERAS.
SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, T TULOWITZKI ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 1
COLORADO 4 BOTTOM, 2ND
DUE UP FOR COLORADO: G ATKINS (.276, 1-FOR-1)
Braves vs. RockiesApr 29 3:46 PM - NL
AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY WILLY TAVERAS SCORED BRAD HAWPE AND CHRIS
IANNETTA.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, W TAVERAS ON FIRST, J CARROLL ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 1
COLORADO 2 BOTTOM, 2ND
DUE UP FOR COLORADO: T TULOWITZKI (.200, 0-FOR-1)
Braves vs. RockiesApr 29 3:45 PM - NL
AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY SCOTT THORMAN (3) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT IN
THE 2ND OFF AARON COOK.
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 1, COLORADO 0
DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: B PENA (.214, 1 HR, 1 RBI)
Braves vs. RockiesApr 29 3:28 PM
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