Dodgers 0 - 4 Braves
Final
  for this game

Division leaders clash in Atlanta

May 4, 2007 - 12:58 PM LA Dodgers (17-11) at Atlanta (17-10) 7:35 pm EDT

ATLANTA (Ticker) -- The Los Angeles Dodgers and Atlanta Braves have both gotten off to hot starts this season.

The division leaders will meet Friday when the Braves host the Dodgers in the opener of a three-game series.

Atlanta will send its ace John Smoltz to the mound in the opener. Smoltz (3-1, 3.96 ERA) earned a victory in his last start, allowing two runs and nine hits in seven innings at Colorado last Saturday.

Smoltz, who turns 40 years old on May 15, will likely be without his starting catcher, Brian McCann, who injured his finger behind the plate on Tuesday.

Los Angeles will counter with Brett Tomko (0-2, 3.75). The veteran righthander has never won at Turner Field before. He pitched out of the bullpen on Monday, yielding two runs and three hits in two-thirds of an inning.

The Dodgers are 9-4 on the road this season and have won mostly due to their solid starting pitching. Their team ERA of 3.26 ranks second in the National League.








  • NL
    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    LA DODGERS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
    ATLANTA 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 x 4 8 1 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: LOS - BRETT TOMKO, JOE BEIMEL (5TH), CHAD BILLINGSLEY (6TH), RUDY
    SEANEZ (8TH) AND RUSSELL MARTIN
    ATL - JOHN SMOLTZ, MIKE GONZALEZ (8TH), RAFAEL SORIANO
    (9TH) AND

    May 4 10:16 PM


  • NL
    AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY JEFF FRANCOEUR SCORED CHIPPER JONES AND ANDRUW
    JONES.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J FRANCOEUR ON SECOND, B MCCANN ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 0
    ATLANTA 4 BOTTOM, 5TH
    DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: S THORMAN (.271, 0-FOR-2)

    Dodgers vs. BravesMay 4 9:07 PM


  • NL
    AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY BRIAN MCCANN SCORED EDGAR RENTERIA AND CHIPPER
    JONES.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, B MCCANN ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 0
    ATLANTA 2 BOTTOM, 1ST
    DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: J FRANCOEUR (.311, 5 HR, 25 RBI)

    Dodgers vs. BravesMay 4 7:52 PM

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