Final
for this game
Braves aim for fifth straight win
May 12, 2007 - 1:35 PM Atlanta (23-12) at Pittsburgh (15-19) 7:05 pm EDTPITTSBURGH (Ticker) -- The Atlanta Braves aim for their season-high fifth straight win when they face the Pittsburgh Pirates in the middle game of a three-game set at PNC Park on Saturday.
Andruw Jones and Jeff Francoeur homered on consecutive pitches during a sixth-inning rally as the Braves beat the Pirates, 4-1, in the opener of a three-game series on Friday.
Kyle Davies won for the first time in seven tries this season with seven strong innings for Atlanta, which entered the contest without a homer in its previous eight games.
The Braves aim for continued success behind Chuck James (3-3, 4.84 ERA), who has yet to find his form from last season. The lefthander was 11-4 in 18 starts last campaign.
He is coming off his shortest outing of the season Monday, allowing two runs, three hits and four walks in 3 2/3 innings in a 4-2 loss to San Diego.
Davies will be opposed by Tony Armas (0-2, 7.94), who is looking for his first win of the season. The righthander yielded four runs - three earned - and six hits in five frames, while walking two and striking out six in a 6-4 loss at Milwaukee last Sunday.
Armas has lasted five or fewer frames in four of his five outings this season for Pittsburgh, which has lost five of its last seven contests.
- NL
FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
ATLANTA 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 9 14 0
PITTSBURGH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 5 3 (FINAL)
BATTERIES: ATL - CHUCK JAMES, CHAD PARONTO (8TH), PETER MOYLAN (8TH) AND BRIAN
MCCANN
PIT - TONY ARMAS, MARTY MCLEARY (3RD), SHAWN CHACON
(7TH), DAMASO MARTE (8TH), JONAH BAY
May 12 9:25 PM - NL
AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY SCOTT THORMAN (5) TO RIGHT WITH 2 OUT
IN THE 9TH OFF JONAH BAYLISS SCORED JEFF FRANCOEUR.
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 9, PITTSBURGH 2
DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: P ORR (.235, 1-FOR-4)
Braves vs. PiratesMay 12 9:19 PM - NL
AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY CHRIS DUFFY SCORED JACK WILSON.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, N MCLOUTH ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 7
PITTSBURGH 2 BOTTOM, 8TH
DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: F SANCHEZ (.243, 0-FOR-3)
Braves vs. PiratesMay 12 9:05 PM - NL
AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY JACK WILSON SCORED JOSE BAUTISTA.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J WILSON ON SECOND, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 7
PITTSBURGH 1 BOTTOM, 8TH
DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: N MCLOUTH (.226, 1 HR, 2 RBI)
Braves vs. PiratesMay 12 9:01 PM - NL
AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JEFF FRANCOEUR SCORED ANDRUW JONES.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J FRANCOEUR ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 7
PITTSBURGH 0 TOP, 7TH
DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: S THORMAN (.250, 1-FOR-3, HR, 3 RBI)
Braves vs. PiratesMay 12 8:37 PM - NL
AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY WILLIE HARRIS SCORED KELLY JOHNSON.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, W HARRIS ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 6
PITTSBURGH 0 TOP, 4TH
DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: E RENTERIA (.336, 1-FOR-2)
Braves vs. PiratesMay 12 7:58 PM - NL
AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY BRIAN MCCANN SCORED EDGAR RENTERIA.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, B MCCANN ON FIRST, A JONES ON SECOND, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 5
PITTSBURGH 0 TOP, 3RD
DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: J FRANCOEUR (.307, 1-FOR-1)
Braves vs. PiratesMay 12 7:40 PM - NL
AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
FIELDER'S CHOICE BY ANDRUW JONES SCORED WILLIE HARRIS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A JONES ON FIRST, E RENTERIA ON SECOND, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 4
PITTSBURGH 0 TOP, 3RD
DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: B MCCANN (.295, 0-FOR-0, BB)
Braves vs. PiratesMay 12 7:39 PM - NL
AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY SCOTT THORMAN (4) TO RIGHT CENTER
WITH 1 OUT IN THE 2ND OFF TONY ARMAS SCORED BRIAN MCCANN AND JEFF
FRANCOEUR.
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 3, PITTSBURGH 0
DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: P ORR (.231, 0 HR, 2 RBI)
Braves vs. PiratesMay 12 7:23 PM
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