Final
Wolf takes hill as Dodgers aim for third straight win
Jul 3, 2007 - 2:40 PM Atlanta (43-40) at LA Dodgers (47-36) 10:10 pm EDTLOS ANGELES (Ticker) -- Randy Wolf takes the mound Tuesday when the Los Angeles Dodgers aim for their third straight win against the Atlanta Braves.
Wolf (9-6, 4.33 ERA) has not fared well against the Braves, going just 4-9 with a 4.68 ERA in 20 career starts against them.
The lefthanded Wolf struggled in his last outing, allowing three runs and four hits with a career-high six walks in six innings against Arizona on Thursday.
The Braves counter with Kyle Davies (3-7, 5.42), who has dropped five straight starts and allowed five runs in all but one of those outings.
The Dodgers improved to 2-2 on their 10-game homestand thanks to an 8-2 victory in Monday's series opener.
All-Star Russell Martin had a career-high four hits while Matt Kemp blasted a tie-breaking two-run homer in the sixth inning for Los Angeles, which tacked on five runs in the seventh to pull away.
Despite not factoring in the decision, Dodgers starter Derek Lowe yielded only one run over five innings to lower his ERA to 2.98.
Lefthanded reliever Joe Beimel tossed two scoreless frames and benefited from the late rallies to notch the win for Los Angeles, which is 2-2 vs. Atlanta this season.
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FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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ATLANTA 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 1
LA DODGERS 1 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 x 7 13 1 (FINAL)
BATTERIES: ATL - KYLE DAVIES, OSCAR VILLARREAL (3RD), WILFREDO LEDEZMA (6TH),
TYLER YATES (7TH), RAFAEL SORIANO (8TH) AND BRIAN MCCANN
LOS - RANDY WOLF, D.J. HOULTON (4TH), RU
Jul 4 1:01 AM - NL
AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY MATT KEMP SCORED JEFF KENT.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M KEMP ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 6
LA DODGERS 7 BOTTOM, 7TH
DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: W BETEMIT (.202, 2-FOR-3, HR, 4 RBI)
Braves vs. DodgersJul 4 12:35 AM - NL
AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY ANDRE ETHIER SCORED WILSON BETEMIT.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, A ETHIER ON FIRST, M LIEBERTHAL ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 6
LA DODGERS 6 BOTTOM, 3RD
DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: R FURCAL (.278, 1-FOR-1, BB)
Braves vs. DodgersJul 3 11:28 PM - NL
AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY WILSON BETEMIT SCORED JEFF KENT AND LUIS
GONZALEZ.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, W BETEMIT ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 6
LA DODGERS 5 BOTTOM, 3RD
DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: M LIEBERTHAL (.205, 1-FOR-1)
Braves vs. DodgersJul 3 11:24 PM - NL
AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY JARROD SALTALAMACCHIA SCORED JEFF
FRANCOEUR.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, B MCCANN ON FIRST, M DIAZ ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 6
LA DODGERS 3 TOP, 3RD
DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: K DAVIES (.227, 1-FOR-1)
Braves vs. DodgersJul 3 11:11 PM - NL
AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
BASES LOADED WALK TO BRIAN MCCANN SCORED ANDRUW JONES.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, B MCCANN ON FIRST, M DIAZ ON SECOND, J
FRANCOEUR ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 5
LA DODGERS 3 TOP, 3RD
DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: J SALTALAMACCHIA (.330, 0-FOR-1)
Braves vs. DodgersJul 3 11:08 PM - NL
AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY JEFF FRANCOEUR SCORED CHIPPER JONES.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J FRANCOEUR ON SECOND, A JONES ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 4
LA DODGERS 3 TOP, 3RD
DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: M DIAZ (.347, 1-FOR-1, RBI)
Braves vs. DodgersJul 3 11:04 PM - NL
AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY WILSON BETEMIT (9) TO CENTER WITH 0 OUT
IN THE 2ND OFF KYLE DAVIES SCORED MATT KEMP.
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 3, LA DODGERS 3
DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: M LIEBERTHAL (.184, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
Braves vs. DodgersJul 3 10:41 PM - NL
AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY BRIAN MCCANN (8) TO RIGHT WITH 1 OUT IN
THE 2ND OFF RANDY WOLF SCORED MATT DIAZ.
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 3, LA DODGERS 1
DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: J SALTALAMACCHIA (.333, 4 HR, 10 RBI)
Braves vs. DodgersJul 3 10:33 PM - NL
AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY MATT DIAZ SCORED ANDRUW JONES.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M DIAZ ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 1
LA DODGERS 1 TOP, 2ND
DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: B MCCANN (.258, 7 HR, 41 RBI)
Braves vs. DodgersJul 3 10:30 PM - NL
AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JAMES LONEY SCORED RAFAEL FURCAL.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J LONEY ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 0
LA DODGERS 1 BOTTOM, 1ST
DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: J KENT (.264, 10 HR, 40 RBI)
Braves vs. DodgersJul 3 10:23 PM
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