Pirates 4 - 5 Braves
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Braves aim for third consecutive win

Jul 14, 2007 - 2:06 PM Pittsburgh (40-49) at Atlanta (48-42) 7:05 pm EDT

ATLANTA (Ticker) -- The Atlanta Braves will try to push their winning streak to three games when they host the Pittsburgh Pirates in the second game of a weekend series on Saturday.

Brian McCann hit two home runs and Tim Hudson pitched seven scoreless innings as the Braves coasted to a 9-1 triumph in Friday's series opener.

Atlanta hands the ball to Chuck James (8-7, 3.96 ERA), who goes in search of his third straight winning decision. In his last start, James allowed one run in five innings of a 5-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on July 4.

The lefthander pitched one of his best outing of the season when he last faced Pittsburgh, limiting the National League Central squad to one hit in seven innings of a 9-2 win on May 12.

The Pirates will counter with Tom Gorzelanny (9-4, 3.10), who also has been stellar recently. The 25-year-old southpaw picked up his third win in a row, tossing seven innings of three-run ball in a 6-3 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on July 5.

Gorzelanny has never won four straight outings in his three-year career and will be making his first lifetime appearance against Atlanta.








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    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    PITTSBURGH 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 5 0
    ATLANTA 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 9 2 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: PIT - TOM GORZELANNY, DAMASO MARTE (7TH), SHAWN CHACON (8TH) AND
    RONNY PAULINO
    ATL - CHUCK JAMES, TYLER YATES (7TH), RAFAEL SORIANO
    (7TH), OSCAR VILLARREAL (8TH),

    Jul 14 11:13 PM


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    AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY JEFF FRANCOEUR SCORED WILLIE HARRIS.
    FINAL SCORE: ATLANTA 5, PITTSBURGH 4

    Pirates vs. BravesJul 14 11:13 PM
  • 40
    roots
    RUWTbot Took away 25 roots (Close Finish)

    Pirates vs. BravesJul 14 11:13 PM
  • 60
    roots
    RUWTbot Added 60 roots (Close Finish)

    Pirates vs. BravesJul 14 10:47 PM


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    AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
    THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY RYAN DOUMIT (7) TO CENTER WITH 2 OUT
    IN THE 7TH OFF RAFAEL SORIANO SCORED JOSE CASTILLO AND RONNY
    PAULINO.
    CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 4, ATLANTA 4
    DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: R DAVIS (.225, 0-FOR-2, BB)

    Pirates vs. BravesJul 14 9:11 PM


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    AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY RONNY PAULINO SCORED JASON BAY.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R PAULINO ON SECOND, J CASTILLO ON THIRD, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 1
    ATLANTA 4 TOP, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J WILSON (.261, 0-FOR-2)

    Pirates vs. BravesJul 14 8:56 PM


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    AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
    SACRIFICE FLY BY JEFF FRANCOEUR SCORED EDGAR RENTERIA.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A JONES ON FIRST, C JONES ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 0
    ATLANTA 4 BOTTOM, 3RD
    DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: M DIAZ (.351, 0-FOR-1)

    Pirates vs. BravesJul 14 7:53 PM


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    AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
    TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY ANDRUW JONES (17) TO RIGHT WITH 1 OUT
    IN THE 1ST OFF TOM GORZELANNY SCORED EDGAR RENTERIA.
    CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 0, ATLANTA 3
    DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: J FRANCOEUR (.288, 10 HR, 58 RBI)

    Pirates vs. BravesJul 14 7:19 PM


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    AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
    WILD PITCH BY TOM GORZELANNY ALLOWED YUNEL ESCOBAR TO
    SCORE.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, E RENTERIA ON FIRST, 0 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 0
    ATLANTA 1 BOTTOM, 1ST
    DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: C JONES (.332, 0-FOR-0)

    Pirates vs. BravesJul 14 7:15 PM

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