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Smoltz to start against Rockies

Aug 3, 2007 - 3:02 PM Colorado (55-52) at Atlanta (57-52) 7:35 pm EDT

ATLANTA (Ticker) - The Atlanta Braves will send their lone All-Star representative to the mound when they host the Colorado Rockies in the opener of a three-game series Friday.

John Smoltz (10-5, 2.84 ERA) will get the start as the Braves go for their fourth win in their last five games. The 19-year veteran is unbeaten in his last three contests, posting a 1-0 record with a 1.71 ERA and 21 strikeouts over that span.

The 40-year-old Smoltz gave up three runs and seven hits with six strikeouts in a 4-3 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday.

Atlanta has had an offensive explosion recently, scoring 49 runs over its last four games.

The Rockies will charge Jeff Francis (11-5, 4.12) with shutting down the high-powered Braves' offense. The 26-year-old Canadian yielded just two runs and seven hits with five strikeouts over 7 2/3 innings in a 6-2 triumph over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday.

Colorado has its own offensive weapon in Matt Holliday. The Stillwater, Oklahoma native is batting .417 (15-for-36) with four homers and 12 RBI over his last 10 games.








  • NL
    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    COLORADO 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 9 13 0
    ATLANTA 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 8 2 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: COL - JEFF FRANCIS, JEREMY AFFELDT (7TH), RAMON RAMIREZ (8TH), MATT
    HERGES (9TH) AND YORVIT TORREALBA
    ATL - JOHN SMOLTZ, TYLER YATES (7TH), JOEY DEVINE
    (8TH), LANC

    Aug 3 10:48 PM


  • NL
    AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY MARK TEIXEIRA (3) TO CENTER WITH 0 OUT IN
    THE 9TH OFF MATT HERGES.
    CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 9, ATLANTA 2
    DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: A JONES (.217, 0-FOR-3)

    Rockies vs. BravesAug 3 10:39 PM


  • NL
    AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY TROY TULOWITZKI SCORED MATT HOLLIDAY AND GARRETT
    ATKINS.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, T TULOWITZKI ON FIRST, B HAWPE ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 9
    ATLANTA 1 TOP, 9TH
    DUE UP FOR COLORADO: Y TORREALBA (.278, 1-FOR-4)

    Rockies vs. BravesAug 3 10:27 PM


  • NL
    AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
    THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY GARRETT ATKINS (16) TO CENTER WITH 2
    OUT IN THE 7TH OFF JOHN SMOLTZ SCORED KAZ MATSUI AND TODD HELTON.
    CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 7, ATLANTA 1
    DUE UP FOR COLORADO: B HAWPE (.289, 0-FOR-1, 2 BB)

    Rockies vs. BravesAug 3 9:35 PM


  • NL
    AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
    ANDRUW JONES HIT INTO DOUBLE PLAY SCORING CHIPPER JONES.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 4
    ATLANTA 1 BOTTOM, 4TH
    DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: J FRANCOEUR (.305, 0-FOR-1)

    Rockies vs. BravesAug 3 8:52 PM


  • NL
    AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY MATT HOLLIDAY SCORED YORVIT TORREALBA AND KAZ
    MATSUI.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, M HOLLIDAY ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 4
    ATLANTA 0 TOP, 2ND
    DUE UP FOR COLORADO: T HELTON (.296, 0-FOR-0, BB)

    Rockies vs. BravesAug 3 8:08 PM


  • NL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    COLORADO 2 2 2 0
    ATLANTA 0 0 1 (BOT 1)

    CURRENT PITCHERS: COL - JEFF FRANCIS
    ATL - JOHN SMOLTZ

    DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: Y ESCOBAR (.329, 1 HR, 14 RBI)
    K JOHNSON (.296, 12 HR, 56 RBI)
    C JONES (.335, 17 HR, 56 RBI)

    Rockies vs. BravesAug 3 7:52 PM
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