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Rookie Kendrick looks to help Phillies take series

Sep 5, 2007 - 2:31 PM Philadelphia (73-65) at Atlanta (70-69) 1:05 pm EDT

ATLANTA (Ticker) - Rookie Kyle Kendrick started the season in the minor leagues. Now the Philadelphia Phillies are relying on him to keep their playoff hopes alive.

Kendrick looks to help the Phillies take the rubber game of a three-game series with the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday.

Ryan Howard hit a two-run homer and Kyle Lohse threw six-plus effective innings as the Phillies snapped a three-game losing streak with a 5-2 win on Tuesday. Philadelphia trails the New York Mets (78-60) by five games in the National League East, and is three games behind the Arizona Diamondbacks (77-63) in the wild card race.

Aside from the injured Cole Hamels, Kendrick (8-3, 3.79 ERA) has been the Phillies' most dependable starter. The righthander is looking for his fourth straight win as he faces the Braves for the first time.

Meanwhile, Atlanta has lost 10 of 14 and is 8 1/2 games behind New York. The Braves have also dropped seven of the last 10 meetings with the Phillies, and are currently 6 1/2 games back of the wild card.

Atlanta's Tim Hudson (15-7, 3.32) takes the mound looking to avoid losing three straight starts for the first time this season. Hudson, who had been 9-0 over his last 11 starts, is 4-4 with a 3.77 ERA in 11 career starts vs. Philadelphia.








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    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    PHILADELPHIA 3 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 8 17 1
    ATLANTA 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 3 9 15 0 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: PHI - KYLE KENDRICK, J.C. ROMERO (6TH), KANE DAVIS (6TH), GEOFF
    GEARY (7TH), TOM GORDON (8TH), BRETT MYERS (8TH) AND CHRIS
    COSTE, CARLOS RUIZ (8TH)
    ATL - TIM HUDSO

    Sep 5 5:11 PM


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    AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY MATT DIAZ SCORED JEFF FRANCOEUR, MARTIN PRADO AND
    YUNEL ESCOBAR.
    FINAL SCORE: ATLANTA 9, PHILADELPHIA 8

    Phillies vs. BravesSep 5 5:11 PM
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    roots
    RUWTbot Added 35 roots (Close Finish)

    Phillies vs. BravesSep 5 5:11 PM


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    AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
    BASES LOADED WALK TO WILLIE HARRIS SCORED SCOTT THORMAN.
    SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, W HARRIS ON FIRST, M DIAZ ON SECOND, Y
    ESCOBAR ON THIRD, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 8
    ATLANTA 6 BOTTOM, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: K JOHNSON (.290, 2-FOR-4)

    Phillies vs. BravesSep 5 4:26 PM


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    AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY MATT DIAZ SCORED JEFF FRANCOEUR.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, M DIAZ ON FIRST, Y ESCOBAR ON SECOND, S
    THORMAN ON THIRD, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 8
    ATLANTA 5 BOTTOM, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: W HARRIS (.288, 2-FOR-4, HR, RBI)

    Phillies vs. BravesSep 5 4:23 PM


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    AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
    WILD PITCH BY BRETT MYERS ALLOWED CHRIS WOODWARD TO
    SCORE.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, S THORMAN ON FIRST, J FRANCOEUR ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 8
    ATLANTA 4 BOTTOM, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: Y ESCOBAR (.326, 1-FOR-3)

    Phillies vs. BravesSep 5 4:22 PM


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    AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY JEFF FRANCOEUR SCORED CHIPPER JONES.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J FRANCOEUR ON FIRST, B MCCANN ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 8
    ATLANTA 3 BOTTOM, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: J ASCANIO (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)

    Phillies vs. BravesSep 5 4:21 PM


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    AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY CHASE UTLEY SCORED PETE LAFOREST.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, C UTLEY ON SECOND, J ROLLINS ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 8
    ATLANTA 2 TOP, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: P BURRELL (.264, 2-FOR-3, BB, HR, RBI)

    Phillies vs. BravesSep 5 3:42 PM


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    AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
    WILD PITCH BY OSCAR VILLARREAL ALLOWED JAYSON WERTH TO
    SCORE.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J ROLLINS ON FIRST, P LAFOREST ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 7
    ATLANTA 2 TOP, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: C UTLEY (.339, 2-FOR-2, BB, SF, RBI)

    Phillies vs. BravesSep 5 3:39 PM


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    AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY PETE LAFOREST SCORED GREG DOBBS.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, P LAFOREST ON FIRST, J WERTH ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 6
    ATLANTA 2 TOP, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: J ROLLINS (.297, 1-FOR-4)

    Phillies vs. BravesSep 5 3:37 PM


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    AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY CHIPPER JONES SCORED KELLY JOHNSON.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, C JONES ON SECOND, 0 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 5
    ATLANTA 2 BOTTOM, 6TH
    DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: M TEIXEIRA (.307, 0-FOR-2)

    Phillies vs. BravesSep 5 3:10 PM


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    AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY WILLIE HARRIS (2) TO RIGHT WITH 0 OUT IN
    THE 6TH OFF KYLE KENDRICK.
    CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 5, ATLANTA 1
    DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: K JOHNSON (.289, 1-FOR-2)

    Phillies vs. BravesSep 5 3:07 PM


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    AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY PAT BURRELL (25) TO LEFT CENTER WITH 2 OUT
    IN THE 2ND OFF TIM HUDSON.
    CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 5, ATLANTA 0
    DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: R HOWARD (.269, 0-FOR-1)

    Phillies vs. BravesSep 5 1:44 PM


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    AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
    SACRIFICE FLY BY CHASE UTLEY SCORED JIMMY ROLLINS.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 4
    ATLANTA 0 TOP, 2ND
    DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: P BURRELL (.263, 1-FOR-1)

    Phillies vs. BravesSep 5 1:43 PM


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

    CURRENT PITCHERS: PHI - KYLE KENDRICK
    ATL - TIM HUDSON

    DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: W HARRIS (.285, 1 HR, 26 RBI)
    K JOHNSON (.289, 15 HR, 65 RBI)
    C JONES (.328, 23 HR, 81 RBI)

    Phillies vs. BravesSep 5 1:25 PM

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