Marlins 6 - 11 Braves
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  for this game

Smoltz, Braves face last-place Marlins

Sep 17, 2007 - 1:55 PM Florida (65-84) at Atlanta (76-73) 7:05 pm EDT

ATLANTA (Ticker) -- The Atlanta Braves got used to making the playoffs every season. It would take a miracle for them not to miss out on October baseball for the second straight year.

The Braves will try to keep their fledgling playoff hopes alive when they host the the last-place Florida Marlins on Monday.

Atlanta had not missed the playoffs in 14 seasons before falling short last year. They currently trail the San Diego Padres (81-67) in the National League wild card race by 5 1/2 games.

The Braves will send ace John Smoltz (13-7, 3.02 ERA) to the mound on Monday. The veteran righthander would be in the thick of the NL Cy young talk if he had been able to earn wins in some of his nine no decisions. Only once in any of those games did Smoltz allow more than three earned runs.

Smoltz is 13-6 with 20 saves and a 2.75 ERA in 54 career games - 25 starts - against the Marlins.

Florida will counter with Byung-Hyun Kim (9-6, 5.52). The righthander has made three starts since beginning his second stint this season with the Marlins, going 2-0 with a 5.94 ERA.








  • NL
    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    FLORIDA 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 6 10 1
    ATLANTA 1 0 4 0 5 0 0 1 x 11 14 0 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: FLA - BYUNG-HYUN KIM, DANIEL BARONE (5TH), RENYEL PINTO (6TH), MATT
    LINDSTROM (7TH), LEE GARDNER (8TH) AND MIGUEL OLIVO
    ATL - JOHN SMOLTZ, JOSE ASCANIO (7TH), MANNY

    Sep 17 9:55 PM


  • NL
    AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY JULIO FRANCO SCORED KELLY JOHNSON.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J FRANCO ON FIRST, Y ESCOBAR ON THIRD, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 6
    ATLANTA 11 BOTTOM, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: B PENA (.214, 0-FOR-1)

    Marlins vs. BravesSep 17 9:43 PM


  • NL
    AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
    GROUND OUT BY MIGUEL OLIVO SCORED MIKE JACOBS.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, C ROSS ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 6
    ATLANTA 10 TOP, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: A AMEZAGA (.265, 1-FOR-2, BB, RBI)

    Marlins vs. BravesSep 17 9:33 PM


  • NL
    AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY CODY ROSS SCORED JEREMY HERMIDA.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C ROSS ON SECOND, M JACOBS ON THIRD, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 5
    ATLANTA 10 TOP, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: M OLIVO (.238, 1-FOR-3)

    Marlins vs. BravesSep 17 9:32 PM


  • NL
    AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY HANLEY RAMIREZ SCORED ALFREDO AMEZAGA.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, H RAMIREZ ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 4
    ATLANTA 10 TOP, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: D UGGLA (.242, 0-FOR-3)

    Marlins vs. BravesSep 17 9:06 PM


  • NL
    AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY ALFREDO AMEZAGA SCORED CODY ROSS.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, A AMEZAGA ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 3
    ATLANTA 10 TOP, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: R PINTO (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)

    Marlins vs. BravesSep 17 9:03 PM


  • NL
    AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY MIKE JACOBS (17) TO RIGHT WITH 0 OUT IN
    THE 7TH OFF JOSE ASCANIO.
    CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 2, ATLANTA 10
    DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: C ROSS (.329, 1-FOR-2, HR, RBI)

    Marlins vs. BravesSep 17 8:58 PM


  • NL
    AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
    THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY ANDRUW JONES (25) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT
    IN THE 5TH OFF DANIEL BARONE SCORED BRIAN MCCANN AND JEFF
    FRANCOEUR.
    CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 1, ATLANTA 10
    DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: B JONES (.000, 0-FOR-1, SF, RBI)

    Marlins vs. BravesSep 17 8:37 PM


  • NL
    AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY JEFF FRANCOEUR SCORED CHIPPER JONES AND MARK
    TEIXEIRA.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J FRANCOEUR ON SECOND, B MCCANN ON THIRD, 0 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 1
    ATLANTA 7 BOTTOM, 5TH
    DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: A JONES (.221, 1-FOR-2)

    Marlins vs. BravesSep 17 8:32 PM


  • NL
    AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
    SACRIFICE FLY BY BRANDON JONES SCORED MARK TEIXEIRA.
    SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, 1 LEFT ON, 3 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 1
    ATLANTA 5 END BOTTOM, 3RD

    Marlins vs. BravesSep 17 8:05 PM


  • NL
    AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY JEFF FRANCOEUR SCORED CHIPPER JONES.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, J FRANCOEUR ON FIRST, M TEIXEIRA ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 1
    ATLANTA 4 BOTTOM, 3RD
    DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: A JONES (.219, 0-FOR-1)

    Marlins vs. BravesSep 17 8:00 PM


  • NL
    AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
    SACRIFICE FLY BY BRIAN MCCANN SCORED EDGAR RENTERIA.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, M TEIXEIRA ON FIRST, C JONES ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 1
    ATLANTA 3 BOTTOM, 3RD
    DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: J FRANCOEUR (.294, 0-FOR-1)

    Marlins vs. BravesSep 17 7:59 PM


  • NL
    AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY CHIPPER JONES SCORED KELLY JOHNSON.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C JONES ON FIRST, E RENTERIA ON THIRD, 0 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 1
    ATLANTA 2 BOTTOM, 3RD
    DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: M TEIXEIRA (.327, 0-FOR-0, HBP)

    Marlins vs. BravesSep 17 7:55 PM


  • NL
    AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY CODY ROSS (12) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT IN THE
    2ND OFF JOHN SMOLTZ.
    CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 1, ATLANTA 1
    DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: M OLIVO (.238, 16 HR, 58 RBI)

    Marlins vs. BravesSep 17 7:28 PM


  • NL
    AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY CHIPPER JONES SCORED KELLY JOHNSON.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C JONES ON FIRST, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 0
    ATLANTA 1 BOTTOM, 1ST
    DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: M TEIXEIRA (.327, 12 HR, 43 RBI)

    Marlins vs. BravesSep 17 7:17 PM

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