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Hudson, Braves look to continue home success

May 17, 2008 - 3:13 PM Oakland (23-20) at Atlanta (21-20), 7:10 pm EDT

ATLANTA (Ticker) -- Tim Hudson looks to lead the Atlanta Braves to their ninth consecutive win at Turner Field when they continue their three-game interleague series against the Oakland Athletics on Saturday.

The Braves are a major league-best 15-4 at home this season and Hudson (6-2, 2.54 ERA) is a big reason why. The righthander is 4-0 with a 1.88 ERA in four starts at Turner Field this season.

A former Athletic, the 32-year-old Hudson will be making his first career start against his old club.

Hudson also has pitched well on the road, tossing seven stellar innings in Monday's 8-1 triumph at Pittsburgh. He allowed an unearned run and just two hits with five strikeouts.

He will be opposed by Rich Harden (1-0, 3.68), who is making his second start since coming off the disabled list with a muscle strain under his right shoulder blade.

Harden was tagged up for five runs and eight hits over just 3 2/3 frames in Sunday's 12-6 victory over the Texas Rangers.

Mark Kotsay beat his old club with an RBI double and Chipper Jones singled twice and scored the game-winning run to lead the Braves to a 3-2 come-from-behind victory over the struggling Athletics on Friday. It was Oakland's fourth straight loss.








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

    BATTERIES: OAK - RICH HARDEN, KEITH FOULKE (8TH), HUSTON STREET (9TH) AND KURT
    SUZUKI
    ATL - TIM HUDSON, ROYCE RING (6TH), CHRIS RESOP (6TH),
    PHIL STOCKMAN (9TH) AND BRIAN MCC

    May 17 10:00 PM


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    AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
    SACRIFICE FLY BY GREGOR BLANCO SCORED KELLY JOHNSON.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 5
    ATLANTA 4 BOTTOM, 9TH
    DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: G NORTON (.231, 0-FOR-0, BB)

    Athletics 5, Braves 4  Bot 9, 0 OutsMay 17 9:58 PM
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    Athletics 5, Braves 4  Bot 9, 0 OutsMay 17 9:58 PM


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    AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
    TRIPLE BY KELLY JOHNSON SCORED JEFF FRANCOEUR.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, K JOHNSON ON THIRD, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 5
    ATLANTA 3 BOTTOM, 9TH
    DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: G BLANCO (.293, 0-FOR-2, BB)

    Athletics 5, Braves 3  Bot 9, 0 OutsMay 17 9:57 PM


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    AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
    FIELDER'S CHOICE BY JEFF FRANCOEUR SCORED MARK TEIXEIRA.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J FRANCOEUR ON FIRST, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 5
    ATLANTA 2 BOTTOM, 9TH
    DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: K JOHNSON (.271, 0-FOR-3)

    Athletics 5, Braves 2  Bot 9, 0 OutsMay 17 9:55 PM


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    AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY YUNEL ESCOBAR SCORED GREGOR BLANCO.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, Y ESCOBAR ON FIRST, R GOTAY ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 5
    ATLANTA 1 BOTTOM, 5TH
    DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: M KOTSAY (.307, 1-FOR-2)

    Athletics 5, Braves 1  Bot 5, 0 OutsMay 17 8:38 PM
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    Athletics 5, Braves 0  Bot 5, 0 OutsMay 17 8:27 PM


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    AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
    BASES LOADED WALK TO DARIC BARTON SCORED BOBBY CROSBY.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, D BARTON ON FIRST, E BROWN ON SECOND, J CUST
    ON THIRD, 0 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 5
    ATLANTA 0 TOP, 3RD
    DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: K SUZUKI (.242, 0-FOR-1)

    Athletics 5, Braves 0  Top 3, 0 OutsMay 17 7:54 PM


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    AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
    THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY RYAN SWEENEY (1) TO RIGHT WITH 0 OUT
    IN THE 2ND OFF TIM HUDSON SCORED DARIC BARTON AND KURT SUZUKI.
    CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 4, ATLANTA 0
    DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: D MURPHY (.196, 2 HR, 6 RBI)

    Athletics 4, Braves 0  Top 2, 0 OutsMay 17 7:30 PM


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

    CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - RICH HARDEN
    ATL - TIM HUDSON

    DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: Y ESCOBAR (.298, 4 HR, 16 RBI)
    M KOTSAY (.304, 3 HR, 19 RBI)
    C JONES (.423, 11 HR, 32 RBI)

    Athletics 1, Braves 0  Bot 1, 0 OutsMay 17 7:17 PM

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