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Braves' Teixeira set to visit old club

Jun 17, 2008 - 2:43 PM Atlanta (35-36) at Texas (35-36), 8:05 pm EDT

ARLINGTON, Texas (Ticker) -- Mark Teixeira will battle his former club when the Atlanta Braves visit the Texas Rangers on Tuesday in the opener of a three-game interleague series.

The Rangers drafted Teixeira with their first-round pick (fifth overall) in 2001 and the switch-hitting slugger spent 4 1/2 seasons with the team before being sent to the Braves at last year's trade deadline.

Teixeira and reliever Ron Mahay were dealt to Atlanta in exchange for promising catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia and four other prospects.

The 28-year-old Teixeira is batting .271 with 10 home runs and a club-high 48 RBI this season.

He will face former teammate Vicente Padilla (8-3, 3.89 ERA) in this one. The Nicaraguan righthander is 6-1 with a 3.34 ERA and 42 strikeouts over his last nine starts.

Padilla lasted six innings, allowing five runs - four earned - and seven hits with three walks and two strikeouts in Wednesday's 11-5 triumph over the Kansas City Royals.

The Braves will counter with ace Tim Hudson (7-4, 2.76), who allowed a run and seven hits with two walks and five strikeouts over 6 2/3 frames but did not receive a decision during Thursday's 3-2 loss to the Chicago Cubs.








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

    BATTERIES: ATL - TIM HUDSON, JEFF RIDGWAY (5TH), BLAINE BOYER (7TH), ROYCE RING
    (8TH) AND BRIAN MCCANN
    TEX - VICENTE PADILLA, JAMEY WRIGHT (7TH), EDDIE
    GUARDADO (8TH), C.J. W

    Jun 17 10:47 PM


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    AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
    THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY BRIAN MCCANN (13) TO RIGHT WITH 2 OUT
    IN THE 8TH OFF EDDIE GUARDADO SCORED CHIPPER JONES AND MARK
    TEIXEIRA.
    CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 5, TEXAS 7
    DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: J FRANCOEUR (.253, 0-FOR-3)

    Braves 5, Rangers 7  Top 8, 0 OutsJun 17 10:32 PM


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    AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY MARLON BYRD (3) TO RIGHT WITH 1 OUT IN THE
    6TH OFF JEFF RIDGWAY.
    CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 2, TEXAS 7
    DUE UP FOR TEXAS: F CATALANOTTO (.267, 0-FOR-2)

    Braves 2, Rangers 7  Bot 6, 0 OutsJun 17 9:56 PM


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    AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
    SACRIFICE FLY BY MARK TEIXEIRA SCORED GREGOR BLANCO.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, C JONES ON FIRST, Y ESCOBAR ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 2
    TEXAS 6 TOP, 6TH
    DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: B MCCANN (.308, 1-FOR-2)

    Braves 2, Rangers 6  Top 6, 0 OutsJun 17 9:47 PM


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    AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY OMAR INFANTE (1) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN THE
    6TH OFF VICENTE PADILLA.
    CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 1, TEXAS 6
    DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: G BLANCO (.265, 0-FOR-1)

    Braves 1, Rangers 6  Top 6, 0 OutsJun 17 9:32 PM


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    AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
    WILD PITCH BY TIM HUDSON ALLOWED IAN KINSLER TO SCORE.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 0
    TEXAS 6 BOTTOM, 5TH
    DUE UP FOR TEXAS: J HAMILTON (.316, 1-FOR-1, BB, HR, RBI)

    Braves 0, Rangers 6  Bot 5, 0 OutsJun 17 9:25 PM
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    Braves 0, Rangers 5  Top 5, 0 OutsJun 17 9:09 PM


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    AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
    SACRIFICE FLY BY DAVID MURPHY SCORED JOSH HAMILTON.
    SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, B BOGGS ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 0
    TEXAS 5 BOTTOM, 3RD
    DUE UP FOR TEXAS: M BYRD (.266, 0-FOR-1)

    Braves 0, Rangers 5  Bot 3, 0 OutsJun 17 8:55 PM


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    AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY MILTON BRADLEY SCORED RAMON VAZQUEZ AND MICHAEL
    YOUNG.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, M BRADLEY ON FIRST, J HAMILTON ON THIRD, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 0
    TEXAS 4 BOTTOM, 3RD
    DUE UP FOR TEXAS: D MURPHY (.281, 0-FOR-1)

    Braves 0, Rangers 4  Bot 3, 0 OutsJun 17 8:53 PM


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    AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
    FIELDER'S CHOICE BY MICHAEL YOUNG SCORED GERALD LAIRD.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M YOUNG ON FIRST, R VAZQUEZ ON THIRD, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 0
    TEXAS 2 BOTTOM, 3RD
    DUE UP FOR TEXAS: J HAMILTON (.316, 1-FOR-1, HR, RBI)

    Braves 0, Rangers 2  Bot 3, 0 OutsJun 17 8:47 PM


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    AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY JOSH HAMILTON (19) TO RIGHT WITH 2 OUT IN
    THE 1ST OFF TIM HUDSON.
    CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 0, TEXAS 1
    DUE UP FOR TEXAS: M BRADLEY (.329, 15 HR, 46 RBI)

    Braves 0, Rangers 1  Bot 1, 0 OutsJun 17 8:16 PM
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    Braves vs. RangersJun 17 9:53 AM

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