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Hudson hopes matchup with hapless Mariners is beneficial

Jun 22, 2008 - 2:22 PM Seattle (26-48) at Atlanta (37-39) 1:35 pm EDT

ATLANTA (Ticker) -- Tim Hudson hopes the Seattle Mariners' ineptitude will help him pick up his first win in over three weeks on Sunday when the teams complete a three-game interleague series.

Seattle, which is a major-league worst 26-48, has become the laughing stock of baseball. In a three-day span, the Mariners fired both general manager Bill Bavasi and manager John McLaren.

There seemed to be hope on Saturday as the Mariners were headed to a second straight win under interim manager Jim Riggleman. However, with closer J.J. Putz on the disabled list, Miguel Batista was forced into action and blew the save as Brian McCann delivered a game-winning single to give Atlanta a 5-4 victory.

It was the first come-from-behind win in 30 games for Atlanta, which improved its exceptional home record to 26-12 - the third-best mark in baseball. While Atlanta has no problem winning at home, Hudson (7-5, 3.17 ERA) cannot seem to win regardless of where he pitches.

The righthander is winless in his last five starts - four of which have come on the road. Hudson was tagged for six runs and six hits in 4 1/3 innings of a 7-5 loss to Texas on Tuesday. Hudson has not won since May 27.

Seattle sends out Carlos Silva (3-8, 5.79), who is one of the team's failed free agent endeavors. Silva has struggled to live up to the four-year, $48 million free agent contract he signed this offseason, losing his last six starts and going winless since April 17.








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    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    SEATTLE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 7 0
    ATLANTA 0 1 0 3 2 0 2 0 x 8 14 1 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: SEA - CARLOS SILVA, R.A. DICKEY (5TH), RYAN ROWLAND-SMITH (7TH),
    MARK LOWE (8TH) AND JEFF CLEMENT
    ATL - TIM HUDSON, WILL OHMAN (8TH), MIKE GONZALEZ (9TH)
    AND BRIAN

    Jun 22 4:02 PM


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    AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY WILLIE BLOOMQUIST SCORED ICHIRO SUZUKI.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, W BLOOMQUIST ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 3
    ATLANTA 8 TOP, 9TH
    DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: R IBANEZ (.280, 2-FOR-4)

    Mariners 3, Braves 8  Top 9, 0 OutsJun 22 4:01 PM


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    AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
    TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY JEFF CLEMENT (1) TO CENTER WITH 0 OUT
    IN THE 9TH OFF MIKE GONZALEZ SCORED YUNIESKY BETANCOURT.
    CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 2, ATLANTA 8
    DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: M CAIRO (.185, 0-FOR-2, BB)

    Mariners 2, Braves 8  Top 9, 0 OutsJun 22 3:55 PM


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    AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
    TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY MARK TEIXEIRA (13) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT
    IN THE 7TH OFF RYAN ROWLAND-SMITH SCORED KELLY JOHNSON.
    CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 0, ATLANTA 8
    DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: B MCCANN (.311, 2-FOR-3, HR, RBI)

    Mariners 0, Braves 8  Bot 7, 0 OutsJun 22 3:28 PM


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    AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY RUBEN GOTAY SCORED BRIAN MCCANN AND GREG NORTON.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, R GOTAY ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 0
    ATLANTA 6 BOTTOM, 5TH
    DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: B JONES (.355, 0-FOR-2)

    Mariners 0, Braves 6  Bot 5, 0 OutsJun 22 3:02 PM


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    AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY GREGOR BLANCO SCORED BRANDON JONES.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, G BLANCO ON FIRST, T HUDSON ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 0
    ATLANTA 4 BOTTOM, 4TH
    DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: O INFANTE (.290, 1-FOR-2)

    Mariners 0, Braves 4  Bot 4, 0 OutsJun 22 2:39 PM


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    AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY BRIAN MCCANN (14) TO CENTER WITH 0 OUT IN
    THE 4TH OFF CARLOS SILVA.
    CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 0, ATLANTA 3
    DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: G NORTON (.193, 0-FOR-1)

    Mariners 0, Braves 3  Bot 4, 0 OutsJun 22 2:34 PM


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    AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY MARK TEIXEIRA (12) TO RIGHT WITH 0 OUT IN
    THE 4TH OFF CARLOS SILVA.
    CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 0, ATLANTA 2
    DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: B MCCANN (.310, 1-FOR-1)

    Mariners 0, Braves 2  Bot 4, 0 OutsJun 22 2:34 PM


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    AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY MARK TEIXEIRA (11) TO RIGHT WITH 0 OUT IN
    THE 2ND OFF CARLOS SILVA.
    CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 0, ATLANTA 1
    DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: B MCCANN (.307, 13 HR, 43 RBI)

    Mariners 0, Braves 1  Bot 2, 0 OutsJun 22 2:02 PM

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