Phillies 8 - 3 Braves
Final
  for this game

Slumping Phillies visit Braves

Jul 1, 2008 - 3:14 PM Philadelphia (44-39) at Atlanta (40-43), 7:00 pm EDT

ATLANTA (Ticker) -- The Philadelphia Phillies must be happy to see National League teams again.

After struggling in interleague play, the Phillies open a three-game series against the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday at Turner Field. Philadelphia, which suffered a 5-1 loss to the Texas Rangers on Sunday, went just 4-11 against American League foes.

Kyle Kendrick takes the mound for the Phillies, who have lost nine of their previous 11 contests. The 23-year-old righthander tossed eight scoreless frames in Wednesday's 4-0 win over the Oakland Athletics, yielding four hits and a walk with four strikeouts.

The Braves counter with rookie Charlie Morton (1-1, 4.24), who is making his fourth career start.

The 24-year-old Morton is coming off his first loss, surrendering four runs - two earned - and seven hits over six innings in last Tuesday's 4-3 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers.

Philadelphia is 5-1 against Atlanta this season, winning each of their last four meetings.

The Braves likely will again be without third baseman Chipper Jones, the top hitter in the major leagues

who is still bothered by a quad injury. Jones has been out of the Braves' starting lineup for the past eight

games and after Sunday's loss in Toronto, manager Bobby Cox hinted that Jones could be headed to the disabled list.








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

    BATTERIES: PHI - KYLE KENDRICK, J.C. ROMERO (7TH), TOM GORDON (8TH), BRAD LIDGE
    (9TH) AND CARLOS RUIZ
    ATL - CHARLIE MORTON, BUDDY CARLYLE (3RD), MANNY ACOSTA
    (6TH), WILL OHMA

    Jul 1 10:18 PM


  • NL
    AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY SHANE VICTORINO SCORED CARLOS RUIZ AND GREG
    DOBBS.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, S VICTORINO ON FIRST, J ROLLINS ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 8
    ATLANTA 3 TOP, 9TH
    DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: C UTLEY (.299, 2-FOR-5)

    Phillies 8, Braves 3  Top 9, 0 OutsJul 1 10:04 PM


  • NL
    AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
    SACRIFICE FLY BY PEDRO FELIZ SCORED JAYSON WERTH.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 6
    ATLANTA 3 TOP, 9TH
    DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: C RUIZ (.213, 0-FOR-2, 2 BB)

    Phillies 6, Braves 3  Top 9, 0 OutsJul 1 9:58 PM


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    AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
    GROUND OUT BY MARK TEIXEIRA SCORED GREG NORTON.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, C JONES ON SECOND, K JOHNSON ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 5
    ATLANTA 3 BOTTOM, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: B MCCANN (.299, 2-FOR-3)

    Phillies 5, Braves 3  Bot 7, 0 OutsJul 1 9:31 PM


  • NL
    AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY GREG NORTON SCORED JEFF FRANCOEUR AND BRENT
    LILLIBRIDGE.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, G NORTON ON SECOND, 0 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 5
    ATLANTA 2 BOTTOM, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: G BLANCO (.272, 1-FOR-2, BB)

    Phillies 5, Braves 2  Bot 7, 0 OutsJul 1 9:19 PM


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    AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY GEOFF JENKINS SCORED RYAN HOWARD.
    SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, G JENKINS ON FIRST, P BURRELL ON SECOND, 0 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 5
    ATLANTA 0 TOP, 3RD
    DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: P FELIZ (.259, 0-FOR-1)

    Phillies 5, Braves 0  Top 3, 0 OutsJul 1 8:00 PM


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    AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY PAT BURRELL SCORED CHASE UTLEY.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, P BURRELL ON FIRST, R HOWARD ON THIRD, 0 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 4
    ATLANTA 0 TOP, 3RD
    DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: G JENKINS (.238, 0-FOR-1)

    Phillies 4, Braves 0  Top 3, 0 OutsJul 1 7:58 PM


  • NL
    AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
    TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY SHANE VICTORINO (3) TO RIGHT WITH 0 OUT
    IN THE 3RD OFF CHARLIE MORTON SCORED JIMMY ROLLINS.
    CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 3, ATLANTA 0
    DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: C UTLEY (.296, 0-FOR-1)

    Phillies 3, Braves 0  Top 3, 0 OutsJul 1 7:52 PM


  • NL
    AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY PAT BURRELL (20) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN THE
    2ND OFF CHARLIE MORTON.
    CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 1, ATLANTA 0
    DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: G JENKINS (.239, 6 HR, 21 RBI)

    Phillies 1, Braves 0  Top 2, 0 OutsJul 1 7:29 PM

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