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	Cormier grabs the win

Braves 5, Phillies 1

Lance Cormier struck out five and walked one over 5 2/3 innings on Monday. (John Bazemore/AP)

By Mark Bowman / MLB.com

The Braves bounced back from a tough weekend against the Mets on Monday, getting a solid outing from starter Lance Cormier and timely hitting in a series-opening win over the Phillies. Brian McCann had the key hit of the game, roping a two-run double to put the Braves ahead to stay.

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Series at a glance:

Mon. 09/03: ATL 5, PHI 1
Tue. 09/04: PHI 5, ATL 2
Wed. 09/05: ATL 9, PHI 8

Philadelphia (72-65)
Lost 3

Atlanta 5, Philadelphia 1

Atlanta (70-68)
Won 1

September 3, 2007

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Philadelphia	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0
Atlanta	0	0	0	3	0	1	1	0	X	5	11	0

Standings thru 9/3/07 | Gameday | Phillies Stats | Braves Stats

Philadelphia	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Rollins, SS	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	.297
Utley, 2B	4	1	3	0	0	0	0	.340
Burrell, LF	4	0	1	1	0	0	3	.262
Howard, 1B	4	0	0	0	0	3	1	.269
Rowand, CF	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	.310
Werth, RF	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.322
Ruiz, C	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.259
Nunez, 3B	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.237
a-Dobbs, PH-3B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.281
Moyer, P	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	.145
Alfonseca, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Gordon, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
b-Iguchi, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.268
Castro, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	29	1	4	1	2	8	6
a-Grounded out for Nunez in the 8th. b-Flied out for Gordon in the 8th.
BATTING 2B: Utley (43, Cormier). TB: Utley 4; Burrell. RBI: Burrell (80). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Burrell. GIDP: Burrell; Howard. Team LOB: 3.

Atlanta	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Escobar, SS	5	0	1	0	0	1	2	.327
Diaz, LF	2	1	0	0	2	1	0	.348
Yates, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Soriano, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Jones, C, 3B	4	0	2	0	0	2	2	.328
Teixeira, 1B	3	1	2	0	1	0	1	.305
Francoeur, RF	3	1	1	1	0	1	1	.293
Jones, A, CF	4	1	1	0	0	0	3	.222
McCann, C	4	1	2	2	0	1	3	.273
Johnson, 2B	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	.289
Cormier, P	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
Moylan, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
a-Pena, PH	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	.250
Acosta, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Harris, LF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.290
Totals	32	5	11	5	3	7	12
a-Singled for Moylan in the 6th.
BATTING 2B: Escobar (18, Moyer), McCann (35, Moyer), Jones, C (36, Moyer). TB: Escobar 2; Jones, C 3; Teixeira 2; Francoeur; Jones, A; McCann 3; Johnson; Pena. RBI: McCann 2 (84), Johnson (65), Pena (2), Francoeur (85). 2-out RBI: Pena. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: McCann 2; Jones, C; Teixeira; Escobar. SF: Johnson; Francoeur. Team LOB: 8. BASERUNNING CS: McCann (1, home by Moyer/Ruiz). FIELDING DP: 2 (Jones, C-Escobar-Teixeira, Johnson-Teixeira).

Philadelphia	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Moyer (L, 12-11)	5.2	9	4	4	2	7	0	5.13
Alfonseca	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.32
Gordon	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	0	5.40
Castro	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.59

Atlanta	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Cormier (W, 2-4)	5.2	4	1	1	1	5	0	6.69
Moylan (H, 5)	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.87
Acosta (H, 2)	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0.77
Yates	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.85
Soriano	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3.45

Pitches-strikes: Moyer 115-71, Alfonseca 2-1, Gordon 22-12, Castro 8-5, Cormier 99-59, Moylan 1-1, Acosta 18-10, Yates 11-6, Soriano 14-10.
Ground outs-fly outs: Moyer 2-7, Alfonseca 0-1, Gordon 0-3, Castro 2-1, Cormier 7-5, Moylan 0-1, Acosta 0-1, Yates 1-2, Soriano 0-2.
Batters faced: Moyer 27, Alfonseca 1, Gordon 6, Castro 3, Cormier 20, Moylan 1, Acosta 4, Yates 3, Soriano 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Alfonseca 2-0, Moylan 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Chuck Meriwether. 1B: Rick Reed. 2B: Alfonso Marquez. 3B: Adam Dowdy.
Weather: 85 degrees, sunny.
Wind: 5 mph, Varies.
T: 2:51.
Att: 31,592.

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner

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