Phillies 5, Braves 2
Kyle Lohse allowed two runs on eight hits over 6 2/3 innings on Tuesday. (Gregory Smith/AP)
By Ken Mandel / MLB.com
The Phillies picked up an important win on Tuesday night against the division-rival Braves, getting home runs from Ryan Howard and Carlos Ruiz and a solid pitching performance by Kyle Lohse to even the series. Howard's homer came with two outs in the first, giving him 37 on the season.
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Philadelphia
(73-65)
Won 1
Philadelphia 5, Atlanta 2
Today's Boxes 9/4/07
CWS 3, DET 1
WSH 4, FLA 3
NYY 12, SEA 3
BOS 5, TOR 3
BAL 8, TB 4
NYM 11, CIN 7
MIL 5, HOU 3
TEX 9, KC 8
LAD 6, CHC 2
CLE 7, MIN 5
STL 6, PIT 2
COL 6, SF 5
ARI 9, SD 1
LAA 4, OAK 3
Atlanta
(70-69)
Lost 1
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Standings thru 9/4/07  | Gameday  | Phillies Stats  | Braves Stats
Philadelphia AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Rollins , SS4 0 1 0 1 0 4 .297
Utley , 2B4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .336
Burrell , LF2 1 0 0 2 1 2 .261
Roberson , RF 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .280
Howard , 1B3 1 1 2 2 1 1 .270
Rowand , CF5 1 3 1 0 1 3 .313
Dobbs , 3B0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .281
a-Helms , PH-3B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .248
Nunez , 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .236
Werth , RF-LF4 0 1 0 1 2 3 .321
Ruiz , C3 1 1 2 0 0 2 .260
Lohse , P1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133
Romero , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Iguchi , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
Gordon , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Myers , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 30 5 8 5 10 5 18
a-Doubled for Dobbs in the 5th. b-Flied out for Romero in the 8th.
BATTING 2B : Rowand (38, Carlyle), Rollins (35, Carlyle), Helms (18, Reyes).HR : Howard (37, 1st inning off Carlyle, 1 on, 2 out), Ruiz (5, 2nd inning off Carlyle, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Rollins 2; Howard 4; Rowand 4; Helms 2; Werth; Ruiz 4.RBI : Howard 2 (113), Ruiz 2 (48), Rowand (78).2-out RBI : Howard 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Werth 2; Rowand 2; Rollins 4.S : Lohse 2.SF : Ruiz.GIDP : Howard; Nunez.Team LOB : 11. FIELDING E : Werth (1, fielding).Pickoffs : Ruiz (Escobar at 2nd base).
Atlanta AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Harris , LF5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .285
Johnson , 2B4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .289
Jones, C , 3B3 1 1 2 1 0 1 .328
Teixeira , 1B4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .302
McCann , C4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .275
Francoeur , RF4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .291
Jones, A , CF4 1 3 0 0 0 1 .227
Escobar , SS4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .326
Carlyle , P0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .121
Reyes , P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .231
a-Thorman , PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .218
Ring , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Yates , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Orr , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .186
Mahay , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Acosta , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-Diaz , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .347
Totals 36 2 9 2 1 6 17
a-Singled for Reyes in the 5th. b-Lined out for Yates in the 7th. c-Grounded out for Acosta in the 9th.
BATTING HR : Jones, C (23, 4th inning off Lohse, 0 on, 1 out).TB : Johnson; Jones, C 4; McCann 2; Jones, A 3; Escobar; Thorman.RBI : Jones, C 2 (81).2-out RBI : Jones, C.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Teixeira 2; Harris.Team LOB : 8. BASERUNNING PO : Escobar (2nd base by Ruiz). FIELDING DP : 2 (Teixeira-Jones, C-Teixeira, Johnson-Escobar-Teixeira).
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Lohse (W, 8-12)6.2 8 2 2 1 5 1 4.46
Romero (H, 17)0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.59
Gordon (H, 8)1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.19
Myers (S, 14)1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.70
IBB : Utley (by Carlyle), Werth (by Reyes).Pitches-strikes : Lohse 116-80, Romero 5-3, Gordon 12-8, Myers 16-10, Carlyle 45-20, Reyes 51-24, Ring 14-9, Yates 11-6, Mahay 13-7, Acosta 20-7.Ground outs-fly outs : Lohse 5-9, Romero 1-0, Gordon 0-3, Myers 2-0, Carlyle 0-4, Reyes 5-4, Ring 1-0, Yates 1-1, Mahay 2-1, Acosta 2-1.Batters faced : Lohse 29, Romero 1, Gordon 3, Myers 4, Carlyle 12, Reyes 16, Ring 3, Yates 3, Mahay 4, Acosta 5.Inherited runners-scored : Romero 1-0, Reyes 2-0.Ejections Atlanta Braves catcher Brayan Pena ejected by 1B umpire Alfonso Marquez. (9th).Umpires : HP: Rick Reed. 1B: Alfonso Marquez. 2B: Adam Dowdy. 3B: Chuck Meriwether.Weather : 86 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 4 mph, Varies.T : 2:57.Att : 22,130.
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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