Game Wrapup


	Phils stunned in finale

Braves 9, Phillies 8

Kyle Kendrick was in line for his fourth straight win before Atlanta rallied. (John Bazmore/AP)

By Ken Mandel / MLB.com

The Phillies took a six-run lead into the eighth inning and couldn't hold on Wednesday at Turner Field, dropping a bitter decision in the finale against the Braves. Brett Myers was unable to close the door, allowing a three-run double with two outs in the ninth inning.

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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 (73-66)
Lost 1

Atlanta 9, Philadelphia 8

Atlanta (71-69)
Won 1

September 5, 2007

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Philadelphia	3	2	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	8	17	1
Atlanta	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	3	9	15	0

Standings thru 9/5/07 | Gameday | Phillies Stats | Braves Stats

Philadelphia	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Rollins, SS	5	1	1	0	1	0	2	.296
Utley, 2B	3	1	3	2	1	0	0	.341
Burrell, LF	3	2	2	1	2	1	1	.264
Geary, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Gordon, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Ruiz, C	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.262
Howard, 1B	5	0	1	0	1	0	9	.269
Rowand, CF	5	1	2	1	0	1	2	.313
Dobbs, 3B	3	1	1	0	1	1	0	.282
Roberson, RF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.308
Werth, RF-LF	5	1	2	2	0	0	1	.323
Coste, C	5	0	1	0	0	1	5	.306
Myers, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Kendrick, P	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	.171
Romero, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Davis, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
a-Laforest, PH	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	.385
Nunez, 3B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235
Totals	41	8	17	7	6	5	20
a-Singled for Davis in the 7th.
BATTING 2B: Rowand (39, Hudson). 3B: Rollins (17, Hudson). HR: Burrell (25, 2nd inning off Hudson, 0 on, 2 out). TB: Rollins 3; Utley 3; Burrell 5; Ruiz; Howard; Rowand 3; Dobbs; Roberson; Werth 2; Coste; Kendrick; Laforest. RBI: Rowand (79), Werth 2 (33), Utley 2 (90), Burrell (81), Laforest (4). 2-out RBI: Rowand; Werth 2; Burrell; Laforest; Utley. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Coste; Rollins; Howard 4. SF: Utley. GIDP: Rowand. Team LOB: 14. FIELDING E: Roberson (1, fielding).

Atlanta	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Harris, LF-CF	4	1	2	2	1	0	1	.288
Johnson, 2B	5	1	2	0	0	1	5	.290
Jones, C, 3B	5	1	2	1	0	0	5	.329
Soriano, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Teixeira, 1B	4	0	0	0	1	1	2	.299
McCann, C	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	.277
1-Woodward, PR	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.192
Miller, C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235
c-Pena, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.240
Francoeur, RF	5	2	2	1	0	1	3	.292
Jones, A, CF	3	0	0	0	0	1	3	.225
Ascanio, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
b-Thorman, PH	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	.221
Prado, 3B	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	.311
Escobar, SS	3	1	1	0	2	0	1	.326
Hudson, P	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242
a-Orr, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.183
Ring, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Villarreal, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250
Diaz, LF	3	0	2	4	0	1	1	.350
Totals	41	9	15	8	4	5	23
a-Popped out for Hudson in the 5th. b-Singled for Ascanio in the 8th. c-Grounded out for Miller in the 9th. 1-Ran for McCann in the 8th.
BATTING 2B: Johnson (25, Kendrick), Jones, C 2 (38, Kendrick, Gordon), Diaz (20, Myers). HR: Harris (2, 6th inning off Kendrick, 0 on, 0 out). TB: Harris 5; Johnson 3; Jones, C 4; McCann 2; Francoeur 2; Thorman; Prado; Escobar; Diaz 3. RBI: Harris 2 (28), Jones, C (82), Francoeur (86), Diaz 4 (42). 2-out RBI: Diaz 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Jones, C 3; Jones, A; Johnson. Team LOB: 10. FIELDING Outfield assists: Jones, A (Howard at home). DP: (Escobar-Johnson-Teixeira).

Philadelphia	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Kendrick	5.0	6	2	2	0	2	1	3.78
Romero (H, 18)	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.57
Davis (H, 1)	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	4.91
Geary	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	4.91
Gordon	0.1	4	4	4	0	0	0	6.49
Myers (BS, 2)(L, 3-6)	1.1	4	3	3	3	1	0	5.09

Atlanta	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Hudson	5.0	11	5	5	2	4	1	3.47
Ring	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3.06
Villarreal	0.2	4	3	3	1	0	0	4.44
Ascanio	1.1	1	0	0	1	1	0	3.48
Soriano (W, 3-3)	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.39

Kendrick pitched to 3 batters in the 6th.

WP: Myers, Villarreal.
HBP: Utley (by Soriano).
Pitches-strikes: Kendrick 88-57, Romero 8-4, Davis 8-6, Geary 20-13, Gordon 15-11, Myers 45-26, Hudson 96-64, Ring 21-9, Villarreal 23-14, Ascanio 21-11, Soriano 16-8.
Ground outs-fly outs: Kendrick 6-7, Romero 0-1, Davis 0-1, Geary 0-2, Gordon 0-1, Myers 1-2, Hudson 7-3, Ring 3-0, Villarreal 0-2, Ascanio 1-2, Soriano 0-3.
Batters faced: Kendrick 21, Romero 2, Davis 2, Geary 4, Gordon 5, Myers 11, Hudson 26, Ring 5, Villarreal 7, Ascanio 6, Soriano 5.
Inherited runners-scored: Romero 1-0, Davis 2-0, Myers 3-3, Ascanio 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Alfonso Marquez. 1B: Adam Dowdy. 2B: Chuck Meriwether. 3B: Rick Reed.
Weather: 89 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 5 mph, R to L.
T: 3:46.
Att: 22,115.

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