Braves 8, Rangers 4

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	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Texas 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 8 0 Atlanta 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 3 X 8 10 1 WP: J. Bong (5-0) LP: A. Fultz (1-1)

Scoring Summary

Bot 1st: Atlanta

-G. Sheffield homered to center

Top 2nd: Texas

-R. Christenson doubled to left, M. Teixeira scored

-H. Blalock singled to right center, R. Christenson and D. Sadler scored, M. Young to third

Bot 5th: Atlanta

-M. Franco singled to shallow center, J. Lopez scored, D. Bragg to second

-R. Furcal singled to left, D. Bragg scored, M. Franco to second, M. Franco to third, R. Furcal to second advancing on throw

-M. Giles grounded out to shortstop, M. Franco scored

Top 7th: Texas

-J. Gonzalez doubled to left center, A. Rodriguez scored

Bot 7th: Atlanta

-J. Lopez homered to left

Bot 8th: Atlanta

-R. Fick singled to right, M. Giles scored, G. Sheffield to third, C. Jones to second

-J. Franco walked, G. Sheffield scored, C. Jones to third, R. Fick to second

-J. Lopez grounded out to third, C. Jones scored, R. Fick to third, J. Franco out at second

Texas
	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	Season Avg
M. Young 2b	2	0	0	0	3	1	2	.323
H. Blalock 3b	5	0	1	2	0	1	3	.354
A. Rodriguez ss	5	1	2	0	0	1	2	.294
J. Gonzalez rf	5	0	1	1	0	2	1	.284
M. Teixeira 1b	3	1	0	0	2	1	0	.236
R. Christenson cf	3	1	1	1	0	1	1	.190
C. Everett lf	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.301
T. Greene c	4	0	2	0	0	0	4	.218
D. Sadler cf	3	1	0	0	1	1	4	.100
V. Santos p	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
R. Sierra ph	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.263
A. Fultz p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
M. Lamb ph	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.143
R.A. Dickey p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	33	4	8	4	7	9	17

Batting 2B - R Christenson (5, M Hampton); T Greene (3, D Holmes); J Gonzalez (13, K Gryboski). S - V Santos. RBI - R Christenson (14), H Blalock 2 (36), J Gonzalez (43). 2-out RBI - H Blalock 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - H Blalock 1, A Rodriguez 1, D Sadler 2, M Young 1. GIDP - H Blalock, R Christenson. Team LOB - 10.

Fielding DP - 2 (H Blalock-M Young-M Teixeira 2).

Atlanta
	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	Season Avg
R. Furcal ss	4	0	1	1	0	2	0	.323
M. Giles 2b	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	.320
G. Sheffield rf	4	2	2	1	0	1	1	.354
C. Jones lf	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	.302
R. Fick 1b	3	0	1	1	1	1	2	.295
J. Smoltz p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
M. DeRosa 3b	3	0	0	0	0	1	3	.240
J. Bong p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
J. Franco ph	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	.280
J. Lopez c	4	2	2	1	0	0	2	.303
D. Bragg cf	3	1	0	0	1	1	1	.129
M. Hampton p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200
T. Hodges p	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
M. Franco ph	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	.315
D. Holmes p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
R. King p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
K. Gryboski p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
V. Castilla 3b	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.276
Totals	31	8	10	7	4	7	10

Batting 2B - M Giles (19, V Santos); G Sheffield (17, R Dickey). HR - G Sheffield (16, 1st inning off V Santos 0 on, 2 Out), J Lopez (14, 7th inning off A Fultz 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - G Sheffield (51), M Franco (5), R Furcal (23), M Giles (32), J Lopez (28), R Fick (31), J Franco (13). 2-out RBI - G Sheffield. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Bragg 1, M Derosa 1. GIDP - J Lopez 2. Team LOB - 3.

Base Running CS - R Furcal (1, 3rd base by V Santos/T Greene).    Fielding E - R Furcal (14, ground ball). DP - 2 (R Furcal-M Giles-R Fick 2).

Texas
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	Season ERA
V. Santos	5.0	6	4	4	2	5	1	7.20
A. Fultz (L, 1-1)	2.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	2.45
R.A. Dickey	1.0	3	3	3	2	1	0	5.02
Atlanta
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	Season ERA
M. Hampton	1.2	2	3	0	2	0	0	4.05
T. Hodges	3.1	2	0	0	3	4	0	1.76
D. Holmes	1.0	2	0	0	0	3	0	5.40
R. King	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.04
K. Gryboski	0.0	2	1	1	1	0	0	5.75
J. Bong (W, 5-0)	1.2	0	0	0	1	1	0	3.45
J. Smoltz	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.84

WP - J Bong.

IBB - M Teixeira (by K Gryboski), C Everett (by J Bong), C Jones (by R Dickey).

Pitches-strikes - V Santos 86-52; A Fultz 22-15; R Dickey 27-12; M Hampton 38-20; T Hodges 67-39; D Holmes 23-15; R King 7-4; K Gryboski 11-4; J Bong 24-14; J Smoltz 11-7.

Ground balls-fly balls - V Santos 5-4; A Fultz 2-3; R Dickey 2-0; M Hampton 4-1; T Hodges 6-0; D Holmes 0-0; R King 1-0; K Gryboski 0-0; J Bong 0-4; J Smoltz 1-1.

Batters faced - V Santos 21; A Fultz 7; R Dickey 7; M Hampton 9; T Hodges 14; D Holmes 5; R King 1; K Gryboski 3; J Bong 6; J Smoltz 3.

Game Details

Umpires: HP--Ron Kulpa. 1B--Mike Winters. 2B--Bruce Froemming. 3B--Doug Eddings. Time: 3:10. Attendance: 35,944. Weather: 74 degrees, sunny. Wind: 6 mph, left to right.

Game Notes

ATLANTA STARTING PITCHER MIKE HAMPTON LEFT THE GAME IN THE TOP OF THE SECOND INNING WITH AN UNDISCLOSED INJURY.

ATLANTA PITCHER MIKE HAMPTON LEFT THE GAME IN THE SECOND INNING DUE TO A STRAINED GROIN. HE IS LISTED AS DAY-TO-DAY.

Updated on Thursday, Jun 5, 2003 6:32 pm ET