Colorado 9, Atlanta 2

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(57-52)	Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Colorado 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 9 13 0 Atlanta 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 8 2 WP: J. Francis (12-5) LP: J. Smoltz (10-6)	(57-54)

Scoring Summary

Top 1st: Colorado

- B. Hawpe safe at first on M. Teixeira's fielding error, K. Matsui and W. Taveras scored, T. Helton to third

Top 2nd: Colorado

- M. Holliday doubled to deep center, Y. Torrealba and K. Matsui scored

Bot 4th: Atlanta

- A. Jones grounded into double play third to second to first, C. Jones scored, M. Teixeira out at second

Top 7th: Colorado

- G. Atkins homered to deep center, T. Helton and K. Matsui scored

Top 9th: Colorado

- T. Tulowitzki singled to center, G. Atkins and M. Holliday scored, B. Hawpe to second

Bot 9th: Atlanta

- M. Teixeira homered to deep center

Colorado
	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	Season Avg
W. Taveras cf	5	1	2	0	0	1	1	.317
K. Matsui 2b	5	3	3	0	0	1	2	.290
M. Holliday lf	5	1	2	2	0	2	3	.338
C. Sullivan lf	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.325
T. Helton 1b	3	1	0	0	2	2	2	.293
G. Atkins 3b	5	2	3	3	0	0	3	.271
B. Hawpe rf	2	0	0	0	3	0	3	.288
T. Tulowitzki ss	4	0	2	2	1	0	3	.274
M. Herges p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Y. Torrealba c	5	1	1	0	0	1	5	.277
J. Francis p	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	.154
J. Affeldt p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
J. Baker ph	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.214
R. Ramirez p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
J. Carroll ss	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.232
Totals	38	9	13	7	6	8	25

Batting 2B - W Taveras (12, J Smoltz); M Holliday 2 (38, L Cormier, J Smoltz); G Atkins (25, J Smoltz). HR - G Atkins (16, 7th inning off J Smoltz 2 on, 2 Out). RBI - M Holliday 2 (88), G Atkins 3 (70), T Tulowitzki 2 (49). 2-out RBI - M Holliday 2, G Atkins 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Y Torrealba 1, T Helton 1, J Francis 1, K Matsui 1, T Tulowitzki 1. GIDP - T Tulowitzki, Y Torrealba 2. Team LOB - 8.

Base Running SB - K Matsui (19, 2nd base off J Smoltz/B McCann).    Fielding DP - 1 (G Atkins-K Matsui-T Helton).

Atlanta
	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	Season Avg
Y. Escobar ss	4	0	1	0	0	2	1	.327
K. Johnson 2b	3	0	2	0	1	0	1	.299
C. Jones 3b	4	1	1	0	0	1	4	.334
L. Cormier p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
M. Teixeira 1b	4	1	2	1	0	2	3	.333
A. Jones cf	4	0	0	0	0	2	3	.217
J. Francoeur rf	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.303
M. Diaz lf	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.343
B. McCann c	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	.265
C. Miller c	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.500
J. Smoltz p	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	.114
T. Yates p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
J. Devine p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
C. Woodward ph-3b	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216
Totals	34	2	8	1	1	11	14

Batting 2B - C Jones (24, J Francis). HR - M Teixeira (3, 9th inning off M Herges 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - M Teixeira (7). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Jones 1. GIDP - A Jones. Team LOB - 6.

Fielding E - M Teixeira (1, ground ball); J Smoltz (1, bobble). DP - 3 (K Johnson-Y Escobar-M Teixeira, J Smoltz-Y Escobar-M Teixeira, Y Escobar-K Johnson-M Teixeira).

Colorado
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	Season ERA
J. Francis (W, 12-5)	6.0	6	1	1	0	8	0	4.01
J. Affeldt	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2.72
R. Ramirez	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	9.00
M. Herges	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	1	4.85
Atlanta
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	Season ERA
J. Smoltz (L, 10-6)	6.2	9	7	5	4	5	1	3.04
T. Yates	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.01
J. Devine	1.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	2.25
L. Cormier	1.0	3	2	2	1	1	0	15.58

IBB - T Helton 2 (by J Smoltz).

Pitches-strikes - J Francis 102-64; J Affeldt 12-8; R Ramirez 20-13; M Herges 15-12; J Smoltz 104-65; T Yates 3-2; J Devine 28-15; L Cormier 27-19.

Ground balls-fly balls - J Francis 7-3; J Affeldt 0-2; R Ramirez 1-1; M Herges 1-1; J Smoltz 8-7; T Yates 1-0; J Devine 0-1; L Cormier 2-0.

Batters faced - J Francis 23; J Affeldt 3; R Ramirez 4; M Herges 5; J Smoltz 32; T Yates 1; J Devine 5; L Cormier 6.

Game Details

Umpires: HP--Phil Cuzzi. 1B--Tom Hallion. 2B--Paul Nauert. 3B--James Hoye. Time: 2:59. Attendance: 37,481. Weather: 89 degrees, clear. Wind: 7 mph, swirling.

Updated on Friday, Aug 3, 2007 10:49 pm ET