Braves need Hudson to turn around his season
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| Gameday Matchup |
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W-L |
NIGHT |
GRASS |
STK |
L10 |
| ATL - 3rd NL East |
79-83 |
55-59 |
77-82 |
W1 |
5-5 |
| SD - 1st NL West |
88-74 |
56-52 |
88-74 |
W2 |
8-2 |
| Pitching Matchup |
| ATLANTA |
SAN DIEGO |
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Tim Hudson
13-12, 4.86
Last appearance:
9/27 vs NYM
6.0 IP, 1 ER
Dec = Win
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Chris Young
11-5, 3.46
Last appearance:
9/27 at STL
7.0 IP, 1 ER
Dec = ND
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| Gameday Lineups |
| NO. |
ATLANTA |
SAN DIEGO |
| 1. |
M. Giles, 2B |
D. Roberts, LF |
| 2. |
E. Renteria, SS |
M. Cameron, CF |
| 3. |
C. Jones, 3B |
B. Giles, RF |
| 4. |
A. Jones, CF |
M. Piazza, C |
| 5. |
B. McCann, C |
A. Gonzalez, 1B |
| 6. |
J. Francoeur, RF |
K. Greene, SS |
| 7. |
A. LaRoche, 1B |
M. Bellhorn, 3B |
| 8. |
R. Langerhans, LF |
J. Barfield, 2B |
| 9. |
T. Hudson, P |
C. Young, P |
| Gameday Line |
| FAVORITE |
OPEN |
CUR |
UNDERDOG |
O/U |
| @SAN DIEGO |
-125.0 |
130 |
ATLANTA |
7 |
| ATS | Atlanta | San Diego |
| Record: | 78-81-0 (.491) | 79-81-0 (.494) |
| As Favorite: | 62-49-0 (.559) | 25-9-0 (.735) |
| As Underdog: | 16-32-0 (.333) | 54-72-0 (.429) |
| At Home: | 58-23-0 (.716) | 61-20-0 (.753) |
| On Road: | 20-58-0 (.256) | 18-61-0 (.228) |
Complete Accuscore Trends  |
| Regular Season Series |
| Atlanta leads 7-2 (as of Fri 7/14) |
| Fri 4/14 |
@ATL 5, SD 4 |
Recap |
| Sat 4/15 |
@ATL 2, SD 0 |
Recap |
| Sun 4/16 |
SD 4, @ATL 3 |
Recap |
| Mon 5/22 |
ATL 3, @SD 1 |
Recap |
| Tue 5/23 |
@SD 2, ATL 1 |
Recap |
| Wed 5/24 |
ATL 10, @SD 6 |
Recap |
| >Fri 7/14 |
ATL 15, @SD 12 |
Box Score |
| Sat 7/15 |
ATL 11, @SD 3 |
Recap |
| Sun 7/16 |
ATL 10, @SD 5 |
Recap |
| · Complete Schedule: Padres | Braves |
Atlanta (40-49) at San Diego (48-40) 10:05 pm EDT
SAN DIEGO (Ticker) - The
Atlanta Braves are starting to show
signs of life. Now they're just waiting for
Tim Hudson to join
the party.
Needing a furious surge to capture a 15th straight division
title, the Braves open the second half of their season against
the improving
San Diego Padres on Friday.
Atlanta endured a tumultuous first half but did head into the
All-Star break having won six of its last eight games. Despite
their recent surge, the Braves still trail the first-place New
York Mets by 13 games in the NL East Division.
In order to make up that deficit, the Braves will need Hudson
(6-8, 4.56 ERA) to turn around his season in a hurry. The
righthander went 0-4 with a 6.99 ERA in his last five starts,
surrendering at least four runs in each of those outings.
Hudson will take on a Padres team that closed out the first half
with five straight victories. They lead the Los Angeles
Dodgers by two games for first place in the NL West.
San Diego will give the ball to
Chris Young (8-4, 3.12), who has
gone 5-1 with a 2.18 ERA in his last eight starts. He allowed
two runs in six innings Saturday, notching the victory in a 5-2
triumph at Washington.
Young endured his worst start of the year on May 24, when the
Braves rocked him for season highs of six runs and eight hits in
only three innings.
Braves 15, 
Padres 12