Phillies use eight-run seventh to blow out Braves
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| Scoring Summary |
| PHI | ATL |
 | 5th | A Jones homered to left. | 0 | 1 |
 | 6th | P Burrell homered to left center. | 1 | 1 |
 | 6th | J Francoeur singled to right center, W Aybar scored, E Renteria to third. | 1 | 2 |
 | 6th | M Diaz safe at first on error by third baseman A Nunez, E Renteria scored, J Francoeur to second. | 1 | 3 |
 | 7th | S Victorino walked, M Lieberthal scored, A Nunez to third, J Rollins to second. | 2 | 3 |
 | 7th | C Utley doubled to deep left center, A Nunez, J Rollins and S Victorino scored. | 5 | 3 |
 | 7th | R Howard grounded out to pitcher, C Utley scored. | 6 | 3 |
 | 7th | M Lieberthal safe at first on error by third baseman W Aybar, P Burrell scored, A Rowand to third. | 7 | 3 |
 | 7th | A Nunez singled to right, A Rowand scored, M Lieberthal to second. | 8 | 3 |
 | 7th | J Rollins walked, M Lieberthal scored, A Nunez to third, C Roberson to second. | 9 | 3 |
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| Game Information |
| Stadium | Turner Field, Atlanta, GA |
| Attendance | 27,222 (54.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:18 |
| Weather | 95 degrees, sunny |
| Wind | 5 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Fieldin Culbreth, First Base - Bill Welke, Second Base - Marty Foster, Third Base - Tim Mcclelland |
ATLANTA (AP) -- With Chase Utley leading the way, the
Philadelphia Phillies are moving up in the NL wild-card race.
Utley hit a go-ahead, three-run double and scored from second on
an infield grounder during an eight-run seventh inning that led the
Phillies past the
Atlanta Braves 9-3 Wednesday.
| Elias Says |
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The Phillies scored eight runs in the seventh inning to defeat the Braves, 9-3, prompting Atlanta manager Bobby Cox to wonder, "Who gives up eight runs in an inning?" and then conclude, "Nobody." Maybe it seems that way to Cox. Since his return to Atlanta in June 1990, the Braves have allowed eight or more runs in an inning only seven times, tying the Mets for the lowest total in the majors during that time.• For more Elias Says, click here
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Completing a 6-3 trip, the second-place Phillies approached .500
at 55-58.
"People have given up on us about 10 times, but you never know
with the wild-card race," left-hander
Randy Wolf said.
Philadelphia won two of three from the Braves and is 15-11 since
the All-Star break. The Phillies began the day 3½ games back in the
NL wild-card race.
Wolf gave up three runs -- two earned -- and five hits in 5 1/3
innings. He made his third start since elbow-ligament replacement
surgery on July 1, 2005.
Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said the return of Wolf "is
very big." Wolf combines with
Cole Hamels to give the Phillies two
left-handers in the rotation.
"I like what I see of Randy," Manuel said.
Trailing 3-1, the Phillies sent 14 batters to the plate in the
seventh, getting six hits and four walks. An error by third baseman
Willy Aybar led to three unearned runs.
Philadelphia set its season high for runs in an inning.
"Who gives up eight runs in an inning?" Braves manager Bobby
Cox asked. "Nobody."
Actually, it was the second time this season the Braves allowed
eight runs in an inning -- they did it July 7 in a 10-5 loss to
Cincinnati.
The half-inning lasted about 45 minutes.
"It seemed like two hours," Braves second baseman
Marcus Giles
said.
Rick White (2-0) got the final two outs in the sixth inning
after taking over for Wolf.
Tyler Yates (1-3), the first of four Atlanta relievers in the
seventh, gave up four runs, one hit and three walks.
Andruw Jones
homered for the Braves, and starter
Chuck James struck out six in
six innings, allowing one run, five hits and no walks.
Jones' 28th homer put Atlanta ahead in the fifth, but Pat
Burrell's 23rd homer tied the score in the sixth. After Wolf
allowed a pair of singles in the sixth,
Jeff Francoeur hit an RBI
single off White with two outs, and third baseman
Abraham Nunez
bobbled
Matt Diaz's grounder for a run-scoring error that made it
3-1.
Yates forced in a run when he walked
Shane Victorino with the
bases loaded in the seventh, and Utley doubled off
Macay McBride
for a 5-3 lead.
Running from second on the pitch, Utley scored on
Ryan Howard's
groundout.
"I think he always amazes everybody," Wolf said of Utley.
"He's just that type of player. He plays hard every inning, every
out."
Utley was behind in the count before hitting the double to
center.
"When the bases are loaded, there's no place to put you,"
Utley said. "They have to pitch to you. ... Those three runs were
pretty big at that point."
Mike Lieberthal's grounder bounced past Aybar for an error,
allowing Burrell to score. Nunez added a run-scoring single for his
second hit of the inning, and
Jimmy Rollins drew a bases-loaded
walk from
Chad Paronto.
After Atlanta put runners on second and third with no outs in
the eighth, Jones lined out to pitcher
Ryan Madson, who doubled up
Edgar Renteria at second.
Game notes
Rollins had two hits and two walks. ... The Braves wore red
jerseys normally reserved for home Sunday games. ... Jones is
second in the NL with 98 RBI. ... The Phillies had a streak of
homers in 16 consecutive games snapped Tuesday night before they
returned to form with Burrell's homer. The 16-game streak tied the
club record set in 2002.